Evidence snapshot covering wages vs. cost of living, bargaining history over time, Public Authority/County performance signals, training (for completeness), context, and primary sources.

Wages vs. Cost of Living

• IHSS provider wage (current): $20.00/hr — CDSS wage hub
• Living wage (MIT, 1 adult / 0 kids): $29.95/hr (updated Feb 10, 2025) — MIT Alameda County
• Gap: −$9.95/hr (IHSS ≈ 67% of living wage)

County History of Fair Bartering for Wages

• 2009–2010: Board action shows IHSS wage around $11.50/hr effective Mar 1, 2010 — Dec 15, 2009 item
• 2014–2016 MOU: MOU approved Sept 9, 2014; effective through Sept 30, 2016 (county records)
• 2016–2018: Contract extended by side letter through Sept 30, 2018 — Board backup cites extension
• 2018–2021 MOU: New MOU approved Nov–Dec 2018; staged wage supplements — Nov 20, 2018 • Dec 4, 2018
• 2021–2024 MOU: Term Oct 1, 2021–Sept 30, 2024; Board approval June 28, 2022; included step-ups — Board item • Final MOU PDF
• 2025: SEIU Local 2015 announced a tentative agreement on June 25, 2025 — press release

Pattern: Multiple cycles show delayed approvals/extensions and incremental supplements rather than on-time, proactive settlements. We’ll compare county patterns before assigning curve grades.

Public Authority & County Support for Caregivers and Clients (Performance)

• Timeliness benchmark: State oversight expects approvals within 30 days (or 45 with medical certification) — State Auditor report
• Outcome signal: Analysis reported ~2.6 million authorized IHSS hours went unused in 2024 in Alameda County, consistent with provider shortages/care gaps — SEIU 2015 survey/analysis
• Access/complaints: County posts client concerns/appeals channels but does not publish call-answer or approval-time KPIs — IHSS Recipient page

Performance take: Public, county-specific timeliness metrics are limited; unused-hours data and statewide benchmarks point to capacity and access risks.

Available Training (for completeness)

• PA training/workshops: Training page and contacts — PA Training

Other Relevant Context

• Historic references: Earlier SSA/Board records and MOU packets provide wage baselines and supplement history — 2009 item • 2018 item

Sources & Links

• Current wage:
  official hub: CDSS — County IHSS Wage Rates.
• Living wage:
  MIT Living Wage — Alameda County (updated Feb 10, 2025).
• Union / Tentative agreement:
  SEIU Local 2015 — Alameda TA (Jun 25, 2025).
• PA operations:
  IHSS program hub;
  Recipient page;
  PA Training.
• Board packets & MOUs:
  2018-11-20;
  2018-12-04;
  2022-06-28;
  2021–2024 MOU (PDF).
• Oversight / standards:
  California State Auditor — Report 2020-109.