I don't know about other states but in Maine the state will take the victim's, er, patient's, house to pay for elder care if it's needed. To prevent that my siblings and I took ownership of the house two years ago. If we have ownership for five years before they need to go into protective custody, er, a home, then the state cannot touch their belongings. It also allowed us to take over payments for things like heating oil, taxes, repairs, etc.

It HASN'T changed the nasty snickers from my parents when they look around at all the stuff they own and say, "When we're gone this is all yours!"