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member to enable/assist/carry out one or more activities of daily living such as

toileting, bathing, dressing, grooming, eating, mobility, or transferring.

Examples of qualifying expenses are not limited to this list and include:

Assistive Care Technology
Hearing aids
Eating: adaptive utensils, dentures
Transferring: Hoyer lift, gait belt
Home Modification Costs Toileting; bedside commode
Widening of doorways Bathing: shower chair/bench,

Ramps/low inclined handheld shower head
walkways Vehicle wheelchair lift
Adaptive switches Dressing assistance; buttoning aid
One bathroom environment hook, long reach comfort wipe

(roll-in/curb-less) accessible Medical alert devices
shower Mobility: Bed handles, wheelchairs,
roll-under sink scooters, walkers, canes
high rise toilet with handrails Communication devices; voice

handrails and grab bars in recognition programs, screen readers,
accessible shower screen enlargement applications

Monitoring systems: medial alert
devices
Computer software and hardware:
voice recognition programs, screen

readers, and screen enlargement
applications

Expenses NOT Allowable

Regular food, clothing, transportation expenses or gifts provided to family

member.

Ordinary household maintenance or repair that is not directly related to and
necessary for the care of the family member.

Any amount that is paid for or reimbursed by the federal government or state