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gusto25 Asked March 2017

What happens having a joint account with my mom and now placed in a nursing home?

I have a joint account with my mom for years. Now that she is 92 we placed her in a nursing home which gets her money her deceased husbands pensions and Medicaid supplies the rest.being a joint account what happens? TY for any assistance in this matter.

JessieBelle Mar 2017
Does the account have her SS number on it? If it does, it will be considered as being 100% her asset, even if you have put money into it. Really, any account that has her name on it can be considered 100% hers. Have you contributed any money to the account? I hope not, or it will be something you will have to work to untangle.

pamstegma Mar 2017
Her money should go to her care. Medicaid is going to find the account sooner or later.

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