home health

The program at the center of the case is Choices for Independence, which provides nearly 3,800 Granite Staters who don’t want to go into a nursing home the basic care and services that allow them to remain at home or in a small community setting.

Without significantly higher Medicaid payments from the state, at least two social service agencies have warned lawmakers they will leave the Choices for Independence (CFI) program, which allows people who could be in a nursing home to remain at home by helping them with basic tasks such as grocery shopping, cooking, and bathing.

A federal lawsuit alleges the state is failing to provide adequate services for older residents and those with disabilities, placing them at greater risk…