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Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Rehab

Run by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, a federal agency

Medicare covers inpatient rehabilitation at a skilled nursing facility after a qualifying hospital stay. Stroke and cardiac patients often need weeks of intensive inpatient rehab covered at 100% for the first 20 days.

Award
100% covered for days 1-20; partial for days 21-100
Deadline
Must be admitted within 30 days of 3-night hospital stay
Run by
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Federal

Who it's for

  • Medicare beneficiary
  • 3+ night qualifying hospital stay
  • Need skilled nursing or rehab services daily
  • Admitted within 30 days of hospital discharge

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 Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Rehab 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.

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