What are the eligibility requirements for Medicare coverage in a nursing facility?
-The nursing facility must be a skilled nursing facility that provides 24-hour nursing care to patients for recovery, rehabilitation and/or long-term care.
-The individual must require skilled nursing care or rehabilitation services (as defined by the federal government) on a daily basis.
-The patient must have spent three consecutive days in a hospital and the admission to the SNF must occur within 30 days of discharge from the hospital.
-A physician must certify that the services required by the patient in a skilled nursing facility are needed for the same or related illness for which the person was hospitalized.

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