Navigating Elder Care Solutions with Lisa Bayer

Key Takeaways

• Original Medicare does not cover non-medical custodial care, such as assistance with daily activities like bathing, dressing, or eating, if that is the only care required.

• Medicare Part A will cover short-term care in a skilled nursing facility for up to 100 days per benefit period, but only after a qualifying inpatient hospital stay of at least three days.

• Hospice care for terminally ill seniors is fully covered under Medicare Part A, providing medical, emotional, and spiritual support services in the home or a facility.