Tag: Medicaid estate recovery

  • Transfer Current Deed When Moving to Senior Care: Wise Move or Not?

    Transfer Current Deed When Moving to Senior Care: Wise Move or Not?

    You’re thinking of transferring the deed to your home and moving to an assisted living community. Is this a good idea? Can it keep the deed from being taken over to pay for care? Is it the best way to get the deed to your chosen beneficiaries and keep the transfer from becoming a probate…

  • Medicaid Estate Recovery: Is Your Deed Safe?

    Medicaid Estate Recovery: Is Your Deed Safe?

    If you qualify for Medicaid, you don’t have much money in your accounts. But you’ve held onto your deed. Maybe your adult children are helping with household expenses, expecting the home to stay in the family. But will it? Or will Medicaid claim your home after your death—as repayment for benefits extended to you while…