Great news for our NC Habilitation offices that operate under Partners Behavioral Health, a Local Management Entity/Managed Care Organization (LME/MCO) that oversees Medicaid’s Innovation Waiver in western North Carolina. After more than of a year of advocating for rate parity for like services, Partners announced yesterday rate increases for community-based services. The Community Living & Support rate will see a 9% increase, bringing it to $20.28 effective August 1, 2018.

This much-needed increase will allow BAYADA to hire and retain more qualified professionals and take care of more individuals at home and in the community. While this is a great step forward, our work is not done yet. BAYADA, along with our Hearts for Home Care advocates, will continue to push towards more rate increases so that we can ensure that North Carolina has enough high-quality caregivers to meet the growing demand for home care services. Our field staff deserve better wages, and our clients and all of those who wish to remain at home in North Carolina deserve better access to quality services.

Thank you to all our advocates who supported this increase through your input and your contact with legislators. We truly are #StrongerTogether.