Fairfax County · Virginia

Sell Your Senior Transition House Fast in Vienna

When a Virginia homeowner moves to assisted living or memory care, the family often must sell the home to fund the cost of care — a process that intersects with Virginia Medicaid's asset rules under the Commonwealth's ARTS (Auxiliary Grants) and Medicaid waiver programs, which require applicants to spend down countable assets before qualifying for long-term care assistance. Virginia does not impose a lookback period for asset transfers involving the primary residence under most LTSS programs, but the home is counted as a resource if the owner's spouse or qualified dependent no longer resides there, meaning sale proceeds can affect Medicaid eligibility if not handled carefully with an elder law attorney. Under Virginia Code § 64.2-1600 et seq., a durable power of attorney executed before the owner lost capacity allows an agent to list and sell the home without court involvement, but if no POA exists, the family may need to petition the Circuit Court for a conservatorship under Virginia Code § 64.2-2000, which can add weeks or months to the timeline. We work with families and their elder law attorneys throughout Virginia — from Northern Virginia to the Shenandoah Valley — and can close in 7 days or on whatever timeline fits the care transition.

• No repairs, cleaning, or staging — leave it as-is
• We work around move-out schedules, no pressure
• Compassionate process for the whole family
• We can coordinate directly with family or POA