San Mateo County In-Home Supportive Services Program (IHSSP)

The In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program in San Mateo County provides home care services to Medi-Cal eligible inviduals including the elderly, blind, or individuals with disabilities, including children, to assist them to remain safely in their own homes. Types of services may include help with preparing meals, bathing, dressing, laundry, shopping or transportation. Some types of paramedical services may also be provided, such as wound care. IHSS can also provide protective supervision for people who need their provider to watch them for unsafe behavior such as wandering outside and getting lost.

Must be at least 65 years old, blind, or have a disability that will last one year or longer to qualify. Disabled children may also be eligible for IHSS. To receive services you must be currently living in your own home, receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Medi-Cal, have functional limitations and would be unable to remain safely at home without IHSS, and must have household income at or below 138% of federal poverty level.