New Hampshire

Financing long-term care (LTC) is a key policy and budget issue both in New Hampshire and nationally. Debates focus on who should bear the financial burden of LTC or how the burden should be distributed. This brief looks at what LTC is, its importance to people with disabilities, LTC financing mechanisms, the economy and LTC, and recommendations for change.

These documents describe the Littleton Model Community Project. Included is a description of the project, a list of expectations, a a questionnaire for Advisory Council Members and a definition of what a model community is.

Transportation is an essential community element that is all too often overlooked. In New Hampshire, the failure to prioritize transportation issues at the state & community level is difficult to understand for two primary reasons. First, unmet need. Secondly, inefficiently spending on transportation with the result being duplicative efforts, lack of coordination among service providers, and a weak infrastructure. National studies show that fixing the second may, in fact, fix the first.

The HCBS Work Book is a technical assistance guide to assist state agencies with their HCBS quality improvement efforts. It provides step-by-step guidance on how to conduct quality improvement projects within the HCBS waiver program, and illustrates the principles of quality improvement in an easy to use format. The Work Book was developed for CMS by the Muskie School of Public Service at the University of Southern Maine.

This site provides information on consumers regarding health and human services available in the state including: cash assistance, child support, childcare, food stamps, and Medicaid.

The Commission's goal is to remove the barriers, architectural or attitudinal, which bar persons with disabilities from participating in the mainstream of society. In order to lead full and productive lives, persons with disabilities need employment, housing, education, recreation and other opportunities now available to persons without disabilities.

The official state website offers information and links to government, business, travel, education, environment, healthcare and employment. There is information available on specific programs regarding seniors and disabilties.

Beginning in 2001 and continuing in 2002 and 2003, technical assistance for the Real Choice Systems Change grantees has been provided by the Exchange Collaborative team (combined efforts of ILRU and Rutgers University/CSHP). These documents provide contact information for the TA providers and two charts indicating which Exchange Team is responsible for providing TA to the grantees. In 2002 & 2002, TA was divided according to states. In 2003, TA was distributed according to theme.

Alpha One, a Center for Independent Living, has enabled thousands of people with disabilities to live more fully and more independently in all aspects of their lives. Alpha One annually assists more than 4,000 people of all ages, including children and the elderly, with a range of disabilities. The below website link can provide additional information.

This report is a product of collaboration between HHS and DOL in response to the requests from the U.S. Congress. Staff at these Departments worked collaboratively to share information and data pertaining to direct care workers in long-term care settings and to develop a joint set of recommendations for the future. This report includes information on informal caregivers, direct care workers, and paraprofessional direct services workers.