how long must you stay in the hospital before medicare will cover  a nursing home stay
Medicare coverage for nursing home care. If a patient has spent 3 days in the hospital, Medicare may pay for care in a Skilled Nursing Facility: Days 1 â 20: $zero co pay for each benefit period. Days 21 - 100: patient pays $164.50 coinsurance per day during 2017. Days 101 and beyond: patient pays all costs.