Medicare Coverage: Custodial Care
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Custodial Care
In general, you pay 100%.
Medicare does not cover custodial care when that is the only kind of care you need. Care is considered custodial when it is for the purpose of helping you with activities of daily living or meeting personal needs and could be done safely and reasonably by people without professional skills or training. For example, custodial care includes help getting in and out of bed, bathing, using the bathroom, dressing, eating, and taking medicine.
Medicare does cover limited skilled nursing facility care under certain conditions. For more information, see the coverage information listed under Skilled Nursing Facility Care.
Medicare is the name given to a health
insurance program administered by the United States government,
covering people who are either age 65 and over, or who meet other special
criteria.
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