by Mary | Sep 21, 2025 | aabout-magic, caregivers, family, ihss blog
The IHSS Community: Shared Ideals, Challenges, and Support IHSS is more than a paycheck. It’s a lifeline that allows over half a million Californians — older adults, people with disabilities, and families — to live at home with dignity. For caregivers, it’s both work...
by Mary | Sep 14, 2025 | county
Lake County — IHSS Program Success Evidence snapshot covering wages vs. cost of living, wage-bargaining history, Public Authority/County performance signals, available training (for completeness), and primary sources. Wages vs. Cost of Living IHSS provider wage...
by Mary | Sep 14, 2025 | county, ihss blog, news
AB 283 (Haney) — IHSSEERA in Plain English AB 283, also called the In-Home Supportive Services Employer-Employee Relations Act (IHSSEERA), is a bill that would change how IHSS collective bargaining works in California. Right now, wages and benefits are negotiated...
by Mary | Sep 13, 2025 | county, ihss blog, state, unfair policies
The Illusion of Support On paper, California’s In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program looks like one of the most compassionate programs in the country. It allows older adults and disabled residents to remain at home instead of being forced into institutions. It...
by Mary | Sep 9, 2025 | ihss blog, news, state
Why Bill AB-283 Exists For more than two decades, IHSS wages have been decided county by county. That means workers in one county might make $22 an hour, while caregivers just one county over earn $16.50 for the exact same job. Meanwhile, housing, food, and gas costs...
by Mary | Sep 8, 2025 | ihss blog, state, unfair policies
PERB and IHSS: The Loophole Built to Protect Counties, Not Caregivers How a “Right to Bargain” Was Engineered to Shield County Budgets While Keeping Caregivers Underpaid The Illusion of Bargaining We’ve been told we have the “right to bargain.” Sounds good on paper,...
