--- slug: california-ihss title: "In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) (paid in-home care for aged, blind and disabled Californians on Medi-Cal): who qualifies, what you get, how to apply, and what happens next" kind: procedure status: published hash: 5d8e7d6992739c3c7a04c8954a853f4f6c94cc9b0b7cde176f75371d2429c532 created: 2026-10-09T14:09:59.456Z updated: 2026-10-09T14:11:57.556Z summary: "IHSS pays a provider, who can be a family member, to help aged, blind and disabled people on Medi-Cal with daily tasks at home, up to 283 hours a month for the most impaired. The county assesses need at a home visit. Apply with form SOC 295 at the county IHSS office." tags: ["ihss","in-home supportive services","california","benefits","health","procedure"] above: ["[[california-benefits-graph]]"] below: [] adjacent: ["[[california-medi-cal]]", "[[california-ssi-ssp]]", "[[california-capi]]", "[[california-mssp-cbas]]", "[[california-pace]]", "[[california-medicare-savings-programs]]", "[[california-older-americans-act-meals]]", "[[california-calfresh]]"] nested: [] --- # In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) (paid in-home care for aged, blind and disabled Californians on Medi-Cal): who qualifies, what you get, how to apply, and what happens next *IHSS pays a provider, who can be a family member, to help aged, blind and disabled people on Medi-Cal with daily tasks at home, up to 283 hours a month for the most impaired. The county assesses need at a home visit. Apply with form SOC 295 at the county IHSS office.* ## What IHSS is, in one paragraph In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) pays for help at home for people who are aged, blind or disabled, so they can stay home instead of moving to a care facility (rule:who). The county assesses which tasks a person needs help with, such as bathing, dressing, meals, cleaning, shopping and getting to medical appointments, and authorizes a number of hours each month. The person hires the provider, who can be a relative, and the state pays the provider. It is a Medi-Cal program run by each county. ```widget { "type": "stat", "value": "283 hours", "label": "the most IHSS hours a severely impaired person can be authorized each month; 195 if not severely impaired (CDSS regulation, rule:max_hours)" } ``` ## Who may qualify A person may qualify who meets all of: - lives in California (rule:resident); - has a Medi-Cal eligibility determination (rule:medi_cal); - lives at home or a place of their own choosing, not a hospital or care facility (rule:own_home); - is aged, blind or disabled and needs help to stay safely at home (rule:who); - returns a Health Care Certification (SOC 873) from a licensed health care professional (rule:health_care_certification). **Hours.** The county social worker sets the hours at a home visit (rule:home_assessment). Monthly limits through an individual provider: | Recipient | Maximum hours per month | |---|---| | Severely impaired | 283 | | Not severely impaired | 195 | (rule:max_hours, rule:absolute_max). **Pay.** The provider's hourly wage is set county by county (rule:provider_wage). ## What the model on this page can do for you This article is also the context of a model you can text or chat with. The buttons under the title open Messages with a note already written, or a chat on this page. The model has read this exact page: the rules above with their source ids, the procedure below, and the other programs the same facts open. It asks for one or two facts at a time, starting with Medi-Cal status and the tasks that need help, tells you which rules you pass and which it cannot decide, helps list each task and the time it takes before the home visit, and gives the exact next step. It has no tools: it cannot apply for you, and it says so. Every message is kept on this build's Ledger. A screening here is a screening, not a decision. The county decides. ## How to apply, and what happens after Submit an application (SOC 295) to your county IHSS office (rule:apply_where). The doctor's Health Care Certification must