Q&A: Allowable Medical Expense Question

Question One of my residents is disabled and has an individual that she pays to come every Thursday to assist her with housekeeping tasks. Is that an allowable medical expense? ~Julia- Kentucky

Answer No. Per Exhibit 5-3 of HUD Handbook 4350.3 REV-01, Change 4: Do not include in medical expenses the cost of household help, even if such help is recommended by a doctor. However, certain expenses paid to a person providing nursing-type services may be deductible as medical costs.