For families with medically complex children, home care is ‘necessary’. Cuts to nursing hours put this in jeopardy.

By: RACHEL WACHMAN

Outlets: Concord Monitor

Published: July 28, 2026

Words: 1,067

Last Updated: 5 days, 21 hours ago


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Sarah Husband received a phone call in June that left her incredulous.

The number of hours that Medicaid would pay for her four-year-old son Gideon’s care had been cut from 45 to 21.

As a licensed nursing assistant, Husband tends to her son’s needs in their Belmont home — through the Home Care for Children With Severe Disabilities Program, also known as the Katie Beckett Program. The reduction to just three hours of …

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