{"id":396378,"date":"2024-08-26T20:49:40","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T20:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/?page_id=396378"},"modified":"2025-12-08T23:28:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T23:28:13","slug":"questions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Most Asked Questions: IHSS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"396378\" class=\"elementor elementor-396378\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3645d9c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3645d9c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0996bc0 elementor-nav-menu--dropdown-tablet elementor-nav-menu__text-align-aside elementor-nav-menu--toggle elementor-nav-menu--burger elementor-widget elementor-widget-nav-menu\" data-id=\"0996bc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;layout&quot;:&quot;horizontal&quot;,&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;&lt;i class=\\&quot;fas fa-caret-down\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/i&gt;&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-solid&quot;},&quot;toggle&quot;:&quot;burger&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"Menu\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu--main elementor-nav-menu__container elementor-nav-menu--layout-horizontal e--pointer-background e--animation-fade\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-1-0996bc0\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-395173\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-item elementor-item-anchor\">About Us<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-395169\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/about-human-services-agency\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Mission \/ Vision \/ Values<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-395175\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-sub-item elementor-item-anchor\">Publications<\/a>\n\t<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-395176\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/annual-reports\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Annual Reports<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-395177\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/publications-3\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">HSA Policies<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-396128\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/strategic-plan\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">HSA Strategic Plan<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-395178\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/publications\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Program Brochures<\/a><\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-395214\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/about-human-services-agency\/leadership-team\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Leadership Team<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-395172\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/hsa-join-our-team\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Join Our Team<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-396544\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/hsa-data-and-information\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">HSA Data and Information<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-395171\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/hsa-contact-us\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Contact HSA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-74\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-item elementor-item-anchor\">Services<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-395039\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/locations-ways-to-apply\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Locations &amp; Ways to Apply<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-392290\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/hsa-services\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">List of Services<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-392292\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/topics-a-z\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Topics A-Z<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-392294\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/foster-transitional-age-youth\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Foster &amp; Transitional Age Youth<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-392295\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/helpful-links-information\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Helpful Links &amp; Information<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-392297\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/how-do-i\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">How Do I?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-392300\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/partners-providers\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Partners &amp; Providers<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-395080\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/disaster-resources\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Disaster Resources<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-395084\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/emergency-resources\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Community Emergency Access Assessment<\/a>\n\t<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-395083\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/disaster-resources\/survey-and-project-updates\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Survey and Project Updates<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-395082\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/disaster-resources\/toolkit\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Resource Toolkit<\/a><\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-392306\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/hsa-alert\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">HSA Alerts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-395487\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/hsa-news\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">News &amp; Events<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-396380\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/about-human-services-agency\/events\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Events<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-395290\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/hsa-news\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">HSA e-Newsletters<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-395488\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/social-media\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">HSA Social Media<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-395489\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/media\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Media Information<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-392307\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/hsa-contact-us\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Contact HSA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-toggle\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Menu Toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"elementor-menu-toggle__icon--open eicon-menu-bar\"><\/i><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"elementor-menu-toggle__icon--close eicon-close\"><\/i>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"elementor-nav-menu--dropdown