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Medicare pays for a limited amount (maximum 100 days if there is a Medicare supplemental policy) of rehabilitation or therapy if there was at least a three-day hospitalization. This usually leaves either paying privately, a long-term care insurance policy or Medicaid, for payment of long-term care costs.

See above. The annual gift tax exclusion (which remains at $15,000 in 2021) is still subject to Medicaid rules. So the transfer could result in a transfer penalty, depending on when the uncompensated transfer was made and if there was an existing transfer penalty or if it met one of the exceptions to the rule. So, one can give away $15,000 annually and not report reported to the IRS for tax purposes, but that such a person would be subject to the Medicaid transfer penalty rules.

No, if you have a living or revocable trust in you or your family's name, then you are considered a beneficiary of the trust and the trust is usually considered an available asset for Medicaid eligibility. If your Florida residence is in trust (and is your primary residence) then it is not considered an asset for Medicaid eligibility.