MANCHESTER, N.H., Aug. 27, 2026 — The Easterseals NH Board of Directors has voted to continue operations of the organization’s Adult Day programs in Manchester and Rochester and continue providing certain in-home services in Strafford and Hillsborough Counties.
Since announcing plans last week concerning the future of Adult Day Programs and Homemaker and Personal Care Services, Easterseals NH has heard from many people about the importance of Adult Day services to older adults, caregivers, and families. Easterseals NH Board of Directors and staff leadership have also had candid and helpful conversations with Governor Kelly Ayotte’s administration, Executive Councilor John Stephen, and other community stakeholders about the importance of these programs and the challenges involved in sustaining them.
Through its vote, the Easterseals NH Board of Directors has approved continuing operation of both Adult Day locations which support approximately 130 seniors currently enrolled in the program.
In addition, Easterseals NH will continue providing certain in-home services in Strafford and Hillsborough counties through existing contracts with the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services through June 30, 2027. Currently 73 clients are in this program which is funded through Title XX and Title III-B and support older adults in remaining safely and independently in their communities.
“We have appreciated our candid and helpful conversations with Governor Ayotte’s administration about the importance of our programs and the challenges facing these services,” said Maureen Beauregard, president and CEO of Easterseals NH & VT. “We are grateful for Governor Ayotte’s leadership, and her administration’s willingness, through DHHS Commissioner Lori Weaver and team, to engage with us and to Executive Councilor Stephen, and so many others in our community who have shared their helpful perspectives.”
Beauregard continued, “Over the course of this year, the Easterseals NH leadership team and Board of Directors undertook a careful review of the Adult Day and Homemaker and Personal Care Services programs and engaged in thoughtful due diligence regarding challenges impacting their long-term sustainability, which led to our original, reluctant decision to discontinue them. The energetic response in support of our work and acknowledgments of the importance of these programs shows that community stakeholders share that perspective, leading us to thoughtfully reassess our decision to discontinue, and instead, seek a path forward with the state and other partners that allows us to continue providing these services while working to stabilize the viability of these programs.”
Easterseals NH & VT Board Chairman Bryan Bouchard added, “As we continue our Adult Day programs in Manchester and Rochester and maintain open enrollment, we encourage the public to help us sustain them through client referrals and volunteer support. Continuing these important services for the long-term will take all of us working together in a collaborative community effort which Easterseals NH will continue to help lead.”
Adult Day services help older adults remain engaged and connected while providing family caregivers with reliable daytime support and respite. Easterseals NH’s Adult Day programs combines life-enriching activities with on-site nursing care and health monitoring.
Concluded Beauregard, “We hope today’s announcement will help to reassure the people we proudly serve, their families, our staff, and our community. We are grateful to everyone who reached out, shared their perspective, and worked with us.”
Easterseals NH will communicate directly with Adult Day participants, in-home service recipients, families, staff, and partners regarding these updates and ways the community can support the programs.
Established in 1936, Easterseals NH provides exceptional services to ensure that people of all abilities and their families have opportunities to live, learn, work, and play in their communities. In 2025, Easterseals NH served 14,526 children, adults, seniors, and Veterans across 11 service areas throughout New Hampshire. For more information, visit eastersealsnh.org.
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