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Medicare will cover skilled care only if all of the following are true:

  • You have Medicare Part A* (Hospital Insurance) and have days left in your benefit period.
  • You have a qualifying hospital stay. This means an inpatient acute hospital stay of 3 consecutive days or more. You must enter the SNF within a short period of time of leaving the hospital.
  • Your doctor has ordered the services you need for SNF care, which require the skills of professional personnel such as registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, etc.
  • You require the skilled care on a daily basis and the services must be ones that can only be provided in a SNF on an inpatient basis.
  • You need these skilled services for a medical condition that:
    • was treated during a qualifying 3-day acute hospital stay, or
    • started while you were getting SNF care for a medical condition that was treated during a qualifying 3-day acute hospital stay.

The daily rate for skilled nursing care include room and board:

  • Three meals per day served in main dining or rehabilitative dining areas
  • Tray service, plus snacks
  • Special diets upon physician order
  • Daily assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs), i.e., dressing, bathing, ambulation, personal hygiene, and needs
  • Daily housekeeping service
  • Bed and bathroom linens (less incontinent care linens)
  • Administration of medications as prescribed by either attending/alternate physician
  • 24-hour supervision by licensed nursing personnel (R.N. or L.P.N.) and Certified Nursing Assistants
  • Assistance with feeding
  • Planned activities
  • Recreational and occupational programs
  • Drug regimen review
  • Social services consultation
  • Discharge planning and referral service
  • Rooms furnished in accordance with state and federal regulatory agencies

PLEASE NOTE: THE DAILY ROOM RATE DOES NOT INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: PHYSICIAN VISIT CHARGES, DENTIST VISIT CHARGES, MEDICATION, AND SUNDRY ITEMS, RESIDENT CARE MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS, INCONTINENT CARE SUPPLIES/LINENS, SPECIAL PHYSICIAN ORDERED THERAPIES SUCH AS PHYSICAL THERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, RESPIRATORY THERAPY, DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, AND OTHER SPECIALIZED CARE PROCEDURES, ETC.