Will Medicare Cover A Nursing Home? 
Medicare coverage for Nursing Home is extremely limited . You must be admitted to the hospital for at least three days not counting day of discharge , you must need skilled care , and the reason for your care must be related to the reason for your hospital stay . Medicare will pay all of the first 20 days in a Skilled Nursing Facility . Days 21 through 100 you will have a copay . This year that copay is $ 148 per day . Medicare does not pay for custodial care , which means that unless there is the ability for the persons health to improve by receiving skilled care , Medicare will not pay . 