https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/memory-care/01/2791481#M1029751 <P>Mom has dementia and now lives in a memory care center. She pays out of pocket over $9,000 per month for her care, financed through the sale of her home. Included in that fee is a $500 service provider tax every month. Her only income is social security. This will be her first year there so I am not sure what the breakdown will be for end of year expenses. Is there anything she can deduct if her adjusted gross income is only $20,000?</P> Tue, 10 Mar 2026 06:58:26 GMT kohle541 2026-03-10T06:58:26Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/memory-care/01/2791481#M1029751 <P>Mom has dementia and now lives in a memory care center. She pays out of pocket over $9,000 per month for her care, financed through the sale of her home. Included in that fee is a $500 service provider tax every month. Her only income is social security. This will be her first year there so I am not sure what the breakdown will be for end of year expenses. Is there anything she can deduct if her adjusted gross income is only $20,000?</P> Tue, 10 Mar 2026 06:58:26 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/memory-care/01/2791481#M1029751 kohle541 2026-03-10T06:58:26Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-memory-care/01/2792356#M1029752 <P>Social Security benefits are never taxable.&nbsp; They only get exposed to tax if the income from other sources reaches $16,000.00 if single.&nbsp; I am not sure how you arrived at the $20,000.00 AGI figure.&nbsp; Your mother can deduct all of the out of pocket medical expenses she incurred this year on her Schedule A.&nbsp; This would include Medicare payments as well.&nbsp; Hopefully, this will reduce her income to below the taxable level.</P> Wed, 16 Nov 2022 20:21:22 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-memory-care/01/2792356#M1029752 rferreira 1 2022-11-16T20:21:22Z