All 58 counties
IHSS in every California county
Updated September 16, 2026. Reviewed September 16, 2026 against public CDSS, DHCS, Medicare.gov, VA, and CareScout 2025 California tables. County wages, hours, and wait times still change. Official .gov pages decide.
In-Home Supportive Services is a statewide Medi-Cal home care program. Each county social services office takes the local application, sends a social worker to the home, and authorizes tasks. These pages are for adult children helping a parent stay home. They do not quote wages, hours, or unofficial office numbers.
Find the county where the person who needs care lives, then use the CDSS county IHSS office list for the official contact path.
Search for a county IHSS page
Search by county name. Each page explains how IHSS works locally for an adult child helping a parent. For the official office contact, use the CDSS county IHSS office list. This site does not publish unofficial phone numbers.
Type to search all 58 counties
58 county pages. File where the parent lives, even if an adult child lives in another county.
North Coast
Shasta Cascade
Sacramento Valley
Sierra Nevada
San Francisco Bay Area
Central Coast
San Joaquin Valley
Greater Los Angeles
San Diego and Imperial
What every county page covers
- How IHSS works for an adult child helping a parent in that county
- How to find the county office on the official CDSS list, plus BenefitsCal for Medi-Cal
- Neighboring counties, so you file where the parent lives rather than where an adult child commutes
- Links to eligibility, getting started, resources, and longer guides
Need forms and statewide links in one place? See Resources and Eligibility. For private-pay planning estimates, open California cost of care or the county cost pages. Direct yes-or-no payer answers live on Pay and coverage. Condition pages for dementia, stroke, Parkinson’s, falls, and respite are on Care by condition. Printable discharge and document lists are on Checklists. Spanish entry is at Español.
Official California sources
Official program pages: CDSS: In-Home Supportive Services, CDSS: IHSS for children, County IHSS offices, CDSS: IHSS providers, CDSS: county IHSS wage rates, CDSS: provider orientation, CDSS: Electronic Visit Verification, CDSS: Electronic Services Portal, DHCS: Medi-Cal, Apply for Medi-Cal, BenefitsCal, CDSS: hearing requests, CDSS: forms catalog, CDSS: IHSS overtime and workweek, DDS: regional centers.