The Public Authority for IHSS in Alameda County

03/15/2022

REGISTER HERE: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErd-ivqz8jG9RBwyG8z0eMs0M9e1HeOZkk

03/08/2022

Dear IHSS Career Pathway Initiative Stakeholders, IHSS Providers and Recipients,

The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) invites you to participate in the upcoming Career Pathway Initiative Listening Sessions:

• Career Pathway Initiative Listening Session
• Date: Thursday, March 10, 2022
• Time: 1:00 - 2:30 PM
• Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86564273144
• Call in: 1 (669) 900-9128, Meeting ID: 865 6427 3144
• ASL, Spanish, Mandarin and Armenian interpreters will be provided

The IHSS Career Pathways Program is an exciting, new initiative meant to provide training opportunities to IHSS and WPCS providers in California. Providers can complete training across multiple areas.

The listening session is set to help facilitate the sharing of your experience and goals for the upcoming Career Pathways Program. By collecting your valuable information and feedback we seek to use this information to help determine what changes or actions will take place.

We look forward to a productive discussion and letting your voice be heard.

Sincerely,

The California Department of Social Services

02/18/2022

02/09/2022

Meet Shane, live life to the fullest | My Last Days

What a wonderful story.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwZZZkrJycQ

Shane Burcaw is 20 years old and was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy. He's been in a wheelchair since the age of 2, but it hasn't stopped him from bei...

01/24/2022

IHSS Wages By County

For information regarding IHSS Provider pay rates in California: https://ihssadvocate.com/ihss-wages-by-county/

2022 IHSS in home provider hourly pay rates by county per California Department of Social Services. IHSS wages list for 2022.

09/29/2021

California Department of Public Health

https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Order-of-the-State-Public-Health-Officer-Adult-Care-Facilities-and-Direct-Care-Worker-Vaccine-Requirement.aspx

​The COVID-19 pandemic remains a significant challenge in California. COVID-19 vaccines are effective in reducing infection and serious impacts including hospitalization and death. At present, 69.34% of Californians 12 years of age and older are fully vaccinated with an additional 8.26% are partia...

05/19/2021

Confused about mask rules in the Bay Area? Here's what you need to know

https://www.sfchronicle.com/local/article/Confused-about-mask-rules-in-the-Bay-Area-16183423.php?fbclid=IwAR3LmylK1-Hz4P5MUE58YqFxb1DRUxX-EipQUw_TEDlDyfxYEBz1kkL8Bew

Even after California lifts its mask mandate June 15 for people fully vaccinated against...

01/21/2021

| COVID-19 | Alameda County Public Health

Alameda County recently emailed all active Alameda County IHSS Providers to provide the following information:

COVID Vaccine Information for IHSS Providers
Notice to IHSS Providers from Alameda County Health Care Services Agency

Dear IHSS Provider: You are receiving this notice from the Alameda County Health Care Services Agency because you are a Health Care Worker eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccine during Phase 1a.

Vaccine Information:
• Vaccine is free of charge and you will need to get two doses for full protection. The second dose will be given 3 to 4 weeks (21-28 days) after the first one.
• You will receive either the Pfizer or the Moderna vaccine, both 94-95% effective, and will receive the same vaccine for both doses.
• In order to manage the timing of your two doses, your basic information will go into a State registry. How to Get Your Vaccine:
• At this time, vaccine is available by appointment only.
o If you are insured through Alliance Group Care, you will receive notice from the Alameda Alliance for Health on where to go for the vaccine.
o All other IHSS providers will receive information from Alameda County on where to go for vaccine.
• We expect to have enough vaccine for all IHSS providers in the coming weeks.

To learn more about COVID-19 vaccine in Alameda County, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions page: https://covid-19.acgov.org/vaccines-faq.

Questions? Email [email protected] or call 510-268-2101.

There are two vaccines currently available: one from Moderna and one from Pfizer. Both have shown to be 94-95% effective and both require two doses, given about three weeks apart. Based on currently available data, the CDC and California Department of Public Health advises that both doses are req...

10/31/2020

Easy Does It Has a New Executive Director

Congratulations, Michelle Blackwell!

https://easydoesitservices.org/greetings-from-michele-blackwell-edis-new-executive-director/

Working together, I genuinely believe that we can retain what has made EDI a pillar of independent living in Berkeley, expanding access and continuing to elevate the quality of service we provide.

09/17/2020

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05/26/2020

UPDATE: ALL Alameda County Eligible IHSS Providers are now eligible for PPE, regardless of your Recipient's COVID status! Please be sure to bring your photo ID, a copy of a timesheet or paystub and your Recipient's Case Name and Number.

