Medical Care

[Earl]

Elderly client's husband has psychiatric illness. Unable to care for self and requires extra
help with daily needs.

He was sent to a group home for care by probate judge and family is paying for the group home care.

Would care in a group home qualify for medical deduction on Sched A. If nursing home there would be no question or if extended care could get a breakdown for medical portion of
care payments. This is not possible with the group home. Cost is over $1,000 monthly and
not covered by insurance or medicare.

[Chief]

Group Home

could probably inform you if their care meets the reqirements of medical care.

[Earl]

seems like it is more psychiatric related care than medical care. Would this make
any difference.

Group home is only a small house with 10 residents so probably would not be able
to determine what or whether it qualifies for medical care.

[erchess]

Psychiatric care counts as medical care

of that I am sure. I don't know about the specific rules for a group home but I would expect payments include both medical and non medical expenses just as in say a nursing home.

[Kram BergGold]

ADL's

If your client is unable to do 2 out of the RDL's without substantial assistance or is in a locked facilty then I would take it as long as the taxpayer has a letter from a medical professional attesting to this.