Protecting Assets from the Nursing Home

Questions

• How can I protect my assets from the nursing home? 

• How can I pay for nursing home care?

• Can I keep my home if I go into a nursing home? 

• Does my spouse get to keep some of my income if I go into a nursing home?

• Can the nursing home sell everything I own? 

• Can I give my children $14,000 a year?

• What is the "irrevocable trust" that everyone is talking about?

• What can I do to protect myself if I have to go into the nursing home in a few years?

• Can I stay at home and get care paid for?