How Medicaid Can Claim Your Home After You're Gone
Medicaid isn't free — it's a loan. After you die, the state can claim your home to recover nursing home costs. Here's what families need to know before it's too late.
Medicaid isn't free — it's a loan. After you die, the state can claim your home to recover nursing home costs. Here's what families need to know before it's too late.

Discover how a Medicaid Asset Protection Trust (MAPT) can safeguard your home from exorbitant nursing home costs and ensure your family's legacy remains intact.

When one spouse needs nursing home care, Medicaid can provide coverage. But without understanding spousal protection rules, the healthy spouse could be left financially vulnerable. Here's how the law protects both spouses—and how to maximize those protections.

Leaving money directly to a loved one with a disability can accidentally disqualify them from Medicaid and SSI. A Special Needs Trust is the legal tool that lets you provide for them without costing them their benefits — but getting it right requires careful planning.