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title: "New Hampshire Nursing Home Medicaid | Funding LTC Marketplace"
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description: "The nursing-facility pathway pairs financial eligibility with DHHS medical eligibility and a $90 monthly personal-needs allowance."
last_updated: 2026-10-20
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New Hampshire · Nursing Home Coverage

# New Hampshire Nursing Home Medicaid

Last updated 2026-10-20

New Hampshire's nursing-facility Medicaid coverage is administered through DHHS, and it requires clearing two separate gates: a financial application and a distinct DHHS medical-eligibility determination for long-term care. Neither one substitutes for the other.

The published 2026 figures pair a nursing-facility level-of-care requirement with the state's financial thresholds. For a single applicant, the commonly cited numbers are $2,500 in countable resources and a $2,982 monthly income cap. Married applicants require separate treatment — the applicant's own resources and income are evaluated apart from the community spouse's protections, which follow their own set of rules.

Residents also keep a modest personal-needs allowance of $90 per month, set aside from income before the rest goes toward the cost of care.

## New Hampshire figures

- Personal-needs allowance: $90/month
- Countable resources (one applicant): $2,500
- Income cap (one applicant): $2,982/month

## Sources and official resources

- [New Hampshire Insurance Department: Long Term Care](https://www.insurance.nh.gov/consumers/long-term-care)
- [CMS: 2026 SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Standards](https://www.medicaid.gov/federal-policy-guidance/downloads/cib04272026.pdf)

Rules and figures change. Confirm current details with the agency before you act.

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