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IHSS provider urges supervisors to back higher pay to prevent institutionalization of clients

3296995 · March 25, 2025
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An IHSS provider and caregiver said there are 43,000 providers for more than 51,000 authorized recipients in California and urged supervisors to support better pay to avoid forcing clients into nursing homes; the speaker said providers will continue pressing the county until a "real and respectable offer" is made.

Michael Van Coulson, an In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) provider from Garden Grove, addressed the board about provider pay and staffing shortages, saying IHSS workers "work long hours and go above and beyond" for clients and that there are more authorized recipients than providers in the broader program.

Van Coulson said…

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