NC Innovations Waiver
The NC Innovations Waiver is a Federally approved 1915 C Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Waiver (HCBS Waiver) designed to meet the needs of Individuals with Intellectual or Development Disabilities (I/DD) who prefer to get long-term care services and supports in their home or community, rather than in an institutional setting.

Assistive Technology
● Purchase equipment to help you with daily life tasks
● Allows for smart home technology
Community Living & Support
● Become more independent
● Learn how to connect with others in your community
● Learn skills such as shopping and banking
● Manage eating, bathing, dressing, personal care, hygiene and other daily activities
● Extra support for health and safety reasons.
Community Navigator
● Learn about your community
● Build connections
● Learn about self-direction and self-determination
Community networking
● Find volunteer work
● Take integrated classes
● Pay for membership to these activities
Community Transition
● Pay for security deposits
● Pay for moving fees
● Buy furniture and other things you need for your new home
● Pay to set up your water, electric and/or heating
● Pay for services that make your new home safe and healthy
Crisis Services
● Get help day or night
● Stay out of a facility or hospital
● Make a plan to help you avoid a crisis
Respite
Provides family caregivers relief from caregiver responsibilities
individual goods & services
● Help people who self-direct their services pay for items or supplies need less Medicaid services
● Become more included in the community
● Increase your safety at home
Natural supports education
● Help family and friends learn new or different ways to help you
● Help family and friends learn how to use new equipment or supplies
● Provides family and friends access to conferences and classes
residential supports
● Support in daily life activities in an out of home placement
● Learn how to stay healthy and safe in the community
● Learn new skills and do more things for yourself
● Get to community activities and day programs
specialized consultation services
● Allows for physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy evaluations for equipment when State Plan service limits have been exhausted
● Helps family caregivers learn how to use specialized equipment such as assistive technology, home modifications and van modifications.
supported living
● Support in living in a home that you own or rent
● Learn new skills and do more things for yourself
● Manage eating, bathing, dressing, personal care, hygiene and other daily activities
supported employment
● Find a paying job in an integrated setting
● Learn new job skills
● Start your own business
Supported employment can be provided long-term for ongoing job support.