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If the veteran or veteran's surviving spouse is a patient in a nursing home, VA should automatically allow 12 months worth of nursing home costs to be applied as medical expenses. The patient will also automatically receive an aid and attendance allowance.
Medicare should pay for skilled nursing facility care if: 1  The patient was hospitalized for at least three days and was admitted to the SNF within 30 days of hospital discharge. (In unusual cases, it can be more than 30 days. 2  A physician certifies that the patient needs SNF care.