Are children responsible for living parents' debts when the parents are confined to a nursing home?

In such a situation the children/family members would only be responsible for payment of such debts if they had entered into a written contract/agreement with medical and/or health care providers.

If a parent, spouse or relative is unable to sign his or herself into a medical facility or nursing home the signer should be very clear on what, if any conditions are attached for taking the action for the patient. Usually admitting someone to a facility when that someone cannot take the steps themselves will not make the signer obligated to pay expenses.