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Medicare and Long-Term Care: What Is Covered and What Is Not in 2026

Understand Medicare's long-term care coverage in 2026. Learn what skilled nursing, home health, and custodial care Medicare covers and what it doesn't.
Aaron Sims
Reviewed byAaron Sims·Updated Feb 23, 2026

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