The lesser evil?

Jeb Bush, no doubt feeling juiced by the same "mandate" that Big Brother purports to have received, has in one fell swoop lowered taxes in the state of Florida, while raising college tuition (admittedly much lower than the average for public universities), and decimating a number of programs that assist the needy with medical costs. My mother, whom my brother and I have just moved down to Florida, will not be able to avail herself of the now defunct Assisted Living Medicaid Waiver, which helps low income seniors pay for assisted living facilities and thus remain out of nursing homes. Mother has a monthly income of $800, and about $20,000 of net assets. The net assets will be gone in approximately 2.5 years, at which point, the costs beyond her monthly income will become my brother's and mine.