Does Medicare do estate recovery for nursing home care?
I will assume that the house was transferred from the estate of the last to die of your parents to a trust for the benefit of you and your brother. The key question now is what kind of trust is it? Trusts come in many different variations. Medicaid law does provide for certain types of trusts to be ignored when determining the assets of an applicant in your brother's situation and thus would not be considered a countable asset of your brother in determining his eligibility for Medicaid benefits. However, not all trusts would meet the Medicaid standards and I am concerned that your brother is also a co-trustee. I suggest that you contact a local lawyer who is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys to help you with this.
My mother put the deed to her home in my name. She needs to go to a nursing home. Can I sell the house if it has only been in my name for 2months and can she be accepted by medicaid
