Monday, April 28, 2014

Nursing Home Costs Covered by Medicare and Medicaid - AgingCare.com

Nursing Home Costs Covered by Medicare and Medicaid - AgingCare.com:





Medicare coverage of nursing home costs



In order for Medicare to cover a person's nursing home stay, the person must:



Have been hospitalized for medically necessary inpatient hospital care for at least three, consecutive days, not counting the date of discharge
,

Be admitted to the nursing home within 30 days after the date of discharge from the hospital,

Require skilled nursing or rehab care on a daily basis for a condition for which the patient was hospitalized, and

Receive a physician's order that such care is needed.