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IHSS providers urge Alameda County supervisors to raise wages and benefits
Summary
Dozens of in‑home support services (IHSS) workers told the Alameda County Board of Supervisors they cannot afford to stay in the county on current pay and asked the board to press for higher wages, better benefits and full implementation of state law and negotiated contract provisions.
Dozens of in‑home support services workers told the Alameda County Board of Supervisors on May 13 that low pay and rising costs are forcing caregivers to consider leaving the profession.
"I respectfully asking you to approve our request for a wage increase in the new health insurance policy, like the other counties in the Bay Area," said Kevin, an IHSS provider who opened the public comment period. Hannah Carpolo, who said she has been an IHSS worker since 1981 and chairs the IHSS advisory committee, said full‑time wages for many providers equate to only about 25% of median household income in…
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