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Here is my situation. My mother and I bought our CA condo equally in 1991 and she had to go into an AL in 2013. After she passed away in late 2014, the State of OR placed a promissory note from Iregon Medicaid for just over $9,000 that paid for her care on the condo I still live in. OR cannot take the condo that I inherited Mom’s half until I sale it, die or have to move into a facility for more than six months.
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Lisa72: Go to Medicaid.gov for clarification.
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Yes, a lien can be placed on the house if there is a surviving spouse living in it. That lien will need to be satisfied if the house is sold. If both names are on the deed, Medicaid can only collect against half the house. House must be sold at Market Value.
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Medicaid is reasonable to deal with. People often make the mistake in thinking that the greedy rules of a nursing home also apply to Medicaid requirements. They do not.

If a spouse goes into a care facility, Medicaid allows for the other spouse to remain in a home until their death. They also allow for spousal support if they were dependent on the income of the spouse who was put into care. Medicaid will likely try to recap some of what they paid out to the care facility after the spouse still living has passed themselves. If that spouse managed to stay out of a nursing home and off of Medicaid themselves, only half of their estate can be recapped by Medicaid. The half belonging to the spouse put into the memory care facility.
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Medicaid will more than likely put a lien on the house after the now living spouse dies. So the living spouse can live and enjoy their home until then.
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BurntCaregiver Feb 8, 2025
They're only entitled to the half that the spouse in memory care owned. They can't come after the whole thing.
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Yes, the lien can be put on the home, but it cannot be collected until the sale of the home. If the spouse doesn't sell her house cannot be taken from her while she lives.

If you have legal questions that are important, and this one IS, then you really need to see an attorney. I have given you here my opinion, but nursing was my profession, not law. You will get "opinions" but what you need is certainty. I would really recommend you check legal questions with the expert authorities who know the law for your own state and circumstances. And I wish you the best.
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