Medicare may be the answer for those who need help to cover home healthcare. To be eligible, you must meet certain conditions. A doctor must decide that you need skilled care in your home and prescribe it. You must need part-time or intermittent skilled nursing care, physical therapy, or speech-language services. Also, you must be homebound. This means that you are normally unable to leave home without considerable and taxing effort, and when you do leave home, you require the assistance of another person or “assistive” device. Services must be provided from a home health agency that is “certified” or approved by Medicare. Medicare may cover therapy, medical social services, and certain medical supplies and durable medical equipment.

P.S. The number to call for more information about Medicare enrollment is 1-800-MEDICARE.