Family-built origin
Read how Joe and Leona Snyder turned lived experience with Cole into Waive Help.
Live · CMS data Apr '26THE BENEFITS
Read the full methodology
THE BENEFITS
MAP YOUR
STATE WON'T
give you.
A–F grades on every state's HCBS system. Wait times, funding, self-determination — built from public data so caregivers can stop guessing and start moving.
◇ How we grade
A
Full SD · short wait
B
Partial SD · moderate
C
Limited programs
D
Long waits · low spend
F
No DD waiver
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States mapped
Atlas methodology v1.0
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HCBS context
Public spending landscape
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Families waiting
National waitlist pressure
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First steps
Newly diagnosed guide
◇ Why trust it
Proof without pretending.
Waive Help should earn trust through story, sources, and public utility before asking a family to commit.
Published methodology
See how the Atlas grades combine public HCBS sources, waitlist signals, and caveats.
Public first-call resources
Hotlines and crisis resources stay public so families can act before they create an account.
Newly diagnosed guide
A ten-step public guide for the first days after diagnosis, with sources and plain language.
§ 02 — Compare
Two states. Side by side.
Families relocate on numbers, not vibes. Compare wait times, programs, and self-direction rights across any two states.
D
MS
Mississippi
Wait
6 yearsSD
NoneSpending
LowWaivers
2Mandate
LimitedB+
CO
Colorado
Wait
1 yearSD
PartialSpending
HighWaivers
6Mandate
Strong§ 03 — How it works
Seven steps, plain language.
From first diagnosis to an action plan your state actually honors.
01
COMPASS QUIZ
Five minutes. See where your family stands.
02
EXPLORE YOUR STATE
Waivers, wait times, who qualifies.
03
COMPARE STATES
Grades across funding, access, SD.
04
ACTION PLAN
Sequenced checklist with deadlines.
05
FIGHT DENIALS
Appeal templates tied to your state.
06
FIND GRANTS
Matched from $2.4M discovered.
07
AI NAVIGATOR
Ask anything. Trained on 50-state data.
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BUILT FOR CAREGIVERS
Late nights, scattered tabs, no more.
◇ Pricing
PAY ONCE YOU KNOW
it works.
Free plan covers first-time research. Upgrade when you're filing, appealing, or applying — the moments it pays for itself.
Free
Get your bearings.
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◉Compass Quiz (unlimited)
◉Preview 10 grants
◉Explore 50 states
◉Read all guides
◉Ask Compass 20×/hr
◇ Built to recover what's yours
Built to help families recover what's theirs — back pay, overturned denials, matched grants, and waiver supports.
We're building outcome measurement so we can report real numbers. See our methodology.
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