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Disabled residents can enroll before age 65 if they receive SSA disability benefits, or certain disability benefits through the RRB, for more than 24 continual months. A Medicare card will arrive in the mail a few months prior to the Medicare eligibility date.
Skilled care is defined as care that requires a skilled professional in order to be safe and effective. Medicare does not cover care in a nursing home when it is only a âcustodial.â Examples of custodial care include the administration of medications or assisting a patient with bathing or toileting.. Receive the BFCC-QIO decision. 1  The BFCC-QIO is supposed to make its decision about Medicare coverage within 72 hours. 2  If successful, you will continue to get your daily Medicare covered care. 3  If the BFCC-QIO agrees with the nursing home's denial, you will be financially responsible for your continued stay.