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If you're in a Medicare Advantage Plan (Part C) (like an HMO or PPO) or other Medicare health plan, check with your plan to see if it covers nursing home care. Usually, plans don't help pay for this care unless the nursing home has a contract with the plan.
Medicare will not cover the costs of long-term personal (non-skilled) care, which is what most nursing home residents need. And that care is expensive: on average, $9,032 monthly for a private room in the U.S.
Medicare doesn't generally cover long-term stays in a nursing home. Learn when Medicare pays for care in a residential setting and how to cover costs.
Medicare generally doesn't cover long-term care in a nursing home. Even if Medicare doesn’t cover your nursing home care, you’ll still need Medicare to cover your hospital care, doctor’s services, drugs and medical supplies while you’re in a nursing home.
No, Medicare doesn’t cover any type of long-term care, whether you're in a nursing home, assisted living community or your own home.
For people who are medically and financially able to age in place, Medicare does fully cover many home health care services, such as occasional skilled nursing. Medicare also covers 80% of some...
Original Medicare does not pay the costs for long-term nursing home care, though Part A does cover other services. Learn how to qualify for Medicare benefits.