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How to Avoid Nursing Home Taking Your House
Legal and planning steps to protect your home during long-term care.
Medicaid can recover costs from your estate, including your home, if you donāt plan ahead.
Ways to protect it:
- Transfer ownership early (5-year lookback rule)
- Use a Medicaid Asset Protection Trust (MAPT)
- Explore caregiver exemptions or hardship waivers
- Keep home in a spouseās name
Consult an elder law attorney before you need long-term care. Early action matters.