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What are the Home health covered services?

Medicare covers the following if you qualify for the home health benefit;

Skilled nursing services: Services performed by or under the supervision of a licensed or certified nurse to treat your injury or illness.
  • You may receive services that include injections - teaching you to self-inject, tube feedings, catheter changes, observation and assessment of your condition, management, and evaluation of your care plan, and wound care.
  • Services are given seven days per week for generally no more than eight hours per day and 28 hours per week. In some cases, Medicare can cover up to 35 hours per week.


Skilled therapy services: Physical, speech, and occupational therapy services that are reasonable and necessary for treating your illness or injury, and performed by or under the supervision of a licensed therapist.
  • Physical therapy includes gait training and supervision of and training for exercises to regain movement and strength in a body area.
  • Speech-language pathology services include exercises to regain and strengthen speech and language skills.
  • Occupational therapy helps you regain the ability to do usual daily activities by yourself, such as eating and putting on clothes.



Home health aide: Medicare pays in full for an aide if you require skilled care (skilled nursing or therapy services). A home health aide provides personal care services, including help with bathing, toileting, and dressing. Medicare will not pay for an aide if you only require personal care and do not need skilled care.



Medical social services: Medicare pays in full for services ordered by your doctor to help you with social and emotional concerns you have related to your illness. This may include counseling or help to find resources in your community.


Medical supplies: Medicare pays in full for certain medical supplies, such as wound dressings and catheters, when provided by a Medicare-certified home health agency (HHA).


Durable medical equipment (DME): Medicare pays 80% of its approved amount for certain pieces of medical equipment, such as a wheelchair or walker. You pay 20% coinsurance (plus up to 15% more if your home health agency does not take assignment). Medicare should pay for these services regardless of whether your condition is temporary or chronic.


Note: You cannot qualify for Medicare home health coverage if you only need occupational therapy. However, if you qualify for home health care on another basis, you can also get occupational therapy. When your other home health needs end, you can continue receiving Medicare-covered occupational therapy under the home health benefit if you need it.

 On the other page of the book, however, there are services that are not covered in Home health care. 
Medicare’s home health benefit does not cover all home care services. Services excluded from Medicare coverage include:
  • 24-hour per daycare at home
  • Prescription drugs - If you need prescription drug coverage, enroll in a Part D plan or a Medicare Advantage Plan that provides drug coverage.
  • Meals delivered to your home
  • Custodial care (homemaker services), including light housekeeping, laundry, and meal preparation. Home health aides may perform some custodial care when visiting to provide other health-related services. However, aides cannot visit with the sole purpose of performing custodial duties.
If you are terminally ill, Medicare may cover some of the above services and items if you elect the hospice benefit.
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