The CARE Act is a way to allow specific people, called “petitioners,” to request voluntary treatment, services, support, and a housing plan for people, called “respondents,” who have certain untreated severe mental illnesses, specifically schizophrenia or another psychotic disorder.
If assistance is needed, please call the IHSS Service Desk at (866) 376-7066.
Phone. Call (800) 339-4661 to apply with Call Center staff.
Call our Customer Service Center at 1-888-382-0169 Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. to speak to an agent in your language.
Private hygiene tasks such as bathing, dressing, and grooming. Household chores and maintaining a clean, safe environment. Meal preparation and ensuring balanced, nutritious meals. Mobility support, including moving safely around the home.
Personal care is help with things like: bathing, showering, hair washing, shaving, brushing your teeth, and nail care. going to the toilet, catheter and stoma care, skin care, incontinence laundry and bed changing. eating, special diets, and food preparation.
They include bathing or showering, dressing, getting in and out of bed or a chair, walking, using the toilet, and eating.
To get IHSS, you need to: Be blind, disabled, or age 65 or older. Meet full-scope requirements for Medi-Cal. AND be unable to live at home safely without help.