elementor-nav-menu__container\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-2-0996bc0\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-395173\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-item elementor-item-anchor\" tabindex=\"-1\">About Us<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-395169\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/about-human-services-agency\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Mission \/ Vision \/ Values<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-395175\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-sub-item elementor-item-anchor\" tabindex=\"-1\">Publications<\/a>\n\t<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-395176\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/annual-reports\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Annual Reports<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-395177\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/publications-3\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">HSA Policies<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-396128\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/strategic-plan\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">HSA Strategic Plan<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-395178\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/publications\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Program Brochures<\/a><\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-395214\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/about-human-services-agency\/leadership-team\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Leadership Team<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-395172\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/hsa-join-our-team\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Join Our Team<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-396544\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/hsa-data-and-information\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">HSA Data and Information<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-395171\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/hsa-contact-us\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Contact HSA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-74\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-item elementor-item-anchor\" tabindex=\"-1\">Services<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-395039\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/locations-ways-to-apply\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Locations &amp; Ways to Apply<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-392290\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/hsa-services\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">List of Services<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-392292\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/topics-a-z\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Topics A-Z<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-392294\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/foster-transitional-age-youth\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Foster &amp; Transitional Age Youth<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-392295\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/helpful-links-information\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Helpful Links &amp; Information<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-392297\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/how-do-i\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">How Do I?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-392300\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/partners-providers\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Partners &amp; Providers<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-395080\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/disaster-resources\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Disaster Resources<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-395084\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/emergency-resources\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Community Emergency Access Assessment<\/a>\n\t<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-395083\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/disaster-resources\/survey-and-project-updates\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Survey and Project Updates<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-395082\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/disaster-resources\/toolkit\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Resource Toolkit<\/a><\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-392306\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/hsa-alert\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">HSA Alerts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-395487\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/hsa-news\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">News &amp; Events<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-396380\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/about-human-services-agency\/events\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Events<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-395290\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/hsa-news\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">HSA e-Newsletters<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-395488\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/social-media\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">HSA Social Media<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-395489\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/media\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Media Information<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-392307\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/hsa-contact-us\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Contact HSA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0177729 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0177729\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d43a2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d43a2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">IHSS: Most Asked Questions<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84482d4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"84482d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21f85ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21f85ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f13c6ae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f13c6ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1fecfb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f1fecfb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3f0e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b3f0e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8822b89 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8822b89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><h2><strong>Useful Links<\/strong><\/h2><ul class=\"arrow-list\"><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/12\/IHSS_WhatWeDo-56-22-070_12-06-2024-EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IHSS Brochure<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/s44345.pcdn.co\/human-services-agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/12\/IHSS_WhatWeDo-56-22-070_12-06-2024-SP.