For someone who is deemed a chronically ill individual and is receiving long-term care services, are the full costs of long-term care deductible? The facility my mother is living in does not break out the costs into rent versus other services, and she has to live there because she is chronically ill.
Yes, in general, if you are in a care facility primarily for medical care, your long-term care costs that are not compensated by insurance (including meals and lodging) are deductible medical expenses. If you are in a nursing home primarily for medical care, then the nursing home cost not compensated for by insurance or otherwise (including meals and lodging) is deductible as a medical expense.
The following must be met:
According to the IRS, "qualifying medical expenses" for long-term care can include preventive, therapeutic, treating, mitigating, curing, or rehabilitative services. Expenses for in-home, assisted living, and nursing-home services are also tax deductible.
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