reach the county before any hours are authorized (rule:health_care_certification). | Stage | What happens | Deadline | What loses people their hours | |---|---|---|---| | Screen | Residence, Medi-Cal, own home, daily needs | Minutes | No Medi-Cal determination yet | | Apply | SOC 295 to the county IHSS office | Same day | Waiting for a Medi-Cal decision before applying | | Certification | SOC 873 from a health care professional | Before authorization | Form never returned | | Home visit | Social worker assesses each task | UNKNOWN | Underreporting needs | | Decision | Notice with services and monthly hours (rule:hours_notice) | UNKNOWN | Accepting hours below need | | Hire | Recipient hires and supervises the provider (rule:hire_provider) | Before work starts | Provider not enrolled | | Reassess | Every year, or on request (rule:annual_reassessment, rule:reassess_on_request) | Yearly | Hours cut at reassessment | | Appeal | State hearing | 90 days from the notice (rule:hearing_90) | Missing the window | ```widget { "type": "json", "title": "The procedure, stage by stage, as data", "ref": "#facts.procedure.stages", "open_depth": 1 } ``` ## The same facts open other programs Age, disability and Medi-Cal status open: - [[california-medi-cal]] (B011): the coverage IHSS requires. - [[california-ssi-ssp]] (B023) and [[california-capi]] (B024): monthly cash for aged, blind or disabled people. - [[california-mssp-cbas]] (B016) and [[california-pace]] (B073): care management and day programs for people who want to stay home. - [[california-medicare-savings-programs]] (B013): Medicare costs paid. - [[california-older-americans-act-meals]] (B063) and [[california-calfresh]] (B001): meals and food benefits. Those connections are read from [[california-benefits-graph|the California benefits graph]]. ```widget { "type": "json", "title": "What this article shares with the graph", "ref": "#facts.ontology", "open_depth": 2 } ``` ## How this page works This page is one JSON object. The page, the Markdown and the machine copy at [/a/california-ihss.json](https://miscsubjects.com/a/california-ihss.json) are three views of it. Its `facts` carry the article's identity and jurisdiction, the procedure with its stages, every rule with its source id and verification status, the fields with their canonical fact names, the ontology edges into the benefits graph, the declared actions, the model's instructions, and the permissions the model has (none). The model's context is served separately at [/a/california-ihss/context](https://miscsubjects.com/a/california-ihss/context): the same object, projected for a model. What is saved: a thread per phone number that texts, holding which articles it asked about, how many messages, and the facts it stated, so a person who comes back continues rather than restarts. Every message, in either direction, is a row on this build's Ledger. Figures carry their status in `facts.rules[].status`. The 283- and 195-hour limits are from the CDSS regulation page (MPP Division 30), read on 9 October 2026; county wage rates are UNKNOWN here. ## Official addresses - Apply: your county IHSS office, with form [SOC 295](https://www.cdss.ca.gov/Portals/9/FMUForms/Q-T/SOC295.pdf) - The program, from the state: [CDSS IHSS](https://www.cdss.ca.gov/in-home-supportive-services) - IHSS Service Desk: (866) 376-7066 - Hour limits explained: [Disability Rights California](https://www.disabilityrightsca.org/publications/understanding-the-maximum-amount-of-hours-available-calculating-hours) - State hearings: [CDSS hearing requests](https://www.cdss.ca.gov/hearing-requests), (800) 743-8525; California Department of Social Services, State Hearings Division, P.O. Box 944243, Mail Station 9-17-442, Sacramento, California 94244-2430 ## Facts ```json { "measured_at": "2026-10-09T13:57:28Z", "article": { "id": "ihss-ca", "slug": "california-ihss", "program_id": "B015", "jurisdiction": "US-CA", "aliases": [ "IHSS", "In-Home Supportive Services", "in-home care", "paid family caregiver", "personal care services" ], "schema_version": "jarticle/1 + benefit-article/1 (these facts)" }, "procedure": { "id": "proc:apply_ihss_ca", "type": "procedure", "program_id": "B015", "authority": "California Department of Social Services (CDSS) and county IHSS offices (county social workers)", "outcome": "authorized monthly hours of in-home help, paid to a provider the recipient hires", "apply_at": "https://www.cdss.ca.gov/in-home-supportive-services", "stages": [ { "id": "stage:discover", "order": 1, "name": "Discover", "what_happens": "An aged, blind or disabled person on Medi-Cal, or the family, learns the state pays for in-home help, including a family member as the paid provider", "who_acts": "Person / family / doctor", "timeline": "No deadline", "evidence": "None", "failure_mode": "Families providing unpaid care without knowing it can be paid", "model_role": "Screen from Medi-Cal status and daily needs", "automation_class": "A" }, { "id": "stage:screen_eligibility", "order": 2, "name": "Screen eligibility", "what_happens": "California residence, Medi-Cal determination, living at home, need for help with daily tasks", "who_acts": "Model + person", "timeline": "Minutes", "evidence": "Medi-Cal status, address, tasks needed", "failure_mode": "No Medi-Cal determination yet", "model_role": "Route to Medi-Cal first when there is no determination", "automation_class": "A" }, { "id": "stage:complete_application", "order": 3, "name": "Complete application", "what_happens": "SOC 295 application to the county IHSS office", "who_acts": "Person or family", "timeline": "Same day", "evidence": "SOC 295", "failure_mode": "Application waiting on a Medi-Cal decision", "model_role": "Pre-fill from canonical facts", "automation_class": "A" }, { "id": "stage:submit", "order": 4, "name": "Submit", "what_happens": "Application to the county IHSS office", "who_acts": "Person", "timeline": "Same day", "evidence": "Receipt", "failure_mode": "No proof of filing", "model_role": "Record the date", "automation_class": "B" }, { "id": "stage:health_care_certification", "order": 5, "name": "Health care certification", "what_happens": "Doctor or licensed professional completes SOC 873", "who_acts": "Health care professional", "timeline": "Before services can be authorized", "evidence": "SOC 873", "failure_mode": "Form never returned; 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IHSS is a Medi-Cal program.", "jurisdiction": "US-CA", "source": "s_cdss_ihss_medi_cal", "status": "verified 2026-10-09" }, { "id": "rule:own_home", "kind": "categorical", "text": "The person must live at home or in a place of their own choosing; hospitals, long-term care facilities and licensed community care facilities do not count.", "jurisdiction": "US-CA", "source": "s_cdss_ihss_home", "status": "verified 2026-10-09" }, { "id": "rule:health_care_certification", "kind": "procedure", "text": "A completed Health Care Certification (form SOC 873) from a licensed health care professional must reach the county before services are authorized.", "jurisdiction": "US-CA", "source": "s_cdss_ihss_soc873", "status": "verified 2026-10-09" }, { "id": "rule:home_assessment", "kind": "procedure", "text": "A county social worker interviews the person at home and assesses which tasks they cannot safely do and how many hours each needs.", "jurisdiction": "US-CA", "source": "s_cdss_ihss_visit", "status": "verified 2026-10-09" }, { "id": "rule:hours_notice", "kind": "benefit", "text": "An approval notice states the authorized services and the total hours per month.", "jurisdiction": "US-CA", "source": "s_cdss_ihss_notice", "status": "verified 2026-10-09" }, { "id": "rule:max_hours", "kind": "benefit", "text": "Monthly hour limits for services through an individual provider: 283 hours for a severely impaired recipient, 195 for a recipient who is not severely impaired.", "jurisdiction": "US-CA", "effective": "1988-07-08 onward", "values_hours_monthly": { "severely_impaired": 283, "not_severely_impaired": 195 }, "source": "s_cdss_ihss_reg_283", "status": "verified 2026-10-09" }, { "id": "rule:max_hours_195", "kind": "benefit", "text": "The 