... increase the prices of their services knowing that the government subsidizes the cost for the individuals with the lowest ability to pay. To counteract these problems and control costs, the government ... using any of the money they receive for direct nursing and health support services from being allocated to the home’s bottom line. In theory, money for these services must be returned to the government ... “partnerships,” the threshold values for the maximum amount of assets that individuals are allowed to keep are increased by the amount they have paid for their long-term care from benets under their...