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-uw-pdf-br=\"1\" data-uw-pdf-doc=\"\">en espa\u00f1ol<\/a>)<\/strong><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/ihss-provider-newsletter\/\"><strong>IHSS Providers E-Newsletter Archive<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdss.ca.gov\/In-Home-Supportive-Services\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Eligibility Information - opens in new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"http:\/\/www.cdss.ca.gov\/In-Home-Supportive-Services\">Eligibility Information<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vcaaa.venturacounty.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Ventura County Area Agency on Aging - opens in new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"http:\/\/vcaaa.org\/\">Ventura County Area Agency on Aging<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/retirement.berkeley.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/cda_brochure_lo_res.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Learn About Long Term Care Options - opens in new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-pdf-br=\"1\" data-uw-pdf-doc=\"\">Learn About Long Term Care Options<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.helpguide.org\/articles\/senior-housing\/assisted-living-facilities.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Making the Move to Assisted Living - opens in new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"http:\/\/www.helpguide.org\/articles\/senior-housing\/assisted-living-facilities.htm\">Making the Move to Assisted Living<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/seniorshealth.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Senior Health Resources - opens in new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/seniorshealth.html\">Older Adult Health Resources<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.veteransaidbenefit.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Veterans Benefits for Seniors - opens in new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.veteransaidbenefit.org\/\">Veterans Benefits for Seniors<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vcportal.venturacounty.gov\/HSA\/docs\/brochures\/pdf\/How%20To%20Report%20Medi-Cal%20Fraud.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"How to Report Medi-Cal Fraud - opens in new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-pdf-br=\"1\" data-uw-pdf-doc=\"\">How to Report Medi-Cal Fraud<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/ihss-data\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/ihss-data\/\"><strong>IHSS Data<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76bac6f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"76bac6f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c08d39 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c08d39\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c77f22e elementor-widget elementor-widget-bdt-accordion\" data-id=\"c77f22e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bdt-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-container\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"bdt-ep-accordion-c77f22e\" class=\"bdt-ep-accordion bdt-accordion\" data-bdt-accordion=\"{&quot;collapsible&quot;:true,&quot;multiple&quot;:false,&quot;animation&quot;:true,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;ease-in-out&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:200}\" \t\tdata-settings=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;bdt-ep-accordion-c77f22e&quot;,&quot;activeHash&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;activeScrollspy&quot;:null,&quot;hashTopOffset&quot;:false,&quot;hashScrollspyTime&quot;:false,&quot;closeAllItemsOnMobile&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"bdt-ep-accordion-title bdt-accordion-title bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle bdt-flex-between\" id=\"bdt-ep-accordion-what-is-ihss\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-accordion-index=\"0\" data-title=\"what-is-ihss\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon bdt-flex-align-right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-hidden=\"true\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon-closed\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw fas fa-plus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon-opened\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw fas fa-minus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span role=\"heading\" class=\"bdt-ep-title-text bdt-flex-inline bdt-flex-middle\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat is IHSS?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-content bdt-accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) provide people with low income who are\u00a0<a class=\"gpop-trigger glossary-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ca.db101.org\/glossary.htm#_q1311\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"1311 noopener\" data-original-title=\"\">blind<\/a>,\u00a0<a class=\"gpop-trigger glossary-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ca.db101.org\/glossary.htm#_q846\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"846 noopener\" data-original-title=\"\">disabled<\/a>, or 65 years old or older with personal assistance and in-home services so they can safely stay in their homes or continue working. Services range from assistance with household chores to personal care and\u00a0<a class=\"gpop-trigger glossary-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ca.db101.org\/glossary.htm#_q1879\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"1879 noopener\" data-original-title=\"\">paramedical services<\/a>. IHSS is often seen as an alternative to assisted living or nursing facilities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"bdt-ep-accordion-title bdt-accordion-title bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle bdt-flex-between\" id=\"bdt-ep-accordion-who-can-apply-for-ihss\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-accordion-index=\"1\" data-title=\"who-can-apply-for-ihss\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon bdt-flex-align-right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-hidden=\"true\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon-closed\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw fas fa-plus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon-opened\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw fas fa-minus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span role=\"heading\" class=\"bdt-ep-title-text bdt-flex-inline bdt-flex-middle\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWho can apply for IHSS?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-content bdt-accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>California residents can apply for IHSS if they:<\/p><ul class=\"arrow-list\"><li>Are SSI\/SSP or Medi\u2013Cal eligible AND<\/li><li>Are blind, disabled OR 65 years of age or older AND<\/li><li>Are living in a home, apartment or residence of choice (not including a hospital, nursing home, assisted living or licensed care facility) AND<\/li><li>Are unable to live safely at home without care.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"bdt-ep-accordion-title bdt-accordion-title bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle bdt-flex-between\" id=\"bdt-ep-accordion-how-do-i-apply-for-care\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-accordion-index=\"2\" data-title=\"how-do-i-apply-for-care\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon bdt-flex-align-right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-hidden=\"true\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon-closed\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw fas fa-plus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon-opened\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw fas fa-minus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span role=\"heading\" class=\"bdt-ep-title-text bdt-flex-inline bdt-flex-middle\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow do I apply for care?