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Please note, I am the fiduciary for my daughter and I keep receipts for all monies spent. You would want to do the same record-keeping for your dad.
RealyReal is the one that taught me that one. But there is so much more to know. A care contract should be done with an attorney imho.
Our OP here is the one who knows what care she provides, what care is needed, what home she is providing, what food and etc and what her own expenses are in terms of care to go to appointments, gas costs, utilities and etc. So our OP and her attorney should discuss the options, given her elder's ability to pay from his assets.
When you take in an elder it is CRUCIAL to have a care contract in place or it will look like gifting from your father to you. And it is crucial that things not be designated as RENT as that has tax consequences for you whereas "shared living costs" which is the same amount, does not have tax consequences for you almost always. It is important you have a written and signed contract and a good paper trail for all expenditure, good files and record keeping.
These things can't be left to opinions of folks not trained in these questions.
Do see an elder law attorney for best advice and the most protection. Like insurance there is a cost to these, but the cost of being wrong is catastrophic.
I sure wish you good luck.
And if at a later date, he might need Medicaid covered long term nursing home coverage; understanding with proper legal advice what to do now (or not do now) and in light of downstream needs (such as long term nursing home Medicaid coverage) is critical.
There is a lot of planning, paperwork to gather/keep report for you both; including potentially treating the "rent" as reportable income on your state and federal taxes. This is complicated and you really need legal advice.
Good luck with this.
There is too much you don't know and you need the facts.
Just to start with, asking for RENTAL means you have to pay taxes but asking for shared living expenses means you do NOT?
Were you aware of that. I would be not. THat's why you seek the advice of an expert.
An Elder Law Attorney can give you suggestions and options and it is WELL WORTH the money.