My mother is going into a nursing home as she has become completely dependent. Can I pay off my parent's current medical and credit card bills before filling out her application in Wisconsin. I asked the question about debt to the social worker, and the response was, "they don't care about what is owed; they only care about what they have."
I take this as a "yes." They have made no transfer of assets for the past 60 months.
The bills I am speaking about are medical bills, house taxes, and credit card debt.
Thank you.
It sounds like your parents still have a home and it's just mom that is going into the NH and applying for Medicaid. Is that the situation? So dad is going to stay at the house and therefore he is considered a "community spouse" for Medicaid.
Is this the situation?