@cornyb4 wrote:
Ty for that answer to the other question. My dad lived in assisted living in the memory unit. He could not perform several activities for himself like, transfers, showers, incontinence, going to the bathroom, and eating. He could not live on his own at this point.
We had the following types of expenses:
(1) normal room and board
(2) facility Level 4 assistance from nurses and CNAs
(3) third party care givers to help with eating, bathroom, turning TV on / off, getting up from chairs and not falling out of the bed at nights
Would all these expenses be deductible under Schedule A, medical expenses.
As described above, nursing expenses are always deductible, if the facility gives you a breakdown (#2 in your list.)
The entire expense of assisted living can be deducted if there is a written care plan developed by a doctor or other qualified person. If there is no written care plan today, then you can only deduct past nursing expenses, even though he otherwise qualifies (the written care plan is important in the regulations). But if you get a written care plan, all of his future expenses could be deducted.
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