Swing bed services
Medicare covers swing bed services, which are skilled nursing facility (SNF) services you get in certain Medicare hospitals
Description
Swing bed services are provided when a hospital or critical access hospital with a Medicare agreement “swings” its beds and provides either acute hospital or SNF-level care, as needed.
Costs
When swing beds provide skilled nursing facility (SNF) -level care, the same coverage and cost-sharing rules apply as though the SNF provided the services.