Rehab and skilled nursing in Columbia, MO

Medicare's short-stay quality rating measures how well homes do for people recovering after a hospital stay. 3 Columbia-area homes have 5 stars on it: Columbia Post Acute, Lenoir Health Care Center, Heritage Hall Nursing Center.

Medicare Part A covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing facility care per benefit period, if you first had a medically necessary inpatient hospital stay of at least 3 days in a row (time under observation or in the emergency room doesn't count), enter the facility generally within 30 days of leaving the hospital, and need daily skilled care. In 2026 you pay $0 for days 1 to 20 (after the Part A deductible, if you haven't already paid it for the hospital stay), $217 a day for days 21 to 100, and all costs after day 100. Medicare Advantage plans can charge different amounts.

It is the part of Medicare's quality rating based on short-stay residents: measures such as improvement in function, rehospitalization, emergency visits and successful discharge to the community.

Homes with too few short-stay residents don't get one. 2 of 9 local homes are unrated on this measure.