Straight from the horse's mouth of Medicare, the basics of skilled nursing and rehabilitation care.

For most of our elderlies the need for this kind of care arises after a hospital stay that leaves them too weak to go home. A rehabilitation stay is designed to help a patient improve physically or to create a program designed to keep the patient from deteriorating or getting worse. A skilled nursing stay provides medical care that doesn't require the expensive level of care provided in a hospital. An example of covered skilled care might be IV therapy or wound care that must be provided by a nurse.

This booklet thoroughly covers Medicare benefits for skilled nursing and rehabilitation.

Contents:

The Basics of Medicare and Skilled Care

Costs and Paying For SNF Care

Assessments and Care Plans

When Coverage Ends

Protests, Rights and Protections

The Medicare Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Handbook