Our Services

 Community Living and Support is an individualized service that enables the waiver beneficiary to live successfully in his/her own home, the home of his/her family or natural supports and be an active member of his/her community. A paraprofessional assists the person to learn new skills and/or supports the person in activities that are individualized and aligned with the person’s preferences.

Community Living and Support provides supervision and assistance for the person to complete an activity to his/her level of independence. Areas of support consist of assistance in monitoring a health condition, nutrition or physical condition, incidental supervision, daily living skills, community participation, and interpersonal skills.

The purpose of Community Navigator Services is to promote self-determination, support the individual in making life choices, provide advocacy and identify opportunities to become a part of their community. Community Navigator provides support to individuals and planning teams in developing social networks and connections within local communities. Community Navigator Services also emphasizes, promotes and coordinates the use of generic resources to address the individual’s needs in addition to paid services. Community Navigator provides an annual informational session on Self-Determination and Self Direction. Individuals and legally responsible persons may choose to opt out of this requirement. These services also support individuals, representatives, and Managing Employers by providing assistance to those that direct their own waiver services.

Community Networking services provide individualized day activities that support the waiver beneficiary’s definition of a meaningful day in an integrated community setting, with persons who are not disabled. This service is provided separate and apart from the beneficiary’s primary private residence, other residential living arrangement, and/or the home of a service provider.

Provides individualized services and supports to enable a person to live successfully in a Group Home or Alternative Family Living (AFL) setting of their choice and be an active participant in his/her community. The intended outcome of the service is to increase or maintain the person’s life skills, provide the supervision needed, maximize his/her self-sufficiency, increase self determination and ensure the person’s opportunity to have full membership in his/her community.

Respite services provide periodic or scheduled support and relief to the primary caregiver(s) from the responsibility and stress of caring for the individual. NC Innovations respite may also be used to provide temporary relief to individuals who reside in Licensed and Unlicensed AFLs.

Supported Living provides a flexible partnership that enables a person/s to live in their own home with support from an agency that provides individualized assistance in a home that is under the control and responsibility of the person/s. The service includes direct assistance as needed with activities of daily living, household chores essential to the health and safety of the individual/s, budget management, attending appointments, and interpersonal and social skills building to enable the individual to live in a home in the community.

Includes a broad range of services for adults with developmental disabilities who, through the Person Centered Plan (PCP) process, choose to access active treatment to assist them with skills to live as independently as possible in the community.

Is a “hands-on” service for persons with Serious and Persistent Mental Illness (SPMI). This service seeks to teach and assist individuals in carrying out Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs), such as preparing meals, managing medicines, grocery shopping and managing money so they can live independently in the community.