What It Is
Custodial care is nonmedical assistance -- either at home or in a nursing or assisted-living facility -- with the activities of daily life (such as bathing, eating, dressing, using the toilet) for someone who's unable to fully perform those activities without help. Custodial means the kind of care that can be safely performed by someone without medical, nursing, or other professional training. The need for such care could arise from a specific physical condition, general frailty, or mental incapacity (such as Alzheimer's or other forms of dementia).
What's Covered
Neither Medicare Part A, Medicare Part B, nor a Medicare Part C Medicare Advantage plan (also called a Medicare Advantage plan) covers custodial care, even short-term.
If a patient qualifies for Medicare Part A or Part B coverage of short-term, in-home healthcare or short-term home care under a Medicare Part C Medicare Advantage plan, the certified home healthcare agency can provide some limited custodial-type services alongside the healthcare it provides.
What Medicare Pays
Neither Medicare Part A, Medicare Part B, nor a Medicare Part C Medicare Advantage plan pays anything for custodial care services.
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