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For federal tax purposes, medical expenses can include the cost of medical care in a nursing home, home for the aged, or similar institution, for the taxpayer or his or her spouse or dependents. It can include the cost of meals and lodging in the home if a principal reason for being in the home is to get medical care.
The average cost of long term care in Massachusetts is $144,175 for a private room in a nursing home. This is among the highest cost in the nation. Even a Home Health Aide for 44 hours per week will cost $57,200 a year. And Medicare does not pay for most long term care.