Son Is Liable for Mother’s Nursing Home Expenses
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Q. My mother was diagnosed with dementia and will need nursing home care in the not-so-distant future. She recently started giving huge monetary gifts to me and my sister for birthdays and holidays. I told her that what she is doing is a bad idea, because Medicaid has a five-year lookback period. She said she just wants to see us enjoy the money while she is still alive.
I heard recently that if she does go into a nursing home and can’t pay, then the nursing home can come after us (her children) for the money. Is that true? The reason I ask is that I read about a case recently where a nursing home came after a son for over $200,000 after the mother was unable to pay due to gifting her money to him. Please clarify if this can happen in Virginia. Thanks for your
help!
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