My uncle wanted to put his house in my name about 5yrs. ago when my aunt's dementia got worse. She died 2yrs. ago. Because they had the home and money in CDs he was having to pay around six thousand a month for a nursing home the last months of her life. He is only my uncle by marriage but his family lives in another state and just call maybe twice a yr. to see if he is still alive. He is 91 and still lives alone, but depends on me for everything. He is extremely tight and I end up paying for and fixing most of his food. I pay the taxes and insurance on the house even though I really don't want it. Am I just wasting money on taxes and insurance because when he dies will the government just take it for medical expenses if he goes to a nursing home?
Explain that if he doesn't want to pay the taxes and insurance, he needs to sell the home now and rent somewhere. Unless you have tons of money to spare, you need to be saving it for your own old age.
What were the terms of you aquiring the house? Was it a gift or did you have to pay him something? Make sure that is all clear so once he passes, the rest of the family doesn't accuse you of undue influence and sue you for the value of the house. If you are buying his groceries, medication, etc, I would keep track of the receipts so if there is a problem in the future, you can show you weren't taking advantage of him.
If his name is still on the property, his interest in it would only be attached if he gets Medicaid (not Medicare) or if he has any unpaid debts and a lien has been put on the house.