If this is intended to be her permanent residence, then no she would not qualify as a qualifying child, as she would not have lived with you for over 6 months during the year.
If your provide over half of her support for the year, since she is your child, you may be able to claim her as a qualifying relative. Support includes food, shelter, utilities, entertainment, etc. If insurance covers the cost of her staying there or a state waiver program does, you would not be considered as providing the support.
To claim someone as a Qualifying Relative, they must be:
- Your child ( including step children, adoptive children and foster children) or a descendent of them
- Not a qualifying child of another taxpayer
- Someone that you provided over half of their support for during the tax year
- Has less than $5,050 in income (not counting social security)
The following criteria must be met to claim someone as a qualifying child:
- Your child (including adopted and foster children), your sibling, or a descendent of any of them.
- Age 18 or younger at the end of the tax year OR under 24 (and younger than you and your spouse) if they are a full-time student
- Lived with you for more than 6 months during the tax year
- They did not provide more than half of their own support (social security does not count)
- They did not file a joint return, unless it was to claim a refund
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