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No. Medicaid will not 'come after' your assets. Keep your assets separate from Mom's.
Medicaid does have an Estate Recovery program. There are exceptions to when they put a lien on the estate after the passing of the elder. See an attorney for planning if you need to keep living there and would cause you an undue financial hardship after caregiving for several years.
An Expert on Aging Care: K. Gabriel Heiser, Attorney, author, Medicaid asset protection planning gave this advice: (There is no date on the article)
Medicaid Estate Recovery and Home Ownership Medicaid isn’t in the business of “taking” seniors’ homes while they are alive. However, upon the death of a Medicaid recipient, the state may seek repayment of its outlays for the senior’s long-term care. This has become increasingly common as more seniors require long-term care but do not have the personal funds to pay for it. The Medicaid Estate Recovery Program (MERP) recoups this money by filing claims against any assets a Medicaid recipient held an interest in at the time of their death, such as their home. However, if a senior died without any assets (or with very few assets), then there is no way for the state to be repaid. As a very basic example, say Mom was in a Medicaid-certified nursing home for two years and the state paid the facility $4,000 each month for her care. Once Mom passes away, MERP will file a claim against her estate in the amount of $96,000 ($4,000 x 24 months). If Mom’s house was still in her name at the time of her death, then it will have to be sold to repay the state the $96,000. Any proceeds exceeding the $96,000 can then be distributed in accordance with Mom's will (or the state’s intestate succession laws). Each state handles MERP a little differently, and cases are often determined on an individual basis because they are so unique. I strongly advise families who are trying to achieve or maintain Medicaid eligibility for an aging loved one to seek out a reputable attorney with plenty of experience in Medicaid and estate planning strategies. Unless a senior has very low income and no assets, legal assistance is necessary to ensure all steps have been taken and prevent any surprises down the road.
My question would be, why do you think Medicaid would come after you? Your are not the recipient Mom would be. I don't think by law Medicaid can come after children. It all has to do with what assets Mom has. Does she still own a home? Until she dies, thats an exempt asset as is a car. Its not until her death that Medicaid, by law, has to try and recover assets she may have. For my Mom her house had not sold so a lien was put on it and satisfied when sold. Mom had no other assets.
By proceeding, I agree that I understand the following disclosures:
I. How We Work in Washington.
Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services.
APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
II. How We Are Paid.
We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
III. When We Tour.
APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
IV. No Obligation or Commitment.
You have no obligation to use or to continue to use our services. Because you pay no fee to us, you will never need to ask for a refund.
V. Complaints.
Please contact our Family Feedback Line at (866) 584-7340 or ConsumerFeedback@aplaceformom.com to report any complaint. Consumers have many avenues to address a dispute with any referral service company, including the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office at: Consumer Protection Division, 800 5th Avenue, Ste. 2000, Seattle, 98104 or 800-551-4636.
VI. No Waiver of Your Rights.
APFM does not (and may not) require or even ask consumers seeking senior housing or care services in Washington State to sign waivers of liability for losses of personal property or injury or to sign waivers of any rights established under law.
I agree that:
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I authorize A Place For Mom ("APFM") to collect certain personal and contact detail information, as well as relevant health care information about me or from me about the senior family member or relative I am assisting ("Senior Living Care Information").
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APFM may provide information to me electronically. My electronic signature on agreements and documents has the same effect as if I signed them in ink.
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APFM may send all communications to me electronically via e-mail or by access to an APFM web site.
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If I want a paper copy, I can print a copy of the Disclosures or download the Disclosures for my records.
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This E-Sign Acknowledgement and Authorization applies to these Disclosures and all future Disclosures related to APFM's services, unless I revoke my authorization. You may revoke this authorization in writing at any time (except where we have already disclosed information before receiving your revocation.) This authorization will expire after one year.
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You consent to APFM's reaching out to you using a phone system than can auto-dial numbers (we miss rotary phones, too!), but this consent is not required to use our service.
Sign NOTHING in your name for your mom.
Your assets are yours they have nothing to do with your mom's assets.
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Medicaid will not 'come after' your assets.
Keep your assets separate from Mom's.
Medicaid does have an Estate Recovery program.
There are exceptions to when they put a lien on the estate after the passing of the elder.
See an attorney for planning if you need to keep living there and would cause you an undue financial hardship after caregiving for several years.
K. Gabriel Heiser, Attorney, author, Medicaid asset protection planning gave this advice: (There is no date on the article)
Medicaid Estate Recovery and Home Ownership
Medicaid isn’t in the business of “taking” seniors’ homes while they are alive. However, upon the death of a Medicaid recipient, the state may seek repayment of its outlays for the senior’s long-term care. This has become increasingly common as more seniors require long-term care but do not have the personal funds to pay for it.
The Medicaid Estate Recovery Program (MERP) recoups this money by filing claims against any assets a Medicaid recipient held an interest in at the time of their death, such as their home. However, if a senior died without any assets (or with very few assets), then there is no way for the state to be repaid.
As a very basic example, say Mom was in a Medicaid-certified nursing home for two years and the state paid the facility $4,000 each month for her care. Once Mom passes away, MERP will file a claim against her estate in the amount of $96,000 ($4,000 x 24 months). If Mom’s house was still in her name at the time of her death, then it will have to be sold to repay the state the $96,000. Any proceeds exceeding the $96,000 can then be distributed in accordance with Mom's will (or the state’s intestate succession laws).
Each state handles MERP a little differently, and cases are often determined on an individual basis because they are so unique. I strongly advise families who are trying to achieve or maintain Medicaid eligibility for an aging loved one to seek out a reputable attorney with plenty of experience in Medicaid and estate planning strategies. Unless a senior has very low income and no assets, legal assistance is necessary to ensure all steps have been taken and prevent any surprises down the road.