Sorry to hear about your cousin.The caregiver is not entitled to anything unless there is a Will leaving her the items you mentioned.If your cousin died without a Will, the rules of intestate succession determine inheritance.  Intestate means dying without a Will.Under intestate succession, if your cousin had a surviving spouse, that spouse receives your cousin's entire estate.  If there wasn't any surviving spouse, the estate is divided equally among the surviving children.  If there is a deceased child who had children (your cousin's grandchildren), those grandchildren would receive the share of the estate their deceased parent would have received had the deceased parent survived.