Families First of NC is contracted to provide services to the IDD population under the NC Innovations Waiver some state funded services such as Community Living and Supports and B3 Respite. Families First provides services to individuals with an IDD diagnosis. While a dual diagnosis may be applicable, we do not provide services for individuals who have a mental health diagnosis only. 

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Service Definitions

NC Innovations

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Community Living and Supports: 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. The intended outcome of the service is to increase or maintain the person’s life skills or provide the supervision needed to empower the person to live in the home of his/her family or natural supports, maximize his or her self-sufficiency, increase self- determination and enhance the person’s opportunity to have full membership in his/her community

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Community Networking: 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.

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Supported Living: 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

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Supported Employment: Supported Employment Services provide assistance with choosing, acquiring, and maintaining a job for beneficiaries ages 16 and older for whom competitive employment has not been achieved and /or has been interrupted or intermittent.

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Residential Supports: Residential Supports 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.

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Supported Employment: Supported Employment Services provide assistance with choosing, acquiring, and maintaining a job for beneficiaries ages 16 and older for whom competitive employment has not been achieved and /or has been interrupted or intermittent.

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Respite: 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.

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The North Carolina Innovations Waiver CCP 8-P can be found HERE.

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Community Living and Support

Learn skills to help you live independently at home and participate in the community.

• Manage eating, bathing, dressing, personal care, hygiene and other daily activities

• Life skills such as shopping and banking

• Extra support for health and safety

This service helps people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), traumatic brain injury (TBI); ages 3 or older.

 

Respite Care

Gives caregivers a break, while knowing that their loved one is cared for. Care for the member could be provided in or out of the home.

• Overnight care

• Weekend care

• Emergency care

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State website and definitions can be found  HERE.