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Enter nursing home expenses on the Deductible Medical Expenses screen. In most cases, medical expenses are typically not enough to deduct since you need to itemize your deductions, and your medical expenses need to be more than 7.50% of your income.
If you, your spouse, or your dependents are placed in a nursing home for medical reasons, then the nursing home expenses for medical care, meals, and lodging are deductible as medical expenses (see Medical Expenses). If the person is not in the nursing home for medical reasons, you can't deduct meals and lodging as medical expenses, but you can still deduct any payments for medical care as medical expenses.
Enter nursing home expenses on the Deductible Medical Expenses screen. In most cases, medical expenses are typically not enough to deduct since you need to itemize your deductions, and your medical expenses need to be more than 7.50% of your income.
If you, your spouse, or your dependents are placed in a nursing home for medical reasons, then the nursing home expenses for medical care, meals, and lodging are deductible as medical expenses (see Medical Expenses). If the person is not in the nursing home for medical reasons, you can't deduct meals and lodging as medical expenses, but you can still deduct any payments for medical care as medical expenses.
