Information About Medicare Coverage

Medicare Part A (hospital insurance) Covers:

Home Health Care (if you meet the conditions of coverage): Part-time skilled nursing care, physical therapy, speech-language therapy, home health aid services, durable medical equipment (such as wheelchairs, hospital beds, oxygen, and walkers) and supplies.

Hospice Care (if you meet the conditions of coverage):

Medical and support services from a Medicare-approved hospice, drugs for symptom control and pain relief, short-term respite care, care in a hospice facility, hospital, or nursing home when necessary, and other services not otherwise covered by Medicare (spiritual support and bereavement services.) Home care is also covered.

Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) Covers:

Home Health Care (if you meet the conditions of coverage):

Part-time skilled care, home health aide services, durable medical equipment when supplied by a home health agency while getting Medicare covered home health care, and other supplies. Medicare does NOT pay for the following home care services:

• 24 hour per day care at home
• Prescription drugs
• Meals delivered to your home
• Homemaker services like shopping, cleaning and laundry
• Personal care given by home health aides, like bathing, using the toilet or helping getting dressed when this is the ONLY care you need.