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How do I find and choose a SNF (Skilled Nursing Facility)?
Choosing a SNF is an important decision. Only you can decide which SNF is the right choice for you. There are steps you can take to find the SNF that is best for you. It's important to plan ahead. Planning ahead will help you make a SNF choice that meets your needs and gives you good quality care. Finding the right SNF is important because it may be your home for a short or long period of time. You want to be comfortable, secure, and cared for properly.
If the hospital you are in has its own SNF, you may be admitted (moved) there if a bed is available, if you choose to stay there. If not, you may need to find an available bed at a separate facility. Deciding where to get skilled care is an important decision.
If you are in - the Original Medicare Plan, you can go to any Medicare-certified SNF if a bed is available.
- a Medicare Preferred Provider Organization, you can go to any Medicare-certified SNF if a bed is available, but it may be less expensive if you go to a SNF that belongs to your plan.
- a Medicare Private Fee-for-Service Plan, you can go to any Medicare-certified SNF if a bed is available, but you must let the plan know you need SNF care before you are admitted to the SNF. If you don't tell your plan before you are admitted, you may have to pay more, or for all of your SNF care.
- a Medicare Managed Care Plan, you may have to get your SNF care from a SNF that belongs to your plan. Call your plan to see which SNFs belong to your plan. However, if certain conditions are met, you may be able to get your SNF care from a SNF that doesn't belong to your plan.
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