Medicare Guide
What may Medicare cover for home health?
Covered services may include part-time or intermittent skilled nursing, therapy, medical social services, and limited home health aide care when eligibility conditions are met.
The essentials
What to know first.
- Skilled nursing care, including certain wound care and patient education.
- Physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology under applicable rules.
- Medical social services.
- Part-time or intermittent aide services only when the beneficiary is also receiving qualifying skilled care.
Important: Medicare does not generally cover 24-hour home care, meal delivery, or custodial care when that is the only care needed.