My Mother lives with my sister. My sister owns the house herself, as well as another rental property. My mother does not own a house, She also does not have any $$ interest in my sisters house. And, my mother pays my sister $200.00 month towards expenses. My sister claims her as a dependent on her taxes. She is going into a nursing home shortly. Will my sister be responsible to repay my mothers nursing home expenses paid by Medicare because she claims my mother as a dependent? And will Medicare try to take either of my sisters properties?
"My Mother lives with my sister. My sister owns the house herself, as well as another rental property. My mother does not have any $$ interest in the house, and pays $200.00 for rent monthly. My sister claims her as a dependent on her taxes. She is going into a nursing home shortly. Will my sister be responsible to repay my mothers nursing home expenses paid by Medicare? And will Medicare try to take either of my sisters properties?"
You keep referring to Medicare. Are you serious about that or do you mean Medicaid? To the best of my knowledge, Medicare doesn't "take properties." However, if you mean that your mother will apply for and expects to get Medicaid, that's a different story.