What is the Medicaid asset limit in New Hampshire?
$2,500 for a single person (2026). $2,500 for nursing facility care and CFI, per DHHS. Ask DHHS how much a spouse at home can keep.
New Hampshire · checked September 2026
Senior care help in New Hampshire
How New Hampshire helps pay for long-term care, who to call when you need help or something's wrong, and how to check a facility before you sign.
The first question
Is there public help paying for assisted living in New Hampshire?
We couldn't confirm it on an official page.Call your local aging office below and ask; it's the first thing they'll know.
Paying for senior care in New Hampshire
New Hampshire's Medicaid rules for long-term care, and the programs that pay for care outside a nursing home.
Monthly income limit
Ask the state Medicaid office
Gross income under 300% of the SSI rate ($2,982/month in 2026). Ask the state Medicaid office how people above this limit can still qualify. No Miller trust is needed. In a nursing home, income above a $74/month personal needs allowance goes toward the bill. Confirm the 2026 figure with the state Medicaid office before relying on it.
Asset limit (single person)
$2,500
2026
$2,500 for nursing facility care and CFI, per DHHS. Ask DHHS how much a spouse at home can keep.
If income is over the limit
New Hampshire doesn't use a hard cap. People over the limit can qualify by paying most of their income toward their care (a spend-down).
Apply for NH Medicaid
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
Choices for Independence (CFI) Waiver
New Hampshire Medicaid's program for adults who need nursing-home-level care but live at home, in an adult family care home, or in an assisted living residence. In assisted living it pays for care services, not room and board. Start by calling ServiceLink, which helps with the application and the nurse assessment.
Waitlist: Sometimes. CFI may have a capped number of slots, so a waitlist can form, and meeting eligibility may not mean services start right away. Ask whether there's a waitlist when you call.
Social Services Block Grant (Title XX) in-home services
Not for assisted livingA state program (not Medicaid) for people 60+ or adults with chronic illness who have income under $1,600.20 a month (2025). It can pay for adult day, in-home care, homemaker, chore and respite services. Apply through ServiceLink.
Who to call in New Hampshire
Free, and on your side. Start with the aging office if you don't know where to begin.
NH DHHS Bureau of Elderly and Adult Services (BEAS)
Start hereThe state's aging office and its local agencies explain your options, screen for programs and help with applications.
New Hampshire Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman
A free, independent advocate for residents of nursing homes and assisted living. Call about any problem with care, rights, billing or a discharge.
Report abuse, neglect or exploitation
Adult protective servicesYou don't need proof to report. If someone is in immediate danger, call 911.
business hours (8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday)
Senior Medicare Patrol
Help spotting and reporting Medicare fraud, billing errors and scams.
How to check a New Hampshire assisted living or nursing home
In New Hampshire, assisted living is licensed as: Assisted Living Residence (two license types: Residential Care, and Supported Residential Health Care). Read inspection reports before you sign anything.
NH DHHS Health Facilities Administration, Health Facilities Licensing Unit
Confirm a community's license here, and ask the agency how to see its inspection reports.
File a complaint
Nursing homes
Medicare rates every nursing home on staffing, inspections and quality, with full inspection reports.
New Hampshire veterans homes and benefits
State veterans homes are often far cheaper than private care for eligible veterans and, in many states, their spouses.
New Hampshire Division of Veterans Services (Department of Military Affairs and Veterans Services)
Free legal help and paperwork in New Hampshire
603 Legal Aid (intake for New Hampshire Legal Assistance, which serves people 60+)
Free legal help for older adults on issues like benefits, housing, powers of attorney and elder abuse.
Documents and forms
New Hampshire help for caregivers and people with dementia
Can a family member be paid to provide care?
Ask the Medicaid office or your local aging office whether a family member can be paid to provide care in your parent's program.
More help in New Hampshire
NH Advance Directive fillable form (Foundation for Healthy Communities)
A free fillable version of New Hampshire's legal advance directive form (health care power of attorney and living will). Print it and sign in front of two witnesses or a notary.
New Hampshire senior care questions
Who do I call with a complaint about an assisted living or nursing home in New Hampshire?
The New Hampshire Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman: (603) 271-4375. It's free and independent.
National help that works in New Hampshire too
Senior living in New Hampshire cities
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