In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Fact Sheets

The following resources are provided for program recipients/consumers. It is intended to help individuals understand their rights and responsibilities in the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program. For additional resources, go to IHSS Recipient/Consumer Resources. 

IHSS Program Information

• Overview of the IHSS Program
  • Translations: Armenian, Chinese, Spanish
• IHSS Authorized Tasks
  • Translations: Armenian, Chinese, Spanish
• Share-of-Cost
  • Translations: Armenian, Chinese, Spanish
• Teaching and Demonstration
  • Translations: Armenian, Chinese, Spanish
• Functional Index Rankings and Hourly Task Guidelines
  • Translations: Armenian, Chinese, Spanish
• IHSS Program Services
  • Translations: Armenian, Chinese, Spanish
• IHSS Recipient Right to File a Hearing
  • Translations: Armenian, Chinese, Spanish
• Paramedical Services
  • Translations: Armenian, Chinese, Spanish
• IHSS Protective Supervision for Adults (PUB 521)
  • Translated versions in Armenian, Chinese, and Spanish will be posted at Translated Forms and Publications
• IHSS Protecitve Supervision for Minor Children (PUB 522)
  • Translated versions in Armenian, Chinese, and Spanish will be posted at Translated Forms and Publications

Finding, Hiring and Working with a Provider

• Finding, Interviewing, and Hiring a Provider - Full Color
  • Translations: Armenian, Chinese, Spanish
• Getting Started with Your New Provider - Full Color
  • Translations: Armenian, Chinese, Spanish
• IHSS Recipient and Provider Job Agreement - Full Color
  • Translations: Armenian, Chinese, Spanish
• Communicating with Your Provider - Full Color
  • Translations: Armenian, Chinese, Spanish
• Setting and Maintaining Boundaries - Full Color
  • Translations: Armenian, Chinese, Spanish
• Supervising Your Provider - Full Color
  • Translations: Armenian, Chinese, Spanish
• Deciding When to Fire a Provider - Full Color
  • Translations: Armenian, Chinese, Spanish
• Timesheets - Full Color
  • Translations: Armenian, Chinese, Spanish
• Tips & Techniques to Reduce Injuries - Full Color
  • Translations: Armenian, Chinese, Spanish

Blind and Visually Impaired Resources

• Blind and Visually Impaired Accommodations - Full Color
  • Translations: Armenian, Chinese, Spanish
• Alternative Format
  • Translations: Armenian, Chinese, Spanish
• Telephone Timesheet System - Full Color
  • Translations: Armenian, Chinese, Spanish

Other Helpful Information

• Suggestions on How to Handle Money - Full Color
  • Translations: Armenian, Chinese, Spanish
• Recognizing Abusive Behavior - Full Color
  • Translations: Armenian, Chinese, Spanish