Omaha Senior AdvisorHow many days of nursing home rehab does Medicare cover?
Up to 100 days per benefit period after a qualifying three-day inpatient stay: days 1 to 20 in full, days 21 to 100 with a daily coinsurance, and only while daily skilled care is needed.
Observation days do not count toward the three days.
Does Medicare pay for home health in Omaha?
Yes, for a homebound patient under a doctor's plan of care, Medicare pays for part-time skilled nursing, therapy and aide visits from a Medicare-certified agency.
It does not pay for hourly companion care.
Does Medicare cover hospice in assisted living?
Yes. The hospice benefit is delivered wherever the patient lives, including a Nebraska ALF, but it does not pay room and board.
Nebraska lets ALF residents stay with hospice providing complex care.
What is VA Aid and Attendance worth?
For December 2025 through November 2026, the maximum annual pension rate with Aid and Attendance is $29,093 for a veteran with no dependents and $34,488 with one dependent; VA pays the difference between that rate and countable income.
Care costs reduce countable income.
Is there a net worth limit for VA pension?
Yes, $163,699 for the December 2025 to November 2026 period, combining assets and annual income.
The VA also looks back three years at asset transfers.
Where can Omaha veterans get help with a VA claim?
County veterans service officers and accredited veterans service organization representatives help at no cost.
Be cautious of anyone who charges to file an initial claim.
Does Medicare Advantage cover rehab the same way?
Medicare Advantage plans must cover skilled nursing facility care but set their own rules, often requiring prior authorization and network facilities, and some waive the three-day stay.
Ask the plan before discharge.
Is the Eastern Nebraska Veterans' Home rated by CMS?
No. It is a state-licensed nursing facility run by the Nebraska Department of Veterans' Affairs and not certified by CMS, so it has no CMS star rating.
Admission goes through the Department of Veterans' Affairs.
Does Medicare cover a hospital bed or wheelchair at home?
Yes, as durable medical equipment when a doctor orders it as medically necessary and the supplier accepts Medicare.
Part B coinsurance applies.
Can a surviving spouse get Aid and Attendance?
Yes. Surviving spouses of wartime veterans can receive survivors pension with Aid and Attendance if they meet the needs, income and net worth tests, at lower rates than veterans.
Check the VA's survivors pension rate table for the current amounts.
