Updated September 5, 2026. Quick answer: Missouri’s individual asset limit for nursing-facility Medicaid is $6,220.50, an unusual non-round figure that points to periodic indexing rather than a flat number set once and left alone.
The figure, straight from the state’s own chart
The Missouri Department of Social Services’ MO HealthNet Eligibility for Non-MAGI Programs manual, Appendix K, lists a resource-limit row for “Vendor Care in a: Nursing facility” with an individual figure of $6,220.50, on a chart dated 07/2026.
Why the number looks strange, and what that means for a reader
A flat federal-default figure like $2,000 or $3,000 never has cents. Missouri’s $6,220.50 strongly suggests a formula-driven annual adjustment rather than a number the legislature set once by statute, though this session could not locate the underlying statutory or regulatory authority describing that formula. A reader should not assume $6,220.50 will still be exactly correct next year; the same chart is the one to re-check.
The separate spend-down pathway
Missouri also runs the MO HealthNet Spend-Down (MHSD) program, confirmed on the same Appendix K chart, for applicants over the income limit rather than the asset limit above.
| Citation | MO HealthNet Eligibility for Non-MAGI Programs, Appendix K (Missouri Department of Social Services manual), resource-limit chart dated 07/2026 |
| What it says | “Vendor Care in a: Nursing facility… Individual: $6,220.50” |
This page covers the applicant’s own asset limit. The amount an at-home spouse gets to keep is a separate, usually much larger, figure: see the community spouse resource allowance (this state does not yet have its own page in that family) and what happens to a spouse’s money when the other spouse needs a nursing home.
Every citation on this page was read directly from the state’s own Medicaid agency, administrative code, or official eligibility manual this session. General information, not legal or financial advice; a figure this specific can change with a budget cycle or a rule amendment, and a county or state caseworker has the final say on any individual application.