Legal Opinion
Gauthier v. Director of the Office of Medicaid
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided November 10, 2011No. 10-P-1585PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKafker, J.
Mary Gauthier (Gauthier) transferred $182,000 to her son and daughter-in-law approximately two years before applying to the Office of Medicaid (MassHealth) for long-term care benefits in a nursing home. The money was used at least in *778part to compensate her son (Scott) and daughter-in-law (Diane) for constructing a handicapped-accessible in-law apartment in their home and providing her lodging and care in the newly constructed area of the house. A care agreement was entered into between Gauthier and her son at the time of the transfer. MassHealth found Gauthier’s payment of $182,000 to be a…
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