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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]The government insurance[/b] would likely pay for hospice - both at home and in an inpatient hospice facility. Insurance will pay for rehab if there is a “skilled need” but they won’t pay for rehab and hospice services at the same time; the family would need to pay privately for the rehab if the patient is receiving hospice care there. There is no insurance besides LTC Medicaid that pays for long-term care/nursing home. Sometimes a LTC facility will accept a patient for rehab with the idea that after their rehab benefits run out, they will transition to one of their LTC beds but that is a complicated financial process that is worked out between the family and the facility’s financial office. Usually there is a period of private pay/spending down assets before LTC Medicaid kicks in, but that takes time.

Just to add, it may be that your family members are looking for a private pay assisted living facility where their loved one can receive home hospice; there are a variety of them with different fees and placement agencies like “A Place for Mom” can help with that (or the hospice social worker may have expertise in this area). There are also places that have “respite care” beds (like some Sunrises) but again, it’s private pay.[/quote]

Do you mean Medicaid? If not, what is the government insurance program you are referring to?[/quote]  Medicare pays for hospice.[/quote]

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