The expenses you paid for home aides for your parents could be calculated in the amount of support you provided for them to determine Dependency.
You may be able to deduct these caregiving costs for your parents as medical expenses, if you itemize your deductions and certain other requirements are met. These services don't necessarily need be performed by a nurse, as long as the services are of a kind generally performed by a nurse.
If this applies to you and you claim your parents as your dependents, you can combine the amounts paid for both of them.
Click this link for more info on Claiming an Elderly Parent as a Dependent.
Here's more detail on Deductible Medical Expenses.
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