Caring for someone with dementia — the financial support most families never claim.
Dementia, Alzheimer's, and related cognitive impairments qualify for several federal and provincial programs. You may qualify for support you haven't explored yet.
You may already know how to care for them.
The hard part is keeping up with everything caregiving creates — doses, appointments, receipts and paperwork. Here is how that looks day to day.
Medications
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Care costs
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What are you trying to figure out?
Can I get financial help caring for someone with dementia?
Dementia caregivers in Canada may qualify for the Canada Caregiver Credit, the Medical Expense Tax Credit, and provincial caregiver supports. Eligibility is decided by the CRA, not by us.
What dementia-care expenses can I track?
Attendant care, incontinence supplies, mileage to memory-clinic appointments and other out-of-pocket costs add up quietly. Keep a running record instead of reconstructing it at tax time.
How do I keep track of medications and appointments?
Doses, refills, geriatrician and memory-clinic visits — all of it usually lives in one person's head. FeatherKeep keeps it logged as it happens.
How can I get respite care?
Respite can come through provincial programs, community organisations or paid support workers. The guide covers what it usually looks like and how families arrange it.
I'm overwhelmed by all of it.
That is the usual starting point. Seeing everything in one place is often the first thing that helps.
Where do you live?
Financial support for dementia caregivers is entirely country-specific. Pick yours to see what exists and how to apply.
Canada Caregiver Credit, Disability Tax Credit, medical expenses, and provincial programs.
See supportMedicaid self-directed care and state paid family caregiver programs.
See supportCarer's Allowance, Carer's Credit, and Attendance Allowance.
See supportCarer Payment, Carer Allowance, Carer Supplement, and Carer Gateway.
See supportCarer's Allowance, Carer's Benefit, and the Carer's Support Grant.
See supportSupported Living Payment and the Carer Support Subsidy via NASC.
See supportA non-refundable federal credit for anyone supporting a spouse, parent, or adult child with a cognitive impairment such as dementia.
Covers attendant care, nursing-home fees, incontinence supplies, transportation to appointments, and many out-of-pocket dementia-related expenses.
ON Caregiver Tax Credit, QC Tax Credit for Caregivers, BC Caregiver Amount, and Self-Managed Care programs that pay you directly.
What evidence supports a dementia caregiver claim
For both the CCC and DTC, the CRA looks for proof of ongoing daily support and supervision. FeatherKeep captures that as it happens.
A daily log of every medication you administer or supervise — central to proving cognitive impairment and ongoing care.
Hours of in-home support, personal care, and respite all count toward attendant-care claims under the METC.
A timeline of appointments — geriatrician, neurologist, memory clinic — supports both DTC certification and METC mileage claims.
FeatherKeep exports a clean annual summary you can hand to your accountant — hours, medications, mileage, expenses.
Let's find out what you may be owed
A 2-minute checker covers federal and provincial dementia-caregiver supports.
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Information here is general and does not constitute legal or tax advice — confirm eligibility with your qualified accountant or the CRA.