In-Home Supportive Services

The In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Program helps pay for services provided to low-income elderly, blind or disabled individuals, including children, so that they can remain safely in their own home. IHSS is considered an alternative to out-of-home care, such as nursing homes or board and care facilities.

Some of the services that can be authorized through IHSS include: housecleaning, meal preparation, laundry, grocery shopping, personal care services (such as bowel and bladder care, bathing, grooming and paramedical services), accompaniment to medical appointments, and protective supervision for the mentally impaired. You must be on the Medi-CAL program first in oreder to qualify.   The IHSS program is administered by the Department of Public Social Services.                   

To Apply for IHSS, simply call:
1 (888) 944-IHSS [4477] or 1 (213) 744-IHSS [4477]