@stephn399 wrote:
So you believe that all the different types of expenses I listed can be itemized?
Possibly. The IRS says
You can include in medical expenses the cost of medical care in a nursing home, home for the aged, or similar insti- tution, for yourself, your spouse, or your dependents. This includes the cost of meals and lodging in the home if a principal reason for being there is to get medical care.
Don't include the cost of meals and lodging if the rea- son for being in the home is personal. You can, however, include in medical expenses the part of the cost that is for medical or nursing care.
Someone who moves into a long term care facility like assisted living, where the reason is not entirely medical, can't deduct all the costs unless certain other conditions are met.
