Legal Question in Elder Law in Arizona

Re: assisted living

She cannot put her assets in a trust or give her assets away in order to qualify for state aid. Transfers such as those would be considered a fraud on the system and the government looks back five years at such transfers of assets.

There are possible "spend downs" on assets that may be exempt from the government, this is a specialized area and requires expertise in dealing with the system. So, it depends upon the dollar amount of the assets and what they are, as to what can be done to qualify for state aid.

It may be more important to private pay for her care for 12 months, so that when she goes on state aid, they will not require her to move from a really good place and people who care for her.