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what is ihss?

In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) is a Medi-Cal benefit that provides home care assistance to elders, dependent adults, and minors with disabilities to live safely in their own homes or other non institutional settings.

In-Home Supportive Services

IHSS HOME Hotline 1(888)960-4477 Apply Online RiversideIHSS.org

who is eligible to receive ihss?

Applicants who meet Medi-Cal eligibility requirements in California. Elders, dependent adults, and minors whose disability is expected to continue longer than 12 months. Elders, dependent adults, and minors whose physician or a medical professional has determined that they are unable to remain safely in their own home without IHSS. 52,460 IHSS recipients were active in Riverside County as of June 2024. More than 20,500 new IHSS applications were received by Riverside County Adult Services in FY 23/24. In FY 23/24 over 548,000 calls were handled by the IHSS Hotlines to address recipient and provider needs. As of June 2024, an average of 128.3 IHSS hours were authorized per recipient, per month. ihss recipient facts

Adult Services Mission

Promote safety, well-being, and independence for elder and dependent adults through accurate and timely assessments and linkage to services.

DPSS Adult Services Division 7/2024

Active IHSS Cases

52,460

FY 23/24

47,307

FY 22/23

42,630

FY 21/22

40,404

FY 20/21

39,026

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Ihss SERVICES Depending on the need of the applicant, services may include assistance with meal preparation and clean-up, food shopping, bathing, dressing, personal care, house cleaning, assistance with medications and certain other paramedical assistance (with physician approval). Assessments of IHSS recipient needs are conducted at the time of initial application and at least every 12 months thereafter.

Who are Ihss PROVIDERS? Once an application for IHSS is approved, recipients may independently select their own provider. The IHSS Public Authority is also an option to locate and hire an individual provider if recipients do not already have a specific person identified to assist in their home. IHSS PROVIDER facts As of June 2024, 45,157 providers were approved in Riverside County to provide services to IHSS recipients. 70% of the providers were live-in providers. 76% were related to the recipient.

Recipient Age Groups

0-17 yrs 15%

85+ yrs 9.6%

75-84 yrs 16.1%

18-44 yrs 18.8%

65-74 yrs 18.3%

45-64 yrs 22.2%