There are ways many people could qualify for IHSS without a share of cost.  It is possible that a client’s IHSS Share of Cost can be reduced or eliminated through the correct documentation.  Many consumers need help with this process because IHSS Share of Cost rules can be complicated.  Here is information on  how to get help…

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IHSS and a Share of Cost

• Do you know anyone who is being hurt or has been hurt by the increase in the Share of Cost?
• Anyone you know who has ended up in a hospital or nursing home because they could not pay the share of cost for IHSS?
• Anyone who has had to give up IHSS because they could not pay the share of cost and whose health has gotten worse?
• Anyone we have lost because the person with a disability could not pay the share of cost for the IHSS needed?

Contact 

• Disability Rights California at 1-800-776-5746 or
• The Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (regardless of where you live in the state) at 213 640-3927

When you call say “I am calling about my IHSS share of cost problem” or “I am calling about someone who was hurt because of the IHSS share of cost.”

Why should you call us?

There are ways many people could qualify for IHSS without a share of cost or for other benefits that would help them stay in the community.  We also want to know about people who were hurt because the State and County did not tell them about other options.  

Thank you – Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Western Center on Law & Poverty, Disability Rights Legal Center,  Legal Aid Fdn of Los Angeles, Disability Rights California, representing IHSS recipients in No. Calif. ADAPT vs. Calif. Dept. of Social Services.