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title: "Community Alternatives Program for Disabled Adults: Definition"
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State programs

# Community Alternatives Program for Disabled Adults (CAP/DA)

The Community Alternatives Program for Disabled Adults, or CAP/DA, is a North Carolina Medicaid waiver for adults age 18 or older who need a nursing facility level of care but prefer to stay in their own homes. NC Medicaid runs it through the Division of Health Benefits.

## Why it matters for your family

CAP/DA can pay for a personal care aide, adult day health, home changes, meal delivery, respite, emergency response, equipment, and case management. It is meant for cases where no household member or other source can meet all of the person's needs. NC Medicaid has said people may be placed on a statewide waitlist. A common mistake is to confuse CAP/DA with the Personal Care Services benefit. PCS is a state plan benefit with its own rules. Call the NC Medicaid Contact Center at 888-245-0179 to ask about availability. Ask for the case manager's contact details after approval, since changes in need go through that person.

Source: [medicaid.ncdhhs.gov](https://medicaid.ncdhhs.gov/beneficiaries/get-started/find-programs-and-services/community-alternatives-program-disabled-adults)

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## Related terms

-   [**North Carolina Personal Care Services (PCS)**North Carolina Personal Care Services, or PCS, is a Medicaid state plan benefit that pays for in-home help with daily activities.](https://homecare.preview.multisites.ai/glossary/north-carolina-personal-care-services/)
-   [**Level of care assessment**A level of care assessment is an evaluation that decides whether a person needs the level of care that a nursing facility provides.](https://homecare.preview.multisites.ai/glossary/level-of-care-assessment/)
-   [**Medicaid waiver waitlist**A Medicaid waiver waitlist is a list of people who qualify for a home and community-based waiver but cannot enroll yet because the state has no open slot.](https://homecare.preview.multisites.ai/glossary/medicaid-waiver-waitlist/)
-   [**Home and community-based services (HCBS) waiver**A home and community-based services (HCBS) waiver is a Medicaid program that pays for care at home or in the community instead of in a nursing home.](https://homecare.preview.multisites.ai/glossary/home-and-community-based-services-waiver/)
-   [**Medicaid eligibility**Medicaid eligibility for long-term care depends on need, income, and assets.](https://homecare.preview.multisites.ai/glossary/medicaid-eligibility/)
-   [**Care coordinator**A care coordinator is a person who organizes a person's care among doctors, agencies, and family.](https://homecare.preview.multisites.ai/glossary/care-coordinator/)

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