IHSS in Nevada County: Phone Number, Pay Rate & How to Apply
Everything specific to Nevada County — current provider wages, your Public Authority, and how to appeal a Notice of Action.
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Overview
Nevada County's IHSS program is administered through Adult Services, with day-to-day registry, orientation, and payroll support handled by Connecting Point — a community nonprofit operating under the Nevada-Sierra Regional IHSS Public Authority, established in 2003 to jointly serve Nevada, Sierra, and Plumas counties.
This regional structure is genuinely distinctive — rather than a standalone county Public Authority office, Nevada County shares its Public Authority governance and much of its registry infrastructure across three counties.
Clara has Nevada County’s contacts and current wage, and can explain how hours are decided.
How to apply for IHSS in Nevada County
To apply for IHSS in Nevada County, call the county IHSS office. A social worker will take your application and arrange an in-home assessment.
Nevada County IHSS phone number
There is no statewide online IHSS application — applying means phoning your county. All Nevada 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 Nevada 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.
Nevada 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 Nevada 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 Nevada County
Not published yet
Nevada 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 Nevada County main IHSS line
- (530) 265-1639
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 Nevada County
Call, then an in-person appointment
Call to begin enrollment, then attend a scheduled in-person appointment with your original, unexpired state ID and Social Security card. The published steps do not say how the orientation itself is delivered.
How to start: Call Connecting Point, which the county calls its Public Authority, to begin.
- Connecting Point (Nevada County's IHSS Public Authority)
- (530) 274-5601
- Nevada County main IHSS line
- (530) 265-1639
Source: Connecting Point, 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
- $18.50/hr
- Public Authority
- Nevada-Sierra Regional IHSS Public Authority
- Connecting Point (registry, payroll)
- (530) 274-5601
- IHSS / Adult Services Intake
- (530) 265-1639
- Office Address
- 950 Maidu Avenue
Nevada City, CA 95959
Wage figures for Nevada County vary between sources — confirm your current rate directly with Connecting Point or the Nevada-Sierra Regional Public Authority before relying on this figure.
Check your weekly max as a Nevada County provider → Pre-filled with the county average of 116 authorized hours a month (CDSS) — swap in your recipient's number.
Local Notes & Quirks
- Regional Public Authority, not county-specific: Nevada County's Public Authority is shared with Sierra and Plumas counties — a structure unique among the counties covered on this site, reflecting the smaller populations of all three.
- Registry operated by a nonprofit partner: Connecting Point, a local community nonprofit, handles registry matching, provider enrollment, Live Scan fingerprinting, and payroll troubleshooting on the Public Authority's behalf.
- Workers' comp routed through Connecting Point: if injured while working as a Nevada County IHSS provider, workers' compensation questions go through Connecting Point directly, not the county itself.
Local Support & Caregiver Resources
IHSS covers a defined set of hours for specific tasks — it isn't meant to be the only support a family has access to. Nevada County has a resource that's especially worth knowing about: a service specifically dedicated to helping people navigate IHSS itself, not just general aging services.
- Role
- Assists IHSS consumers and providers in accessing and navigating the IHSS program specifically, across Nevada, Sierra, and Plumas counties
- Access
- Via Nevada County 211 (Nevada County Health and Human Services Agency's partnership with 211 Connecting Point)
For broader aging and disability support beyond IHSS itself — respite care, home safety checks, caregiver support — Nevada County's Aging & Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) is the county's Area Agency on Aging contact:
- Role
- A partnership between FREED Center for Independent Living and Agency on Aging Area 4 — helps residents stay in their homes, plan for long-term care, and access caregiver/respite resources
- Phone
- 1-800-211-4545
- Address
- 435 Sutton Way
Grass Valley, CA 95945 - Office Hours
- Monday–Friday, 9am–4pm · 211 available 24/7 for after-hours questions
These are separate from the IHSS Public Authority listed above — they don't administer IHSS hours or assessments, but can help with related caregiving resources and questions about navigating the program.
Nevada 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 Nevada County
If Nevada 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 a Nevada 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.
