Is Skilled Nursing Covered By Medicare? 
Medicare Part B will cover care and treatment in a SNF -LRB- skilled nursing facility -RRB- in some situations . You must be admitted to the SNF following a qualified hospital inpatient stay -LRB- usually 3 days or longer -RRB- and be discharged to the SNF . Your treatment must be medically necessary , not respite care or assisted living . 