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State's $412,000 Nursing Home Claim Leaves Family With Nothing
Original: Mom Went Into the Nursing Home at 84 and Died at 89. The State's $412,000 Estate Claim Was More Than the House Was Worth, and the Kids Got Nothing Either Way
A woman entered a nursing home at 84 and died there five years later, at 89. After her death, the state filed an estate recovery claim of $412,000 for her care — an amount larger than the value of her house. Her children inherited nothing, and even the home's proceeds went to the state, highlighting how Medicaid estate recovery can wipe out family inheritances.
Why now: The stark example of a state clawing back more than an estate was worth is striking a chord with families worried about long-term care costs.
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