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After staying with her daughter on a meeker budget, the elderly mother found out all the money was spent immediately after the check was deposited by her daughter on 5 acres of land. She became upset and left. The daughter claimed she was able to keep those funds, is that right? Does anyone know the Kentucky rule for Medicaid misused funds?

If caregiver daughter used any of moms assets to enrich herself that is Elder Financial Abuse and should be reported to APS. This would be true anywhere in the country Medicaid or not.
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If daughter had POA, it depends on how the PO was written. Mine said I was allowed to buy and sell. Even though the POA was immediate, I only took over after Mom could no longer make informed decisions. I sold Moms house as her representative. The money I would have gotten from that sale was for my Moms care and for her estate. If I had bought land, it would have been in Moms name. POA gives no one the ability to use the principles money for their own gain. So daughter has committed fraud.

Even if no POA, the daughter has no right to use Moms money. APS can look into it and see if its elderly financial abuse.
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