My mother who has lived and worked in California for the last 3/4 century now looks to being placed in a nursing home. If she were on MediCal (Medicaid) all of her expenses would be picked up by the state. But because her Soc. Security and pension bring her nearly $2000 per month, she doesn’t qualify. She’s too rich. Her care will come out of her pocket. But someone who is here illegally does qualify. Pisses me off.
Your mother can legally donate a lot of her income to a charity and be totally broke. Set up a family charitable foundation like the Clintons and have your mother donate her entire income to it. Then use the extra money to pay for her extra expenses. A tax lawyer is the best money you will ever spend.
The fly in the ointment is that it has to be an IRS “qualified charitable organization” so maybe forming your own church is the way to go.
been there-we ended up housing her to avoid the nursing home. we feared the gov would take her home away