My 70 year old SIL with Dementia (Medicare & Medicaid)

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26. Yes, their cousin told them that

New York. There was a window where they had to transfer ownership of the house. I think he said it was a 5 year time period. My husband and his sister inherited the house from their Mom. He paid her his share of it, before she married her second husband so he was not an owner of the house. She had sole ownership.

This is why it had to be done right away with Dementia diagnosis, and to get her to agree to it while she still was able to have the capacity to sign it. I believe her physician had to sign a statement too. Her son's POA and Health Proxy also had to be done in this time period. It was very rushed, but again, they had a family member attorney to advise them.

My Mom's situation wasn't the same. No "real property" involved. She went herself to her bank and signed all the papers for a joint account and I just cosigned them and she got me a key. Mom had Cancer. Different situation.

Hopefully, all this is legally taken care of. The bigger problem now is what is going to pay for her nursing home if she is cut from Medicaid.