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-content bdt-accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you already have Medi-Cal or once you\u2019re approved for it, you can come into the office or call 805-654-3236 to submit an application, or fax your completed application to 805-654-3206, or email it to <a href=\"mailto:HSA-IHSS-Applications@venturacounty.gov\"><strong>HSA-IHSS-Applications@VenturaCounty.gov<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p><p>Once your application and Healthcare Certification are received, a social worker will come to your home to conduct an assessment of your mental and physical abilities and limitations to determine whether you qualify for the program.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"bdt-ep-accordion-title bdt-accordion-title bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle bdt-flex-between\" id=\"bdt-ep-accordion-how-do-i-find-out-if-i-qualify-for-ihss\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-accordion-index=\"3\" data-title=\"how-do-i-find-out-if-i-qualify-for-ihss\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon bdt-flex-align-right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-hidden=\"true\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon-closed\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw fas fa-plus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon-opened\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw fas fa-minus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span role=\"heading\" class=\"bdt-ep-title-text bdt-flex-inline bdt-flex-middle\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow do I find out if I qualify for IHSS?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-content bdt-accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After the\u00a0in-home assessment with a social worker, IHSS will send you a letter called a Notice of Action that will let you know if you have been approved or denied services. If approved, you will be notified of the services and number of hours authorized for each service. If services are denied or you are not happy with the number of hours authorized, you have the right to\u00a0<a class=\"gpop-trigger glossary-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ca.db101.org\/glossary.htm#_q4319\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"4319 noopener\" data-original-title=\"\">appeal<\/a>\u00a0by requesting a State Hearing. The back of the Notice of Action has information about how to appeal.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"bdt-ep-accordion-title bdt-accordion-title bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle bdt-flex-between\" id=\"bdt-ep-accordion-will-i-have-to-pay-for-ihss-services\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-accordion-index=\"4\" data-title=\"will-i-have-to-pay-for-ihss-services\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon bdt-flex-align-right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-hidden=\"true\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon-closed\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw fas fa-plus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon-opened\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw fas fa-minus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span role=\"heading\" class=\"bdt-ep-title-text bdt-flex-inline bdt-flex-middle\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWill I have to pay for IHSS services?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-content bdt-accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you have Medi-Cal with no Share of Cost (SOC), you will not have to pay for services.<\/p><p>Your Share of Cost is a set monthly amount similar to a deductible that is calculated by the Medi-Cal program based on your income. IHSS does not determine your SOC; however, IHSS providers are paid through Medi-Cal funding and therefore your Medi-Cal SOC is applied to your IHSS services. After you pay your SOC each month, Medi-Cal will then pay your provider for any remaining hours worked in the month.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"bdt-ep-accordion-title bdt-accordion-title bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle bdt-flex-between\" id=\"bdt-ep-accordion-what-can-my-provider-help-me-with\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-accordion-index=\"5\" data-title=\"what-can-my-provider-help-me-with\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon bdt-flex-align-right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-hidden=\"true\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon-closed\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw fas fa-plus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon-opened\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw fas fa-minus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span role=\"heading\" class=\"bdt-ep-title-text bdt-flex-inline bdt-flex-middle\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat can my provider help me with?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-content bdt-accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>IHSS authorized services may include:<\/p><ul class=\"arrow-list\"><li>Domestic services (housecleaning, shopping, preparing meals and laundry)<\/li><li>Personal care (dressing, bathing, toileting, feeding, bowel &amp; bladder care, ambulation &amp; transfer)<\/li><li>Paramedical services (help with injections, colostomy and catheter care, etc., under the direction of licensed healthcare provider)<\/li><li>Accompaniment to a medical appointment when IHSS tasks must be provided either in transit or while at the appointment. Accompaniment is not covered for transportation purposes only.<\/li><li>Protective supervision (for individuals who, due to a mental impairment or mental illness, need to be observed 24 hours per day to protect them from injuries, hazards or accidents)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"bdt-ep-accordion-title bdt-accordion-title bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle bdt-flex-between\" id=\"bdt-ep-accordion-can-a-family-member-provide-my-care\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-accordion-index=\"6\" data-title=\"can-a-family-member-provide-my-care\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon bdt-flex-align-right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-hidden=\"true\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon-closed\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw fas fa-plus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon-opened\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw fas fa-minus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span role=\"heading\" class=\"bdt-ep-title-text bdt-flex-inline bdt-flex-middle\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCan a family member provide my care?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-content bdt-accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes, if the family member is authorized to work in the U.S. and meets all other IHSS provider eligibility requirements.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"bdt-ep-accordion-title bdt-accordion-title bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle bdt-flex-between\" id=\"bdt-ep-accordion-can-i-keep-my-services-if-i-move-to-another-county\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-accordion-index=\"7\" data-title=\"can-i-keep-my-services-if-i-move-to-another-county\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon bdt-flex-align-right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-hidden=\"true\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon-closed\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw fas fa-plus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon-opened\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw fas fa-minus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span role=\"heading\" class=\"bdt-ep-title-text bdt-flex-inline bdt-flex-middle\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCan I keep my services if I move to another county?