05/19/2020

The Public Authority for IHSS in Alameda County's cover photo

05/19/2020

ESP English Recipient Provider Registration Video

If you are in Alameda County and you have not yet signed up for Electronic Timesheets, please view this video and see how easy it is! Paper is GOING AWAY and soon this will be your only option, so please prepare yourselves!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1V3Q1W3Rmk&feature=youtu.be

04/27/2020

04/27/2020

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04/21/2020

www.acphd.org

Please be aware that the Alameda County Health Officer has ordered EVERYONE to wear facemasks when out in public, and/or working.

http://www.acphd.org/media/569458/press-release-2020.04.17.pdf

04/17/2020

The Public Authority for IHSS in Alameda County's cover photo

04/17/2020

www.gov.ca.gov

Important news regarding Provider's requirement to fingerprint.

https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/4.16.20-EO-N-52-20.pdf

04/16/2020

Alameda County needs Emergency Backup Providers!!

03/18/2020

Helping Our Senior Citizens and Vulnerable Neighbors

Helping Our Senior Citizens and Vulnerable Neighbors

The situation around Coronavirus continues to unfold. Across Albertsons Companies 2,200+ stores nation-wide, we know that some of our most vulnerable neighbors are senior citizens and other at-risk populations, such as pregnant women or those with compromised immune systems, who have been advised to...

10/14/2019

Target is introducing wheelchair-friendly Halloween costumes for children

Target is introducing wheelchair-friendly Halloween costumes for children

As part of the Hyde and Eek! Boutique, the retail chain will offer sensory-friendly Halloween costumes and wheelchair covers for children.

10/11/2019

Many apologies for the late inbox responses. Facebook has not been notifying us when we have messages waiting.

07/27/2019

Born Different

Born Different

A woman born without limbs is proving that anyone can follow their dreams if they believe in themselves ⭐️

05/16/2019

Sick Leave

From CDSS:
June 1, 2019

Dear IHSS Provider,

You will get 8 hours of paid sick leave on July 1, 2019. Any earned sick leave hours you currently have will expire on June 30, 2019.

If you are a new provider and have not yet earned your sick leave hours by working a total of 100 hours providing authorized services to one or more IHSS recipient(s), you will get your 8 hours once you have worked the required number of hours and may begin using them once you have worked an additional 200 hours or 60 calendar days, whichever comes first.

All sick leave hours received on or after July 1, 2019, must be used by June 30, 2020. Any unused sick leave hours will expire at that time.

If you have any questions regarding your sick leave benefits, you may call your local county IHSS office or Public Authority.

Thank you.

http://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/IHSS-Providers/Resources/Sick-Leave

The California Department of Social Services is starting a new program that will allow current, active IHSS providers in all California counties the ability to receive annual paid sick leave beginning State Fiscal Year July 1, 2018.

05/16/2019

Attorney General Becerra Files Lawsuit Defending California’s Medicaid In-Home Supportive Services Workers

**ALERT**

While this new rule does not disallow participation in unions, or health benefits, this rule disallows the deduction of not only union dues, but also health benefit premiums from the checks issued to IHSS homecare workers.

https://www.oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-becerra-files-lawsuit-defending-california%E2%80%99s-medicaid-home

SACRAMENTO — California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today led a multistate lawsuit opposing the Trump Administration’s final rule that undermines more than half a million workers in California’s In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Medicaid program, and several hundred thousand more workers ...

04/25/2019

Special Needs Drum Corps To Make History By Competing At World Championships

Special Needs Drum Corps To Make History By Competing At World Championships

The group FREE Players Drum & Bugle Corps is made up entirely of individuals with different abilities. They've been selected to perform and compete at the prestigious Drum Corps Associates World Championships.

04/18/2019

04/07/2019

CBS News

CBS News

EMOTIONAL GIFT: This teenage boy saved all of his money for two years to buy his classmate the electric wheelchair he was dreaming of 💙 https://cbsn.ws/2UgIxEi

04/05/2019

CBS News

CBS News

This 2-year-old's family couldn't afford his $20,000 electric wheelchair, and their insurance didn't cover it. So, a high school robotics team built him one for free ❤️️ https://cbsn.ws/2TNEMp6

03/29/2019

New Accessibility Symbol Promotes Inclusion

New Accessibility Symbol Promotes Inclusion

The Forward Movement's nationwide series of symbol-painting events revolve around spreading the dual message of ability and inclusion. Their philosophy of open source activism encourages communities across Canada to take up the brush on their own!

03/25/2019

How incredibly cool is this!!

Superheroes on the most important mission.

03/25/2019

McDonald’s Employee With Down Syndrome Retires After 32 Years

McDonald’s Employee With Down Syndrome Retires After 32 Years

Congratulations, Russell!

03/23/2019

5 best parks in California for wheelchairs

5 best parks in California for wheelchairs

The Chronicle asked Bonnie Lewkowicz, the creator of Access Northern California, to name a few standout parks for people with mobility impairments in California - including the southern part of the state. "It was hard narrowing down my picks," she says, "because every place offers a different kind o...

03/20/2019

We can't be serious ALL the time...

03/20/2019

The Pushy Lawyer

Yes! Yes! Yes!