As per CRA, Attendant care costs, including those paid to a nursing home, can be used as medical expense deductions on your tax return.
To claim these expenses:
- You need to include a detailed statement of the nursing home costs.
- Only the portion of your monthly bill used to pay attendant care salaries can be deducted.
- You also need a completed Form T2201 from a qualified medical practitioner to claim attendant care costs.
On TurboTax Online, follow these steps:
- After filling your personal information and dependents form, you'll be directed to the page titled "Tell us more about _ (your dependent)".
- Here, answer "Yes" to the question "Canada Caregiver Amount: Is XXXX dependent on you because of a mental or physical impairment?"
- And then you'll be prompted to complete a Questionnaire, please complete that according to the form T2201.
Also, please read our TurboTax blog on Claiming nursing home expenses.
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