Cash Gifts

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If a person resides in a nursing home can he or she still gift money to a relative?

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There are risks. It may be seen as an attempt to permanenty deprive him/her of assets to avoid/reduce care home fees.
This may help
http://www.payingforcare.org/deprivation-of-assets

If the person already falls below the means tested level though it won't make any difference; nor will it make a different if their assets are still well above the level