In-Home Supportive Services program

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The In-Home Supportive Services program is a California public assistance program that helps low-income elderly, blind, and disabled individuals receive personal care and domestic services in their own homes to avoid institutionalization.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf home- and community-based services program ⓘ
public assistance program ⓘ
social services program ⓘ
administeredBy California Department of Social Services ⓘ
county welfare departments ⓘ
assessmentConductedBy county social worker ⓘ
beneficiaryRole recipient is the employer of record for the provider in many counties ⓘ
benefitType in-home care hours ⓘ
wages for caregivers ⓘ
caregiverType family member caregiver ⓘ
individual provider ⓘ
parent caregiver of a minor child ⓘ
spouse caregiver ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
eligibilityCriterion aged 65 or older ⓘ
blindness ⓘ
disability ⓘ
low income ⓘ
need for assistance with activities of daily living ⓘ
residence in California ⓘ
feature hours of service are determined by a needs assessment ⓘ
recipient can hire and fire their own provider ⓘ
services are provided in the recipient’s own home ⓘ
fundingSource Medi-Cal ⓘ
linked to: Medicaid

county funds ⓘ
state funds ⓘ
goal to promote independence of disabled and elderly individuals ⓘ
to reduce institutional care costs ⓘ
governedBy California Department of Social Services regulations ⓘ
federal Medicaid rules ⓘ
legalBasis California Welfare and Institutions Code ⓘ
operatesInJurisdiction California ⓘ
programModel consumer-directed care ⓘ
purpose to help eligible individuals remain safely in their own homes ⓘ
to prevent or delay institutionalization ⓘ
relatedConcept home- and community-based services waivers ⓘ
long-term services and supports ⓘ
relatedProgram Medi-Cal ⓘ
linked to: Medicaid
serviceType accompaniment to medical appointments ⓘ
assistance with activities of daily living ⓘ
assistance with instrumental activities of daily living ⓘ
domestic services ⓘ
paramedical services ⓘ
personal care services ⓘ
protective supervision ⓘ
targetPopulation low-income blind individuals ⓘ
low-income disabled individuals ⓘ
low-income elderly individuals ⓘ

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California Department of Social Services → administers → In-Home Supportive Services program ⓘ
Fresno County Department of Social Services → offersProgram → In-Home Supportive Services ⓘ
linked to: In-Home Supportive Services program