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IHSS 90-Hour Exemption: Who Qualifies and How to Apply

If you are an IHSS provider working for two or more recipients, California law caps you at 66 hours of...

Medi-Cal Community Supports: Home Mods, Meals & Security Deposit Help

Most people know Medi-Cal covers doctor visits, hospital stays, and prescriptions. Far fewer know that, in recent years, California has...

WPCS for Adults: A Guide to Waiver Personal Care Services

For families caring for an adult with significant medical or supervision needs, In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) often isn’t enough. That’s...

Programs That Actually Put a Car in the Driveway

Medi‑Cal will not buy you a car. It pays for rides to appointments, and that is where its transportation benefit...

How Parents with Disabilities Can Start a Small Business

For parents with disabilities who are building a livelihood between caregiving, medical needs, and an energy budget that doesn’t negotiate,...

Institutional Deeming Through the Regional Center

Many California families raising a child with a developmental disability run into the same wall: their household income is too...

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