Who is eligible to get Medicare-covered home health care?
If you have Medicare, you can use your home health benefits if you meet all the following conditions:
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Your doctor must decide that you need medical care at home, and make a plan for this care.
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You must need one or more of the following:
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Intermittent skilled nursing care
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Physical therapy
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Speech-language pathology services
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Continued occupational therapy
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You must be homebound or normally unable to leave home unassisted.
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To be homebound means that leaving home takes considerable and taxing effort. A person may leave home for medical treatment or short, infrequent absences for non-medical reasons, such as a trip to attend religious services. You can still get home health care if you attend adult day care.
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