The New Hampshire Department and Health and Human Services, facing a class-action lawsuit over its in-home care program for older adults and people with physical disabilities, agreed to a settlement with plaintiffs Monday. A group of nonprofits — including the AARP Foundation, the Disability Rights Center-NH and New Hampshire Legal Assistance, as well as the […]

A federal judge is set to weigh in on whether New Hampshire’s at-home care program for the elderly and people with physical disabilities is so lackluster it violates federal laws meant to protect people from institutionalization. On Wednesday, Judge Paul Barbadoro of the U.S. District Court of New Hampshire scheduled a trial to begin Nov. […]