Nursing home care is covered by Medicare in some circumstances.
1. You must stay in a Medicare certified skilled nursing facility.
2. You must enter the nursing home after a qualified inpatient hospital stay of at least three consecutive days (starting with the day you enter the hospital, not counting the day you leave).
3. You must enter the SNF (skilled nursing facility) within 30 days.
4. Your doctor must have ordered the SNF stay due to your need for more than custodial care on a daily basis, and the SNF care must be for something treated during the qualifying hospital stay.
5. Medicare Part A pays for up to 100 days of nursing home coverage.
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1. You must stay in a Medicare certified skilled nursing facility.
2. You must enter the nursing home after a qualified inpatient hospital stay of at least three consecutive days (starting with the day you enter the hospital, not counting the day you leave).
3. You must enter the SNF (skilled nursing facility) within 30 days.
4. Your doctor must have ordered the SNF stay due to your need for more than custodial care on a daily basis, and the SNF care must be for something treated during the qualifying hospital stay.
5. Medicare Part A pays for up to 100 days of nursing home coverage.