WHO IS ELIGIBLE AND WHAT DOES IT COST?

Receiving health care at home can be more cost effective and more pleasant than being in a hospital or a nursing home. You may be eligible to receive some or all of your home care services under the Medicare program.
You are eligible to become a Medicare beneficiary if you meet any of the following conditions:

• You are 65 and older.
• You are under age 65 but qualify as disabled.
• You have end stage renal disease.

Eligibility for home health care services through Medicare depends on whether:

• You are homebound (you cannot leave your home without assistance).
• Your condition requires one of these skilled services:
  • Intermittent nursing care
  • Physical Therapy
  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
• The above services are medically necessary and ordered by your doctor. If you meet these conditions you will be eligible for the Medicare Programs home health care services.
• In many cases Medicare will pay for home health care expenses ordered by a doctor. Additional costs may be covered by private, long-term insurance.