What is Money Follows the Person?

Money Follows the Person (MFP) is a federally funded NC Medicaid program that helps people living in hospitals, nursing homes, or care centers for people with disabilities move into homes in their communities with the support they need.

The MFP program:

• Helps people move from facilities (like hospitals, nursing homes or care centers for people with disabilities) into homes or apartments.
• Gives more choices in where and how people get help.
• Looks for ways to fix problems that make it hard for people to get care at home.
• Since 2009, North Carolina MFP has transitioned 2,000 people back into the community.

Who’s Eligible?

To move with MFP, a person must:

• Live in a hospital, nursing home, or a care center for people with disabilities for at least 60 days.
• Be eligible for community-based Medicaid.
• Approved for home and community-based services.
• Choose to move into a “qualified home,” like:
  • Their own home or apartment
  • A family member’s home
  • A group home with four or fewer people (only allowed in some cases in NC)

What Help Can You Get?

Accessing Medicaid Support

People in the MFP program can get community services faster. This includes special Medicaid programs.

Planning Your Move Home

The program offers help with moving. Help includes paying for:

• Staff training
• Rent deposits
• Starting utilities like electricity
• Furniture
• Home changes like ramps
• Other one-time things, like food

Ongoing Support

Participants receive services through one of these NC Medicaid programs:

• CAP/DA (Community Alternatives Program for Disabled Adults)
• Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Waiver
• NC Innovations
• PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly)

For more information about MFP services, please visit the MFP webpage.