Does a nursing home have the right to take moneyout of the pt''s asavings acct when he has not yet been given medicaid and was priv. paying

If the person is Medicaid pending, then the assets have to be spent down.  The nursing home usually has not right to take money out of a clients private account unless the client has previously given permission for that.  If you are talking about the patient account at the nursing home, then definitely not.