These errands may include: picking up prescriptions; delivering late payments to prevent a utility being shut off; and shopping for non-food supplies that you need to remain living safely at home.
Newsletter Catagories
Authorized Services
Public Authority Registry Lists
PA Registry Specialists help consumers by providing a list of IP names or ‘referrals’. Using a database designed to create a customized list for each consumer when they ask for one, the list filters IPs based on the consumer’s needs, including: location, hours needed, and tasks required.
Get The Most From Your Reassesement
The social worker’s purpose during the in-home visit is to check the IHSS consumer’s abilities; figure out which services are needed, and the time needed to do those services. You can advocate for yourself by helping the social worker understand all of your care issues and special needs, as well as the time needed for these tasks.
Health & Safety: Keep Your Belongings Secure
When something has been misplaced or has gone missing you may feel a sense of stress and anxiety – and these feelings can impact your physical and mental health.
Fostering A Healthy Work Relationship
Fostering a positive working relationship between consumers and care providers
Good News for IHSS Budget
The new state budget saves billions of dollars and pays down debt, while directing more resources to schools and low-income Californians.
Health & Safety in The Home: Tips to avoid Provider Injury
One of the key responsibilities an an IHSS consumer is that you instruct and supervise the tasks that you have been approved for. This includes providing the proper tools to the provider and, most importantly, training them on how to do them to ensure safety in the home.
Understanding the Role of IHSS In-Home Care Providers
Clear communication is crucial between care recipients and their In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Independent Care Providers (IPs) so that both parties feel satisfied with the relationship.