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The Caregiver Tax Credit is available to your daughter if she (alone or jointly) provided home care for you, provided you are 65 or older. If your daughter doesn’t live with you, she may be able to deduct the expenses as Medical Expenses…
Read article If my daughter paid for my medical expenses, can she deduct these for her tax return?↗Are you providing caregiving assistance to your parent? If you are, you may be eligible for a tax credit. Scenario 1: You and your parent live under the same roof- they are on a limited income and you provide assistance with: grocery…
Read article Disability Tax Credit (DTC), Caregiver Tax Credit (CTC), Do I Qualify?↗Yes, the Canadian Government offers several programs to help Seniors through the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Home Adaptations for Seniors Independence Program (HASI) This program helps homeowners and landlords pay for minor…
Read article Are there government programs to help pay for safety and accessibility home renovations?↗By: Audrey Miller MSW, RSW, CCRC, CCLCP “Wachovia (a large bank in the United States) has agreed to pay as much as $144 million to settle a federal probe into its relationship with telemarketers who preyed on senior citizens. As many as…
Read article Scams and Seniors↗By: Audrey Miller MSW, RSW, CCRC, CCLCP Solutions Magazine Summer 2009 Many of us may from time to time, forget our neighbour’s name or the items to purchase at the grocery store, and we wonder if this is part of normal aging. Your doctor…
Read article Dementia and How It Is Diagnosed↗