Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Massachusetts
Real estate
Mom going into nursing home how do we protect her home from the state and people running the nursing home from taking it or forceing her into selling.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Real estate
There is some additional information that is needed to answer this question. Generally, however, Medicaid can look back 36 months to actions taken to assert claims against the asset. However, there are some ways to deal with this.
I would suggest you contact an attorney who does estate planning and elder care work ASAP. You need to have a large amount of information. Such as a list of her assets, a copy of her deed. Is her husband still alive and living in the home, if so this will provide some protection.
Please feel free to contact me with additional questiions.