WHAT IS IHSS (In-Home Supportive Services)?
IHSS is a state program, administered by each county in California for the provision of in-home care workers hired by low-income blind, aged or disabled individuals requiring non-medical personal care such as bathing, feeding, dressing, and/or domestic services such as shopping, cooking, and housework to remain safely in their own homes. About 400,000 individual consumers in California rely on IHSS. Generally, these consumers have under $1000 in monthly income and $2000 in assets. Those with a higher income pay a higher share of cost. What is CAPA? The California Association of Public Authorities, or CAPA, was created to provide proactive leadership to improve the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program; promote the general interests of the active members; promote higher professional standards, and through the exchange of information and ideas, stimulate a collegial and cooperative spirit among the membership. More specifically the purposes of CAPA are to: A. Develop and support pub
