So sorry.
Is your spouse's care being covered by Medicaid? We need some details as to how the memory care facility is being paid, and what other income you have as a couple.
You can still file a joint return with your spouse. You can never claim a spouse as a dependent. Enter all of your combined income on the 2023 tax return when you prepare it. If he gets Social Security they will send him a SSA1099 in January that you enter on the tax return.
Go to Federal> Wages & Income>>Retirement Plans and Social Security (SSA1099 and 1099RRB) to enter your SSA1099.
If you are itemizing deductions (like mortgage interest, property tax, etc.) then enter the memory care that you pay out of pocket as a medical expense. You do not enter any amount that is being paid by insurance or Medicare, Medicaid, etc.
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