A Disconnect: IHSS and the Comp System

Will California provide less home care to severely disabled injured workers than it provides to Medi-Cal recipients? Under the umbrella of the California Department of Social Services, California provides in-home services to many of the elderly, blind and disabled poor. According to the California Department of Social Services website, the goal of the In-home Supportive Services program is to “help pay for services provided to you so that you can remain safely in your own home.” The California Department of Social Services notes: “The types of services which can be au...