Get residents out.
Keep staff in.
A trained Guide goes with a small Crew. Scout books the ride and drafts the note. The Guide’s time is billed as Community Networking, so your per diem and your staffing ratio stay put.
Two want to go. Two staff on. Someone has to stay.
You know this math. Most rate models have no line for outings, and taking people out leaves the house short. Groulpi adds people, not just ideas.
Every outing pulls someone off the floor
Hiring is hard and shifts run thin. When a staff member leaves for an outing, the people at home lose that support.
Community time gets squeezed out
When budgets tighten, outings and the rides that go with them are often the first to go. People notice.
- A trained Guide for each Crew of 2–4
- Rides booked and tracked
- Outings planned around what people like
- A draft note for every person, every time
Community Networking, explained
NC Innovations already has a service for this. Community Networking pays for support to take part in community life. Groulpi plans to deliver it with trained Guides.
| Service | NC Innovations Community Networking |
|---|---|
| Billing code | H2015 |
| What it covers | A Guide’s time supporting the person out in the community. Individual (about $29.12/hr) and group (about $3.96 per 15 min) rates on the Trillium FY25–26 table. |
| Classes & fees | Up to $1,000 per plan year for classes, memberships and fees. |
| Transport | Billed separately from the Guide’s time. |
| Your per diem | Untouched. Residential Supports keeps paying the home as it does today. |
| Hours | Community Networking shares a 40 hrs/week cap with Day Supports. |
The note writes itself. You still sign it.
After each outing, Scout drafts a service note for every person who went. It pulls in the time, place, who was there and the plan goals the outing supported.
- One draft per person, tied to their plan goals
- Times, places and ride details filled in
- Staff review, edit and sign. Nothing is filed on its own.
- Planned: export to the record systems you already use, like Therap
Community Networking · H2015
| Explorer | Example Explorer |
|---|---|
| Outing | Public library, book club |
| Time | 2:30–4:15 PM |
| Plan goal | Join a community group they choose |
| Status | Waiting for staff review |
Proof of community access, outing by outing
The HCBS Settings Rule requires real community access, and full compliance has been due since March 2023. Groulpi keeps a dated record of every outing, who chose to go and who chose not to. That’s evidence you can show at review time.
No more whole-house outings
Small Crews of 2–4 mean people can go when they want to, and stay home when they don’t.
A dated log of every outing
Where people went, who chose to go and who said no. Ready when the reviewer asks.
The activity rule, covered
NC rule 10A NCAC 13F .0905 sets the floor for activities in adult care homes. Groulpi can plan the outings, staff them and keep the record.
For adult care homes, a Guide’s time isn’t usually covered by NC Innovations. We’re working out pricing with pilot homes.
What the pilot looks like
Small on purpose. We do the work by hand first, so the software is built around what really happens.
A short call
How many outings happened last month? What got in the way of the rest? Who wants to go where?
We plan and staff outings
Around four a month to start. We bring the Guide, sort the ride and draft the notes.
We measure together
Cost per outing, staff time saved, and what residents say about it. You keep the data.
Before you ask
Let’s get your residents out.
Tell us about your homes, your county and what gets in the way today.
Join the pilot