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What's Covered. There are two different types of inpatient nursing and rehabilitation care that Medicare Part A covers, each under a different set of rules and limitations. A patient's stay must begin within 30 days of an inpatient hospital stay of at least three days. The patient must need, and have a physician's prescription for, daily skilled nursing care or physical rehabilitation. Care must be in a Medicare-certified skilled nursing or rehabilitation facility.
What Medicare Will Not Cover. Medicare will not pay for a number of services sometimes provided as part of home health care, including: 1  drugs and biologicals administered at home. 2  personal care by part-time home health aides if this is the only care you need. 3  meals delivered to your home. 4  housekeeping services, or. 5  full-time nursing care.