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-content bdt-accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When moving to another county, you will need to contact your social worker to provide information regarding which county you are moving to, the date of your move and your new address and phone number. It is important to notify your IHSS social worker prior to moving so the intercounty transfer process can be started to avoid any interruption to your services.<\/p><p>If you do not know anyone who can provide your IHSS services, contact your local Public Authority office for assistance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"bdt-ep-accordion-title bdt-accordion-title bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle bdt-flex-between\" id=\"bdt-ep-accordion-i-live-in-assisted-living-can-i-use-ihss\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-accordion-index=\"8\" data-title=\"i-live-in-assisted-living-can-i-use-ihss\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon bdt-flex-align-right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-hidden=\"true\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon-closed\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw fas fa-plus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon-opened\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw fas fa-minus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span role=\"heading\" class=\"bdt-ep-title-text bdt-flex-inline bdt-flex-middle\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI live in assisted living. Can I use IHSS?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-content bdt-accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No. If you live in a nursing home or other assisted living facility, you do not qualify for IHSS. If you plan to live in your own home in the future, you can apply for IHSS while you are in the facility. An IHSS employee can do a preliminary\u00a0<a class=\"gpop-trigger glossary-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ca.db101.org\/glossary.htm#_q758\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"758 noopener\" data-original-title=\"\">needs assessment<\/a>\u00a0while you are still residing at the facility. Once you move out of the facility and into your own home, IHSS will do another assessment in your home.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"bdt-ep-accordion-title bdt-accordion-title bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle bdt-flex-between\" id=\"bdt-ep-accordion-who-hires-and-supervises-my-ihss-caregiver\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-accordion-index=\"9\" data-title=\"who-hires-and-supervises-my-ihss-caregiver\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon bdt-flex-align-right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-hidden=\"true\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon-closed\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw fas fa-plus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon-opened\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw fas fa-minus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span role=\"heading\" class=\"bdt-ep-title-text bdt-flex-inline bdt-flex-middle\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWho hires and supervises my IHSS caregiver?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-content bdt-accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You, the recipient of\u00a0<a class=\"gpop-trigger glossary-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ca.db101.org\/glossary.htm#_q785\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"785 noopener\" data-original-title=\"\">In-Home Supportive Services<\/a> (IHSS), or your authorized representative, are responsible for hiring, firing, and supervising your caregiver.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"bdt-ep-accordion-title bdt-accordion-title bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle bdt-flex-between\" id=\"bdt-ep-accordion-my-provider-works-with-other-recipients-does-that-affect-how-much-we-can-work-together\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-accordion-index=\"10\" data-title=\"my-provider-works-with-other-recipients-does-that-affect-how-much-we-can-work-together\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon bdt-flex-align-right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-hidden=\"true\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon-closed\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw fas fa-plus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon-opened\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw fas fa-minus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span role=\"heading\" class=\"bdt-ep-title-text bdt-flex-inline bdt-flex-middle\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMy provider works with other recipients. Does that affect how much we can work together?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-content bdt-accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes. When a provider works for more than one recipient, a provider cannot exceed working more than 66 hours in a workweek.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"bdt-ep-accordion-title bdt-accordion-title bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle bdt-flex-between\" id=\"bdt-ep-accordion-where-can-i-learn-more-about-e-forms\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-accordion-index=\"11\" data-title=\"where-can-i-learn-more-about-e-forms\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon bdt-flex-align-right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-hidden=\"true\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon-closed\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw fas fa-plus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon-opened\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw fas fa-minus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span role=\"heading\" class=\"bdt-ep-title-text bdt-flex-inline bdt-flex-middle\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhere can I learn more about e-forms?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-content bdt-accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etimesheets.ihss.ca.gov\/login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Electronic Services Portal (ESP) login\/registration<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=T1V3Q1W3Rmk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESP Recipient\/Provider video (English)<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=56vUDhYToQg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESP Recipient\/Provider video (Spanish)<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IHSS: Most Asked Questions Useful Links IHSS Brochure (en espa\u00f1ol) IHSS Providers E-Newsletter Archive Eligibility Information Ventura County Area Agency on Aging Learn About Long Term Care Options Making the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-396378","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-hsa"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-23 23:55:24","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/396378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/42"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=396378"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/396378\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=396378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=396378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=396378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}