Medicare Home Health, Post-Hospital Recovery
Run by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, a federal agency
Medicare covers unlimited skilled nursing visits and therapy at home after a hospital stay if you're homebound and need skilled care. Stroke and cardiac patients frequently qualify for months of covered home therapy.
- Award
- 100% covered skilled nursing, PT, OT, speech therapy at home
- Deadline
- Must start within 30 days of hospital discharge
- Run by
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Federal
Who it's for
- Medicare beneficiary
- Homebound (leaving home requires considerable effort)
- Need for skilled nursing or therapy
- Doctor certifies home health plan
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services decides who gets help.
How to apply
You apply on the program's own website. GrantLantern doesn't process applications. We link you straight to the source.
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Medicare Home Health, Post-Hospital Recovery is one option. What else may help?
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Where this comes from
Details are based on the program's official information. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services decides who is eligible, not GrantLantern. Check current requirements on their site before you apply.