I am having trouble finding the answer to this:
A new resident admit with new feeding tube...and other skilled nsg needs/rehab, exhausts 100 day. Continues with feeding tube/NPO in facility. Discharges to hospital more than 60 days after exhausting 100 day. Readmit to hospital with a 3 day hospital stay (lets say for pneumonia). Can this resident start another 100 day Medicare stay or since continued to be tube fed/NPO there was never a 60 day break in illness? Please help!