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 (current): $17.15/hr (2025).
• Living wage (single adult, no children): $22.07/hr (MIT).
• Gap: −$4.92/hr (IHSS ≈ 77.7% of living wage).

County History of Fair Bartering for Wages

• Union representation: SEIU Local 2015 (Region 6 includes Lassen among represented counties).
• Recent wage level: Listed at $17.15 across multiple 2025 wage lists; no newer BOS/MOU actions surfaced as of Sep 14, 2025.
• Context: Region 6 updates show active bargaining across northern counties; monitor BOS agendas for any successor MOU movement.

Public Authority & County Support (Performance Signals)

• Registry: PA maintains a provider registry; monthly check-in by the 5th required to stay “available.”
• Provider onboarding: County says state-required Provider Enrollment must be completed; orientation/enrollment handled via IHSS/PA.
• Payroll systems: State EVV/ESP/TTS resources available (county site points to PA & state pages).
• Public KPIs: No county-posted metrics found for application→enrollment days, call-answer time, or payroll timeliness.

Available Training (for completeness)

• Local: Registry + enrollment information; no recurring public class calendar surfaced.
• State: CDSS EVV help, provider enrollment/resources.

Sources & Links

• Current wage:
  IHSS Law — 2025 wages;
  IHSS Advocate — county wages;
  official hub: CDSS County IHSS Wage Rates.
• Living wage:
  MIT Living Wage — Lassen County (data updated Feb 10, 2025).
• Union coverage:
  SEIU 2015 Region 6 (lists Lassen among covered counties).
• PA operations:
  Lassen County PA Registry;
  IHSS program page;
  CDSS provider orientation  • 
  IHSS Provider Resources.