Will Medicare Cover Hospice In A Nursing Home? 
Yes ! Depending on your condition , you may get hospice care in a Medicare-approved hospice facility , hospital , nursing home , or other long-term care facility . The hospice benefit with Medicare allows you and your family to stay together in the comfort of your home unless you need care in an inpatient facility . If the hospice team determines that you need inpatient care , the hospice team will make the arrangements for your stay . Hospice care is intended for people with 6 months or less to live if the disease runs its normal course . You can get hospice care for two 90-day benefit periods , followed by an unlimited number of 60-day benefit periods . A benefit period starts the day you begin to get hospice care and it ends when your 90-day or 60-day period ends . You have the right to change providers only once during each benefit period At the start of each period , the hospice medical director or other hospice doctor must re-certify that youre terminally ill , so you can continue to get hospice care . If you live longer than 6 months , you can still get hospice care , as long as the hospice medical director or other hospice doctor re-certifies that you 're terminally ill . You can read more details about Hospice Care & Medicare on my blog at WEBSITELINK 