Legal Question in Elder Law in California

Unless you have an agreement with the board and care home that you would be responsible for your mother's care costs or you were a co-signer or guarantor of any contract your mother made with them, you are not responsible for the balance due. If your mother estate will be probated, the board and care home should file a creditor's claim with the estate's administrator or executor instead of harassing you. If your mother estate doesn't require probating, the facility still would need to contact the executor/administrator regarding payment.