Where can I get more information about Medicare coverage for nursing-facility and home care?
If the person you're caring for is in the hospital and you're looking for answers about follow-up nursing-facility or home care, contact the hospital's discharge planner, who arranges both of these types of care, or the hospital ombudsman, who is trained in Medicare issues and helps patients understand them.
Even if he or she isn't currently in the hospital, you can get information about nursing-facility and home care coverage directly from Medicare's website or by calling (800) 633-4227. If he or she has been referred to a particular nursing facility or home care agency, the intake administrator for that service can also help with Medicare-related questions or problems.
will medicare cover for a parent, that is confined to home, to be cared for by an adult child?
Always double check the information you receive from websites, if you are unsure if something is covered by Medicare for home health, call a Medicare certified agency= they should know the rules! Daily visits can be covered, as long as you have a definate end date for these visits. Agencies in Florida created havoc on the Medicare system seeing diabetic patients twice a day- this is a qualifying service to people that are "homebound"- there are rules to that homebound status as well.
Persons with some Medicare Advantage Plans (Part C) do not need to have a 3-day hospital stay before Medicare pays for skilled nursing facility care. However, they may be responsible for a co-payment for a number of days. It is important for persons to know this. Maureen, RI