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IHSS in Contra Costa 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.
East Bay IHSS in Contra Costa County: Medi-Cal, the assessment, and family providers under statewide program rules.
About 4 minutes to read. Based on CDSS and DHCS public program pages retrieved 2026-09-16. County offices apply these rules. Hourly rates, hour totals, and wait times are local and change.
Short answer
Contra Costa County is the East Bay county that runs its own IHSS office under statewide CDSS and Medi-Cal rules. Families confirm Medi-Cal, file SOC 295 with the office on the CDSS list, complete the home assessment, and enroll a family provider when that is the plan.
Who decides
Contra Costa County IHSS and Medi-Cal decide eligibility, authorized tasks, and who can be paid. California Home Help explains the statewide rules and can help you organize paperwork.
What to do next
Locate Contra Costa County on the CDSS county IHSS office list, confirm Medi-Cal, and submit SOC 295 for the person who lives in the county.
East Bay IHSS through Contra Costa County
Contra Costa County is an East Bay county that people often fold into Alameda County in conversation. IHSS does not fold them together. In-Home Supportive Services is statewide. Contra Costa County social services owns the file when the recipient lives in Contra Costa County. Alameda County owns Alameda County files. Medi-Cal, administered by DHCS, still sits underneath both.
Statewide eligibility applies from the shoreline cities to the far-east communities: California residence, Medi-Cal determination, living at home, SOC 873 or accepted alternative documentation, and an in-home assessment. A hospital or licensed community care facility is not “own home.”
Finding the Contra Costa County IHSS office
Open the CDSS county IHSS office list and find Contra Costa County. Use that listing. Do not call an Alameda County number because you commute that direction. Do not treat a city senior desk as intake unless CDSS points you there. This article will not invent a local address.
Ask the listed office how to file SOC 295. If the parent lives in Contra Costa County and you live in Alameda County or Solano County, you still file in Contra Costa County. The recipient’s home county controls.
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Questions people ask
- Is Contra Costa County part of Alameda County IHSS?
- No. Both are East Bay counties. Each has its own social services office. File where the person who needs care lives.
- How do I find the Contra Costa office?
- Use the CDSS county IHSS office list. This guide does not invent a phone number or street address.
- Can a friend be the paid provider instead of an adult child?
- CDSS says friends and neighbors may be providers after enrollment, along with family members and someone from the county Public Authority list.
Official sources for this guide
Related pages on California Home Help
Reviewed against CDSS, DHCS, Medicare.gov, and CareScout public pages. We do not quote IHSS wages. County IHSS offices and Medi-Cal decide eligibility, hours, and pay. For current county wage rates, use the official CDSS wage page. CDSS county IHSS wage rates.
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.