Medicare Home Care
InsuranceWhole county
Medicare can cover some home care when a doctor orders it and skilled care is needed. A certified home health care agency must provide the care and the person must be homebound.
Who it's for
- A doctor orders the care, you need skilled care, a certified agency provides it, and you are homebound.
What it offers
- Skilled nursing care
- Physical, speech or occupational therapy
- Home health aide services when part of a skilled plan of care
Ask your doctor whether you meet the Medicare home care rules.
Call to check before you apply.
- Service area
- Suffolk County
SourceIn Home Care·How Do I?·Checked Oct 19, 2026
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The summary is our own wording. Phone numbers, address, hours, eligibility, costs and service area are reproduced from the documents below as published.
- In Home Care – Suffolk County Office for the Aging
- How Do I? – Suffolk County Office for the Aging
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