Medicare part B, assisted living & hospice: HELP? (In Wisconsin)?

You are confused about what is being covered by what. Medicare A covers rehab days not Medicare B. Medicare doesnt cover any skilled or long term nursing stays in a nursing home. Assisted living is all private pay and Medicare doesnt pay for it. Hospice is covered under Medicare A and doesnt cover housing. It covers nursing visits, aide visits, meds and DME. Under hospice you cant seek treatment to cure the disease that qualified you for hospice(such as chemo or radiation if you have cancer) but you can be treated for other conditions like pneumonia, heart disease etc. Hospice is palliative care to keep the person from suffering in during the later part of their life and disease process. You qualify for hospice if you are determined to have 6 months or less to live. You can improve and go off hospice and then have a set back an again go back on hospice. You need to talk with a good social worker or geriatric care manager. The hospice company should have assigned a social worker to him who can answer all these questions. If you want an unbiased thrid party check out www.caremanager.org to find a professional certified geriatric care manager.