195-hour monthly limit applies to a recipient not determined severely impaired.", "jurisdiction": "US-CA", "value_hours_monthly": 195, "source": "s_cdss_ihss_reg_195", "status": "verified 2026-10-09" }, { "id": "rule:absolute_max", "kind": "benefit", "text": "The most IHSS hours any person can get is 283 a month.", "jurisdiction": "US-CA", "value_hours_monthly": 283, "source": "s_drc_ihss_max", "status": "verified 2026-10-09 (Disability Rights California guide; the CDSS regulation states the same 283-hour limit)" }, { "id": "rule:hire_provider", "kind": "procedure", "text": "The recipient hires the provider and is the provider's employer: hires, trains, supervises and can fire them. 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The county wage is UNKNOWN here.", "jurisdiction": "US-CA", "source": "s_cdss_ihss_wages", "status": "verified 2026-10-09" }, { "id": "rule:annual_reassessment", "kind": "renewal", "text": "Need is reassessed at a home visit every year.", "jurisdiction": "US-CA", "value_months": 12, "source": "s_cdss_ihss_reassess", "status": "verified 2026-10-09" }, { "id": "rule:reassess_on_request", "kind": "renewal", "text": "A recipient may ask for a reassessment at any time when needs or circumstances change.", "jurisdiction": "US-CA", "source": "s_cdss_ihss_reassess_any", "status": "verified 2026-10-09" }, { "id": "rule:apply_where", "kind": "procedure", "text": "Apply by submitting an application (form SOC 295) to the county IHSS office.", "jurisdiction": "US-CA", "source": "s_cdss_ihss_apply", "status": "verified 2026-10-09" }, { "id": "rule:service_desk", "kind": "administration", "text": "The IHSS Service Desk number is (866) 376-7066.", "jurisdiction": "US-CA", "source": "s_cdss_ihss_desk", "status": "verified 2026-10-09" }, { "id": "rule:hearing_90", "kind": "appeal", "text": "IHSS is a program the State Hearings Division hears; a person who disagrees with a county action on hours or services has 90 days to request a state hearing.", "jurisdiction": "US-CA", "value_days": 90, "source": "s_cdss_hearings", "status": "verified 2026-10-09" } ], "fiscal_year": { "fiscal_year": "UNKNOWN", "effective": "UNKNOWN", "source": null, "area": "California", "note": "IHSS hours are set per person by assessment; the hour limits have no yearly figures, and provider wages are set by each county" }, "fields": [ { "field_id": "f:dob", "canonical_fact": "person.identity.date_of_birth", "label": "Date of birth", "data_type": "date", "required": true, "sensitivity": "personal", "used_by_rules": [ "rule:who" ] }, { "field_id": "f:disability", "canonical_fact": "person.health.disability_or_blindness", "label": "Blind or disabled", "data_type": "boolean", "required": true, "sensitivity": "sensitive", "used_by_rules": [ "rule:who" ] }, { "field_id": "f:state", "canonical_fact": "person.address.residential.state", "label": "State of residence", "data_type": "enum", "required": true, "sensitivity": "personal", "used_by_rules": [ "rule:resident" ] }, { "field_id": "f:county", "canonical_fact": "person.address.residential.county", "label": "County (the IHSS office and provider wage)", "data_type": "text", "required": true, "sensitivity": "personal", "used_by_rules": [ "rule:apply_where", "rule:provider_wage" ] }, { "field_id": "f:medi_cal", "canonical_fact": "benefits.currently_receiving[]", "label": "Medi-Cal eligibility determination, or SSI", "data_type": "list", "required": true, "sensitivity": "personal", "used_by_rules": [ "rule:medi_cal" ] }, { "field_id": "f:living", "canonical_fact": "household.living_arrangement", "label": "Lives at home or in a place of own choosing (not a hospital or care facility)", "data_type": "enum", "required": true, "sensitivity": "personal", "used_by_rules": [ "rule:own_home" ] }, { "field_id": "f:tasks", "canonical_fact": "person.health.daily_tasks_needing_help", "label": "Daily tasks that need help: bathing, dressing, meals, cleaning, shopping, medical appointments", "data_type": "list", "required": true, "sensitivity": "sensitive", "used_by_rules": [ "rule:home_assessment", "rule:max_hours" ] }, { "field_id": "f:severely_impaired", "canonical_fact": "person.health.ihss_severely_impaired", "label": "Found severely impaired by the county assessment", "data_type": "boolean", "required": false, "sensitivity": "sensitive", "used_by_rules": [ "rule:max_hours", "rule:max_hours_195" ] }, { "field_id": "f:provider", "canonical_fact": "person.caregiver.relationship", "label": "Who would provide care: a relative, friend or other", "data_type": "enum", "required": false, "sensitivity": "personal", "used_by_rules": [ "rule:family_provider", "rule:hire_provider" ] } ], "ontology": { "program_id": "B015", "graph": "california-benefits-graph", "related_program_ids": [ "B011", "B023", "B024", "B016", "B073", "B013", "B063", "B001" ], "related_programs": { "B011": "Medi-Cal (Medicaid)", "B023": "SSI + California SSP", "B024": "CAPI (Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants)", "B016": "Multipurpose Senior Services Program (MSSP) + CBAS", "B073": "PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly)", "B013": "Medicare Savings Programs (QMB / SLMB / QI / QDWI)", "B063": "Older Americans Act meals (Meals on Wheels / congregate)", "B001": "CalFresh (SNAP)" }, "triggered_by_events": [ "event:disability_becomes_long_term_permanent", "event:senior_needs_care_at_home_aging_parent_own_decline" ], "shares_facts_with": { "person.address.residential.state": [ "B001", "B011", "B021", "B027", "B043", "B045" ], "person.identity.date_of_birth": [ "B001", "B011", "B013", "B023", "B063" ], "benefits.currently_receiving[]": [ "B001", "B009", "B043", "B047" ] } }, "presentation": { "theme": "shared (the site's article theme)", "components": [ "help_bar", "stat", "rules_table", "stages_table", "json:fields", "json:ontology", "related_cards" ] }, "actions": [ { "id": "text_for_help", "kind": "sms", "label": "Text me for help", "body": "Hi, I’m looking at your IHSS article and want help checking my eligibility and finding other benefits." }, { "id": "open_article_chat", "kind": "chat", "label": "Chat about this article", "title": "IHSS: ask the article", "intro": "Ask anything about IHSS. The model has read this exact page, cites its sources by id, and can tell you which other programs the same facts open. It cannot apply for you; it tells you the exact next step.", "starters": [ "Am I eligible for IHSS?", "Can a family member be paid as my caregiver?", "How many hours could I get?", "How do I prepare for the home visit?", "What other benefits could I get?", "Continue where I left off" ] } ], "context": { "instructions": "You are helping one person or family with In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS). Use only the rules in this article's facts.rules, naming the rule id and its source id beside every figure. IHSS requires a Medi-Cal determination (rule:medi_cal) and a Health Care Certification (rule:health_care_certification); route to Medi-Cal first when there is none. Ask for at most two facts at a time, starting with Medi-Cal status and the daily tasks that need help; restate each as a canonical fact line (person.address.residential.state = CA). Help the person list each task and the time it takes before the county home visit; never estimate authorized hours beyond the 195 and 283 limits in rule:max_hours. Report results as: potentially eligible, potentially ineligible, insufficient information, or requires county determination; always say the county IHSS social worker decides. Use facts.ontology.related_programs and facts.procedure.stages for the next step. Never claim an application was filed. 