My dad is on Medicaid. My mom recently passed away. She did not have a will.
My dad has a healthcare durable POA and I am in process of finding a financial POA form for him. Does he also need a will? Can he simply write a note saying any assets (this would be small amount of $ in checking account) go to 3 children?
If he writes a "note", it might be considered a holographic will, as Mountain Moose suggests. But if he has no assets, there's nothing to probate, and, ergo, no need for a will.
However, there is the house. Does your father own it? I'm assuming though that you're anticipating no value left in the home in which he's living (per your profile), car, or furnishings your parents had after Medicaid recoups its advances?
It seems the house would be the only asset to dispose after he passes. How is it titled? Specifically, as in your father's name only? The 3 children aren't identified as heirs?
There's nothing wrong with having a will. Can't hurt, might help type of thing.
He (or you) can download a free template and follow his state's laws for witness or notarizing requirements. If the Internet or a computer isn't easy to get to, there's always the library to access, download, draft, and print.
He can also write out a holographic will, which is entirely handwritten and he may have to have it witnessed (check with his state laws for requirements).
I see from your profile he has dementia / Alzheimer's. Ensure any actions are signed by him when he is competent to know what he's signing.