medicare will cover nursing home expenses for rehabilitative services if the patient
What's Covered. There are two different types of inpatient nursing and rehabilitation care that Medicare Part A covers, each under a different set of rules and limitations. A patient's stay must begin within 30 days of an inpatient hospital stay of at least three days. The patient must need, and have a physician's prescription for, daily skilled nursing care or physical rehabilitation. Care must be in a Medicare-certified skilled nursing or rehabilitation facility.