In-Home Supportive Services

The IHSS Program is a federal, state and locally funded program designed to help pay for services provided to you so that you can remain safely in your own home. You may be eligible if you are 65 years of age, disabled, or blind. Disabled children are also eligible for IHSS.
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IHSS Eligibility Information

What are other eligibility criteria for IHSS?
  • You must be a citizen of the United States or a qualified alien. You must also be a California resident.
  • You must live at home or an abode of your own choosing (acute care hospital, long-term care facilities, and licensed community care facilities are not considered "own home").
  • Your personal property may not exceed $2,000 for an individual or $3,000 for a couple.
  • Personal property that is considered in determining your resources includes cash on hand, checking and saving accounts, the value of stocks, bonds, trust deeds, real property (other than the home you own and live in), automobiles and recreational vehicles, promissory notes and loans.
  • Personal property that is not considered in determining your resources includes the home you own and in which you live, one automobile needed for transportation to medical appointments or work, and all life insurance policies if the combined face value is $1,500 or less.
  • If you do not receive SSI/SSP, your income will be used to determine your eligibility for IHSS. Depending on the amount of your income, you may be required to pay for a portion of your IHSS benefits (share of cost). Also needed is a Health Care Certification indicationg you have a need for service and are at risk of out of home care.

The Department of Aging and Adult Services offer a wide variety of programs designed to help the senior, disabled , and at-risk adults in our county.