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posted Oct 31, 2019 3:11:13 AM

How do I recognize separate residences for a married couple when one is residing in a nursing home?

I'm preparing my parents tax return. They are still married but my mother moved to a nursing home this year. How do I recognize separate addresses, so I can claim my mother's nursing home expenses?

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Oct 31, 2019 3:11:14 AM

In TurboTax Online, when you are adding a medical expense receipt, there is a drop down where you can select either “Attendant care/nursing (and claiming disability)” or “Attendant care/nursing (and not claiming disability)”.

If you live in Ontario, there is also an option in the provincial section that you can check off to indicate that they lived separately.