Siskiyou County approves first In-Home Supportive Services contract
The three-year agreement includes an 85-cent hourly increase to the IHSS wage supplement.
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·Pulse issue · October 9, 2026
Siskiyou County approves first In-Home Supportive Services contract
Siskiyou County approved its first In-Home Supportive Services contract, ending minimum-wage pay for home-care workers and adding an 85-cent hourly supplement.
The question
As Siskiyou raises pay, what will show that older adults can still use paid care at home?
The read
The Siskiyou agreement addresses a worker-pay burden. A study of the 2015 Home Care Rule shows why the next consequence to watch is whether paid care at home remains within reach for older adults. The open question is how to balance strengthening worker protections and maintaining access to care for vulnerable populations.
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What happens next
Once implemented by the California Department of Social Services, will IHSS workers receive $17.75 an hour?
What could change this read
This read would change with evidence that Siskiyou’s wage increase is accompanied by increased paid home-care use among older adults or by a measured decline in use.
Developments in this issue
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