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No. She cannot. This would be gifting. Her assets stand for her care. Would you not want this home of your mother's sold so that she could be in a decent care facility? Would you rather the home is yours and your Mom on Medicaid in another facility with poor care?

If you have questions about asset protection, which basically to my mind reads give-the-money-to-the-kids-and-let-the-taxpayer-worry-about-the-rest-of-it to me, then go to an attorney. Tell him you are there to discuss asset protection. Take all your Mom's asset information with you. He will give you your options.
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If she sells you the property it must be a Fair Market Value. (can't sell a $500,000 property for $5.00)
And if she sells you the property she will have funds to pay for her care.
The State has no interest in "owning" her property. What would happen is a lien would be placed on the property and any money owed would be due when the property is sold.
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A nursing home costs money. Your mother has property. She sells the property to pay for her care. It’s called paying your own way.
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Mom can sell you (or anyone) her home at fair market value and then use those funds to pay her Nursing Home fees.
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Marylynn3,
You can read all about it by entering K. Gabriel Heiser in the search icon above.

He is an attorney and author who writes about your topic extensively.

By property, do you mean a house, land, and/or personal property like jewelry, appliances, furniture?

Please read about the five year look back also.

Search icon is the magnifying glass.
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The state doesn't want her physical house, literally. If she needed and qualified for Medicaid, then Medicaid puts a lien on her house (if she still owns it at the time). The lien is satisfied when the home is sold.
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Yes. As long as she sells it for fair market value. Then she has to spend the funds on her care. No gifting.
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