IHSS in El Dorado County: Phone Number, Pay Rate & How to Apply
Everything specific to El Dorado County — current provider wages, your Public Authority, and how to appeal a Notice of Action.
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Overview
El Dorado County's IHSS program is administered through the county's Human Services department, with the IHSS Public Authority maintaining a registry to connect recipients — persons with significant disabilities who need help remaining safely in their own homes — with qualified providers.
The county spans from the Sacramento suburbs near Placerville up into the Sierra foothills, and the Public Authority helps recipients find providers throughout this geographically spread-out service area.
Clara has El Dorado County’s contacts and current wage, and can explain how hours are decided.
How to apply for IHSS in El Dorado County
To apply for IHSS in El Dorado County, call the county IHSS office. A social worker will take your application and arrange an in-home assessment.
El Dorado County IHSS phone number
There is no statewide online IHSS application — applying means phoning your county. All El Dorado County contacts →
The application form (SOC 295)
The state's written application is form SOC 295, Application for In-Home Supportive Services. You can fill it in ahead of time.
Open the SOC 295 form (PDF)Opens on the CDSS website. The form goes to El Dorado County, not to the state, so call the number above to ask where to mail, fax or bring it.
Once you apply, the county schedules an in-home assessment. A social worker scores how much help you need with each task, and those scores decide your monthly hours — see how the Functional Index ranks work. If your hours are later denied or reduced, you have appeal rights with deadlines: how to appeal a Notice of Action. Becoming a paid provider is a separate process — start with the Provider Hub.
El Dorado County by the Numbers
Statewide, 925,481 Californians received IHSS in July 2026, averaging 119 authorized hours a month. Source: CDSS IHSS Program Data.
How El Dorado County has changed
11 months of official CDSS program data, Jan '24 to Jul '26.
Where should you start?
Pick the path that matches where you are right now.
Provider pay in 2027 in El Dorado County
Not published yet
El Dorado County has not published a provider pay rate for 2027.
California's minimum wage rises from $16.90 to $17.40 an hour on January 1, 2027. County IHSS wages are built on the state minimum wage, so no county's rate can be lower than that.
- To confirm your rate, call the El Dorado County main IHSS line
- (530) 642-4800
Sources: California Department of Industrial Relations, News Release 2026-66. Checked October 7, 2026. Counties publish new rates through the autumn, so confirm before you plan around this. IHSSHours.com is independent and is not part of the county.
Provider orientation in El Dorado County
Online, plus an orientation by appointment
An online enrollment site (BOUNDS) with the required videos and forms, plus an orientation of about 90 minutes by appointment, which the Public Authority holds at its Placerville office and in South Lake Tahoe.
How to start: Email the IHSS Public Authority at IHSSPA@edcgov.us to start. They send you a link to BOUNDS, the web-based enrollment system.
Worth knowing: The county's page does not say whether the online videos replace the office orientation, so ask when you start.
- El Dorado County IHSS Public Authority
- (530) 621-6287
- El Dorado County main IHSS line
- (530) 642-4800
Source: El Dorado County, checked October 5, 2026. Counties change how they run orientation, so confirm before you go. IHSSHours.com is independent and is not part of the county.
Provider Wage & Public Authority
- Current hourly wage
- $17.40/hr
- Public Authority
- El Dorado County IHSS Public Authority
- Recipient Intake Line
- (530) 642-4800
- Office Address
- 330 Fair Lane
Placerville, CA 95667
Wage figures for El Dorado County vary between sources — confirm your current rate directly with the El Dorado County Public Authority before relying on this figure.
Check your weekly max as a El Dorado County provider → Pre-filled with the county average of 141 authorized hours a month (CDSS) — swap in your recipient's number.
Local Notes & Quirks
- Wide geographic service area: El Dorado County spans from Sacramento-area suburbs to Sierra Nevada foothill communities, meaning provider availability can vary significantly depending on where in the county a recipient lives.
- Recipients must qualify through Social Security Disability: The county's IHSS Public Authority page specifically frames eligibility around Social Security Disability program participation alongside the standard Medi-Cal eligibility requirements.
- General Human Services main office: El Dorado's IHSS program is folded into the broader county Human Services department rather than operating as a fully separate standalone agency in all respects.
El Dorado County IHSS — Common Questions
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Figures are from CDSS program data (July 2026) and the CDSS county wage sheet (IP Effective 10-1-2026). County averages describe a caseload, not an entitlement — how we calculate estimates.
Appealing a Notice of Action in El Dorado County
If El Dorado County reduces, denies, or terminates your IHSS hours, the appeal process is governed by state regulation — the same 90-day deadline applies regardless of county:
- You have 90 days from the date on your Notice of Action to request a State Hearing
- Call the State Hearings Division at 1-800-743-8525 to request a hearing
- Or mail a written request to: California Department of Social Services, State Hearings Division, P.O. Box 944243, Sacramento, CA 94244
- Requesting your hearing before the Notice of Action's effective date preserves Aid Paid Pending — meaning you keep your current hours while the appeal is decided
For free legal help with an El Dorado County IHSS appeal, Disability Rights California can be reached at 1-800-776-5746.
County data last updated 2026-10-07 · CDSS program data July 2026, wages IP Effective 10-1-2026.
