Good info.
Also, contact your local Senior Citizen Ombudsman. (If you have them in your state.)
They are very helpful. They know how to cut thru the red tape.
Legal Aid Society will give free advice.
There are people ready and willing to help.
We got great advice from our funeral director about benefits we had never heard of. For instance, the local Korean Vets Society sent us $500, plus they came to the cemetery and performed a wonderful memorial with a 21 gun salute!
Thank You for the information.
Salamander- another 3 things for You to check out.