If you don't receive any of your nursing home spouse's income, you could file as Married Filing Separately for yourself.
You could then prepare a Married Filling Separately tax return for your spouse, reporting her income and reporting an equal amount of Medical Expenses.
You still can also can file as Married Filing Jointly, reporting her Medical Expenses as an itemized deduction on your joint return.
You may want to try both options to see which is more beneficial to you.
Be sure to have Federal Tax deducted from her pensions, as only Medical Expenses over 7.5% of income are deductible, so she may still owe some tax.
Click this link for more info on How to Claim Nursing Home Expenses as a Medical Deduction.
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