I think it was just yesterday there was a big clawback article about Ohio. If there are any assets after death, the government can make a claim against them.
The author does not know the half of it. The Medicaid option is complicated and there are many tripwires. The worst place to be is in the hell zone where the person has income in the 25-30 thousand range, too much to qualify for Medicaid but not enough to afford the $4000 per month minimum a Nursing home costs. If they have dementia it’s closer to $9000 per month every month for years.