Service Name: IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES (IHSS) - EAST COUNTY - CCC EHSD (IN HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES SUBSIDIES)

Organization Name: CONTRA COSTA COUNTY EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN SERVICES

• Description: A program administered by the county that provides financial assistance which enables people who are aged, blind or have a disability, are limited in their ability to care for themselves and cannot live safely at home without assistance to obtain homemakers or chore workers to help them in their homes. To be eligible, recipients must meet income and resource guidelines which in some states are tied to Supplemental Security Income (SSI/SSP) eligibility. People who receive SSI/SSP automatically meet the program's financial need requirement. Those whose income is higher than the limits for SSI/SSP may still be eligible, but may be required to pay for part of the services they receive. In addition to the monthly income limits, there are also limits on the amount of resources a person can own and still receive these benefits. Resources include items such as savings, investments, and certain types of property and personal possessions. Eligibility requirements vary by state as do the types of services that can be authorized.
• Website: http://www.ehsd.org/
• Phone(s):
• Hours: Monday-Friday, 8-5pm
• Eligibility: Legal California resident who is living in their own home, or other place in which they choose to reside. Must be 65 or older, blind, or long-term disabled. They must also meet one of the following conditions: currently receiving Supplemental Security Income/State Supplemental Payments (SSI/SSP), which is a supplemental to Social Security based on financial need; meeting all SSI/SSP standards except for income in excess of SSI/SSP standards; was once eligible for SSIP/SSP but became ineligible because of substantial gainful work and meetings all other SSIP/SSP standards. If a person is not on SSI/SSP an eligibility determination is made by a MediCal eligibility worker. Residents of acute care hospitals, skill nursing facilities, board and care homes and intermediate care facilities are not eligible.
• Requirements: Call for information.
• Areas Served:
  • Discovery Bay (Byron) Contra Costa United States
  • Pittsburg (Port Chicago) Contra Costa United States
  • Pittsburg Contra Costa United States
  • Antioch Contra Costa United States
  • Knightsen Contra Costa United States
  • Byron Contra Costa United States
  • Pittsburg (Bay Point) Contra Costa United States
  • Oakley Contra Costa United States
  • Byron (Discovery Bay) Contra Costa United States
  • Pittsburg (West Pittsburg) Contra Costa United States
  • Brentwood Contra Costa United States
  • Bethel Island Contra Costa United States
• Categories:
  • In Home Supportive Services Subsidies