# Ohio House Sale Triggers Medicaid Cash Count

> Retired couple sold Ohio home, Medicaid counts $310k as cash when nursing home needed.
- Title: Ohio House Sale Triggers Medicaid Cash Count · Yahoo Finance
- Summary: Retired couple sold Ohio home, Medicaid counts $310k as cash when nursing home needed. Florida Medicaid counts home sale proceeds as cash after three years…
- Keywords: medicaid, florida, nursing home, house sale, excess assets, spousal impoverishment, community spouse, business, finance, Ohio, House, Sale
- Source: Yahoo Finance — https://finance.yahoo.com/healthcare/articles/sold-ohio-house-retired-florida-153536778.html
- Published: 2026-09-16T15:35:36+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: medicaid, florida, nursing home, house sale, excess assets, spousal impoverishment, community spouse, business, finance
## What Happened
A retired couple sold their ohio home for $310,000.
## Why Medicaid Counts Cash
Florida treats home sale proceeds as cash, not protected assets.
## The $162,660 Rule
Community spouse keeps up to $162,660 in assets.
## Excess Assets
The couple had $145,340 in excess countable assets.
## Why It Matters
Medicaid counts cash from home sales as eligible resources.
## What Happens Next
The couple must spend excess assets on nursing home care.
## The Real Consequence
They lost $145,340 in assets when nursing home care became necessary.
## Key takeaway

Florida Medicaid counts home sale proceeds as cash after three years, leaving couple with $145k in excess assets.