The main goal of IHSS Public Authority is to connect disabled adults/children and elderly individuals approved for IHSS Services with in-home caregivers so they can remain safely in their own homes. Public Authority is responsible for providing enrollment services for new caregivers, managing background screenings with the Department of Justice and providing registry services to assist IHSS recipients in finding caregivers.
Become a Provider
Provider Enrollment Information
Apply for the Caregiver Registry!
What’s The Caregiver Registry?
IHSS Provider Benefits
IHSS Career Pathways Program
What is an IHSS Provider?
Electronic Visit Verification (EVV)
Who can use this service?
Anyone can use this service.
Is there a charge for this service?
This service is provided free of charge.
When and where is this service offered?
Provider orientations are conducted throughout the County on different days of the month. To find out when the next orientation is being held, call the Public Authority Orientation Line at 805-474-2055.
Looking for additional IHSS hours or needing an IHSS client to provide care for?
Join our robust Caregiver Registry. We have clients all over the county looking for support to remain in their homes. Call 805-474-2055 for more information and to complete your Registry application.
Back-Up Provider System (BUPS)
Approved Registry providers are eligible to enroll as a BUPS provider through our Back-Up Provider System (BUPS).
BUPS provides a +$2.00 per hour pay differential to providers who can respond and provide short-term IHSS services when an IHSS client’s existing provider is unexpectedly unavailable or other extenuating circumstances.
Click here for enrollment forms.
Location, directions and hours of operation
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Monday - Friday 8-4; 4-5 by appt only
1086 East Grand Avenue Arroyo Grande, CA 93420