NC Innovations Waiver Services

Below are our NC Innovations Waiver Services, designed for individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities or mental illnesses who require daily support in a residential environment. For more information regarding funding and eligibility, kindly refer to the FAQs section.

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Depending on where you live, this support at home is called different names:
  • If you live with your family, this service is called Community Living and Supports.
  • If you live in your own home, this service is called Supported Living or Community Living and Supports.
  • If you live in an out-of-home placement (like a group home), this service is called Residential Supports.
 
Residential Supports 

Residential Supports helps you live in a structured care setting of your choice, like group homes or Alternative Family Living settings. Get help with daily tasks, like bathing, dressing, cooking, budgeting, and more. A trained worker will help you one-on-one based on your individual needs.

 
  • Community Living and Supports helps with everyday activities like grocery shopping and banking. A trained worker can go with you and teach you how to do these things on your own.
  • Community Networking helps you meet people in your community. For example, a trained worker can go with you to volunteer or take a pottery class. Payment for classes and conferences is also included.
  • Day Supports are day programs, like workshops programs. You might do things like volunteer, go out in the community or learn job skills.
 
Community Transition

Helps you move to your own home. This service covers costs like security deposits, household items and set-up fees for utilities. You could use this service to move out of places like a licensed facility, foster home, group home, Alternative Family Living settings or even your family’s home.

 
  • Respite gives scheduled breaks for you and your caregivers. This includes overnight, weekends or emergency care.
Supported Living service
 
Supported Living service definition that enables people with significant disabilities the opportunity to live in their own homes.

A person who experiences a disability partners with an organization, family, friends and community resources to experience life in a way that results in:

  • A safe and decent home of one’s own
  • Personalized assistance
  • Choice
  • Support from others who care about and respect the person.

“It is the policy of the State to assure basic human rights to each client of a facility. These rights include the right to dignity, privacy, humane care and freedom from mental and physical abuse, neglect and exploitation.” – North Carolina General Statutes Article 3. 122C.

For more information regarding funding and eligibility

Visit our FAQs section.