Caregiver training services
Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) covers caregiver training services if both of these conditions apply:
- The training focuses on helping the patient meet the health and treatment goals they set with their doctor or other health care provider.
- The patient needs a caregiver’s help for their treatment to succeed.
If a health care provider determines that caregiver training is appropriate for a patient’s treatment plan, the caregiver can get individual or group training sessions from the provider without the patient present.
Your costs in Original Medicare
After you meet the Part B deductible , you pay 20% of the Medicare-approved amount .
What it is
If you're a caregiver of a person with Medicare, this training teaches you skills you need to help your patient or loved one comply with their treatment plan, including how to:
- Give medications
- Help with daily tasks
- Move the patient safely
- Communicate effectively with the patient
- Better understand and manage the patient’s medical condition(s)
- Give personalized care and emotional support
- Prevent bedsores and infections, and care for wounds
Things to know
- Through September 30, 2025, caregivers can get caregiver training services at any location in the U.S. through telehealth. Starting October 1, 2025, caregivers must be in an office or medical facility located in a rural area (in the U.S.) to get these services through telehealth.
- Caregivers can get this training from Medicare providers, including:
- Doctors
- Nurse practitioners
- Clinical nurse specialists
- Certified nurse-midwives
- Physician assistants
- Clinical psychologists
- Therapists (including physical and occupational therapists, and speech-language pathologists)