Resources

Licensing, questions to ask, and when IHSS may apply

These pages explain how California Home Care Organization licenses work and how they differ from IHSS. Official rules live on CDSS Community Care Licensing pages.

How California home care licensing works

What a Home Care Organization license is, who issues it, and what a listing on this registry means.

Read this guide

Questions to ask a home care agency

A short family checklist before you sign a private home care agreement.

Read this guide

When IHSS may apply

When the county Medi-Cal IHSS program may be the better first call, and how it sits beside a licensed agency.

Read this guide

Coordinating care at home

When the paperwork and the agency search pile up, Sevah's home care team can help you line up the next call. That is optional technology-enabled home support, not a substitute for a CDSS license check.

Read about Sevah

Need help finding care for a parent

Share a few details if you want a California Home Help coordinator to help you look through licensed agencies, or to talk through when IHSS may apply. CDSS and the county still decide licenses and IHSS hours.

A coordinator follows up
CDSS decides licenses
You can stop anytime
Educational help

Your name

Email address

Phone number (optional)

California county (optional)

Your relationship (optional)

ZIP code (optional)

What should we help with? (optional)

For example: a parent in Sacramento who needs weekday help, or a question about IHSS versus a private agency. Keep medical records and diagnoses for the agency or county packet.