Home health care includes skilled nursing care, as well as other skilled care services, like physical and occupational therapy, speech-language therapy, and medical social services. These services are given by a variety of skilled health care professionals at home.
Medicare may cover your home health services for as long as you are eligible and your doctor says you need these services. However, skilled nursing care and home health aide services are only covered on a part-time or “intermittent” basis. This means there are limits on the number of hours per day and days per week that you can get skilled nursing or home health aide services.
For more information, including the most up-to-date requirements for qualification, please visit the Medicare Web site: http://www.medicare.gov.
For more information on how to hire in-home help, please visit the eXtension article Hiring In-Home Help.
