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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Medicare pays for rehab if doctor orders it. But they pay in increments, as long as patient is improving--generally up to max 90 days.

If/when patient stops improving then the waters get murky. Medicare no longer will pay, however nursing home can't discharge a patient who doesn't have a place to go that can care for the patient. If this is the case, then they keep the patient and it becomes private pay. If patient has no money, then social worker or family member gets approval for MediCAID and rehab facility accepts that or patient must find a MediCAID bed.

Once someone is in a rehab facility things can get tricky money-wise.

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PP is right about needing to continue to progress to get Medicare payment. There is also discharge criteria so that once a patient reaches a certain point Medicare will no longer pay.

Rehab is available in rehab hospitals and subacute facilities (nursing homes). To be eligible for a hospital based rehab, the patient has to be able to tolerate three hours of therapy a day.

Some subacutes have assisted living as well which can be beneficial if a resident isn’t capable of living alone but doesn’t need a nursing home.

Just throwing out some additional things to think about and research. [/quote]

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