A bill aimed at protecting people with disabilities from abuse and neglect is now law. Senate Bill 670 creates a developmental services oversight commission responsible for reviewing the state-regulated, taxpayer-funded care system for people with disabilities. The commission will be made up of lawmakers, state officials, private providers, advocates, parents of people with disabilities, and […]

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. […]

On Thursday, New Hampshire House lawmakers approved a bill aimed at addressing rampant and systemic abuse and neglect in New Hampshire’s disability care system. State Sen. David Rochefort, a Littleton Republican, said the “genesis” of Senate Bill 670 was a series of articles published by the Bulletin in November. New Hampshire’s Bureau of Developmental Services […]