QUESTION
If your parent is placed in a memory care facility, can one of her children live in her home legally to pay bills and do upkeep?
Asked on Sep 29th, 2019 on Elder Law - Ohio
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Mother has alzheimer's disease and was placed in a care facility. Her home is now empty and I live an hour away. Would it be possible for me to move into my mother's home to take care of the property?
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Talk with a local elder lawyer about your state's Medicaid rules. You do not want Medicaid to decide that this is free rent, a gift from your mother which disqualifies her for nursing home Medicaid. You may want to use the Find a Lawyer function on the website of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (www.naela.org)
Answered on Sep 30th, 2019 at 5:09 AM
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