So after you completely wipe out your savings in order to receive care in an assisted living facility, you apply for Medicaid. After a five year look-back, making sure that you did, in fact, wipe out your entire life-long savings, you then must turn over every cent of your pension, annuities, social security and property. In return, Medicaid, aka, our government, ALLOWS you to keep $135.80 per month for your incidentals, personal care products, toothpaste, shampoo, etc. How generous of our government to provide free room and board to ILLEGALS, but we must be wiped out before any benefits.