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[In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Program](https://www.cdss.ca.gov/in-home-supportive-services) — “The In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program provides in-home assistance to eligible aged, blind, and disabled individuals as an alternative to out-of-home care and enables recipients to remain safely in their own homes.” (sha256 8f90ed5df36d822d) 2. [IHSS: residence](https://www.cdss.ca.gov/in-home-supportive-services) — “You must be a California resident.” (sha256 6c85b40cc543f2f7) 3. [IHSS: Medi-Cal](https://www.cdss.ca.gov/in-home-supportive-services) — “You must have a Medi-Cal eligibility determination.” (sha256 4a69a9aa8ae0666f) 4. [IHSS: own home](https://www.cdss.ca.gov/in-home-supportive-services) — “You must live at home or an abode of your own choosing” (sha256 dff61a204a378e47) 5. [IHSS: Health Care Certification](https://www.cdss.ca.gov/in-home-supportive-services) — “A completed Health Care Certification (SOC 873) must be received by the county prior to authorization of services.” (sha256 3e76056dc4a0ccc7) 6. [IHSS: home interview](https://www.cdss.ca.gov/in-home-supportive-services) — “A county social worker will interview you at your home to determine your eligibility and need for IHSS.” (sha256 b20cd62e60bd57d8) 7. [IHSS: notice](https://www.cdss.ca.gov/in-home-supportive-services) — “If approved, you will be notified of the services and the number of hours per month which have been authorized for you.” (sha256 c31878a6133429ad) 8. [IHSS: hiring a provider](https://www.cdss.ca.gov/in-home-supportive-services) — “You are considered your provider's employer and, therefore, it is your responsibility to hire, train, supervise, and fire this individual.” (sha256 56e624fa90054d2d) 9. [IHSS: provider pay](https://www.cdss.ca.gov/in-home-supportive-services) — “Because unions negotiate with the employer of record in each county, the wage rates may vary from county to county.” (sha256 10e31dd0cbe39868) 10. [IHSS: reassessments](https://www.cdss.ca.gov/in-home-supportive-services) — “IHSS assessments are completed during home visits at the initial intake assessment and annual reassessments.” (sha256 3ac5e463acede469) 11. [IHSS: reassessment on request](https://www.cdss.ca.gov/in-home-supportive-services) — “Recipients may request for a reassessment of need at any time if their needs or circumstances change.” (sha256 1cbd196cff8d2d89) 12. [IHSS: how to apply](https://www.cdss.ca.gov/in-home-supportive-services) — “To apply for IHSS, complete an application and submit it to your county IHSS Office” (sha256 50924c9007910bbf) 13. [MPP Division 30: IHSS hour limits (severely impaired)](https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/letters-regulations/legislation-and-regulations/confidentiality-regulations/div30-ch30-700-thru-sec30-785) — “The IHSS service hours for a severely impaired recipient receiving services through the individual provider mode of delivery shall not exceed 283 hours per month effective July 8, 1988.” (sha256 cb1bc324e9a75c51) 14. [MPP Division 30: IHSS hour limits (not severely impaired)](https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/letters-regulations/legislation-and-regulations/confidentiality-regulations/div30-ch30-700-thru-sec30-785) — “shall not exceed 195 hours per month effective July 8, 1988” (sha256 1100ca314cec7386) 15. [Understanding the Maximum Amount of Hours Available and Calculating Hours](https://www.disabilityrightsca.org/publications/understanding-the-maximum-amount-of-hours-available-calculating-hours) — “The maximum amount of IHSS hours an individual can get is 283 hours per month.” (sha256 330bf4f4bc4b9f1d) 16. [Overview of the IHSS Program (fact sheet)](https://www.cdss.ca.gov/Portals/9/Documents/2021%20Forms/OverviewOfIHSSProgram.pdf) — “A friend or relative may serve as your care provider” (sha256 330546b9d93716bc) 17. [IHSS Recipient Resources: contact](https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/cdss-programs/ihss/ihss-recipient-resource) — “IHSS Service Desk (866) 376-7066” (sha256 53b6c52ab8b94e89) 18. [State Hearing Requests](https://www.cdss.ca.gov/hearing-requests) — “you have 90 days to request a state hearing.” (sha256 8d5e5aaafc07390b) --- **above:** [[california-benefits-graph]] **adjacent:** [[california-medi-cal]], [[california-ssi-ssp]], [[california-capi]], [[california-mssp-cbas]], [[california-pace]], [[california-medicare-savings-programs]], [[california-older-americans-act-meals]], [[california-calfresh]]