Can I claim in-home caregiver costs for my mother who had a terminal illness and passed away last year?

[rdrums44]

My mother had ALS, couldn't take care of herself and we needed to have care takers come in daily.

[Bsch4477]

You can only claim those costs as an itemized medical deduction if she was your dependent or could have been your dependent except that she had income over $4,300.