An In-Home Supportive Services care provider helps a client at her home in Thousand Oaks. Proposed budget cuts would close the IHSS program to unauthorized immigrants. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times) In ...

In the mornings, Rosa Andresen showers hurriedly before her daughter wakes up, worried the 24-year-old might suffer a seizure or tumble out of the bed while she is still shampooing her hair. Her ...

Caregivers who attend to elderly and disabled people in their homes in Los Angeles County could get a wage boost under a proposal approved Tuesday by the county Board of Supervisors. Workers with the ...

Assembly Democratic Caucus Chair Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Hollywood) has announced that the California State Assembly has passed AB 2704, a bill to eliminate barriers to In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS), ...

I’ve been an in-home supportive services provider in Marin County since 2021. I work with low income, disabled adults who are in my age range – between 60 and 85 years old. The IHSS program, ...

“¿Quieres bailar?” Norma Galvan asks her father in Spanish if he would like to dance on a recent Friday afternoon. The 83-year-old replies “Sí, sí,” — “Yes, yes” — as his daughter guides his feet into ...

As California faces a “silver tsunami,” care workers who help the elderly and disabled live independently in their homes are fighting for a better wage they say is necessary to sustain them. Over ...

A week ago, on April 5, 61-year-old Brett Estes took his own life by moving his wheelchair in front of a BART train. He was a quadriplegic and a member of a Quad-Squad which was active in the ...

The Yolo County In-Home Supportive Services Advisory Committee is seeking members for their current openings. The In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program helps eligible persons with disabilities ...

After two years of negotiations, thousands of Fresno County in-home care workers are poised to secure a pay bump and increased medical benefits. The union that represents more than 500,000 caregivers ...