Apply for services or become a caregiver by calling the IHSS Home Line and Public Authority at (888) 960-4477. Click here to visit our Riverside IHSS website for specific IHSS support for clients and providers.
In California, you do not need a special license or school degree to become a caregiver for the elderly. Basically, you just need to care about people and want to help. However, below is a list of requirements needed to begin your path to find elderly caregiver jobs. Cleared Live Scan DOJ/FBI.
Home Care Aides (HCA) need 5 hours of initial training and 5 hours of annual training in specific topics which CareAcademy offers. Certified Nursing Assistant (CNAs) need 48 hours of continuing education over 2 years, 24 hours can be obtained through an approved provider like CareAcademy (NAC provider number 7047).
In order to protect seniors from undue influence by their caregivers, California enacted the Care Custodian Statute under California Probate Code section 21350. This statute is designed to prevent financial elder abuse by making testamentary gifts to care custodians presumptively invalid.
A guardian is different from a caregiver because when a child has a caregiver, either the caregiver or the parent can make decisions for the child. When a child has a guardian, only the guardian, not the parent, can make decisions.
A Caregiver's Authorization Affidavit is an official form based on California's recognition that adults who have minors living with them are “caregivers” who often want and need to take some responsibility for the minor's education and other care.
The Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) both can provide protections to caregivers, such as leave of absence and claims for interference with these rights, as well as claims for retaliation against exercising rights to FMLA and CFRA leaves.
Caregiver Consent Form. A Caregiver Consent Form, prepared in advance, assures that the caregiver will be able to make medical decisions guided by health care professionals in your absence.
The form is also called a "Caregiver Authorization Affidavit." The form says you are sharing medical and educational decision-making power with the caregiver you name. You can find instructions from the Massachusetts Probate Court on how to fill out the form.