Overview
Plumas County's IHSS program is administered by Health and Human Services, with Public Authority governance shared through the Nevada-Sierra Regional IHSS Public Authority — a joint structure established in 2003 to serve Nevada, Sierra, and Plumas counties together.
Plumas County's own Health and Human Services office in Quincy handles day-to-day IHSS applications and casework, while the regional Public Authority structure covers registry governance across all three participating counties.
Provider Wage & Public Authority
Plumas County IHSS Contacts
- Current hourly wage
- $17.75/hr
- Public Authority
- Nevada-Sierra Regional IHSS Public Authority
- Office Address
- 270 County Hospital Road, #207
Quincy, CA 95971
Wage figures for Plumas County vary between sources — confirm your current rate directly with Plumas County Health and Human Services before relying on this figure.
Local Notes & Quirks
- Regional Public Authority governance: Plumas shares its Public Authority structure with Nevada and Sierra counties — a joint arrangement reflecting the smaller populations of all three Sierra Nevada counties.
- Mountain geography affects service delivery: Plumas County's terrain — centered around Quincy and Lake Almanor — means winter weather can meaningfully affect travel times for both providers and county staff conducting home visits.
- Rural provider pool: given the county's small population, expect the local provider pool to be more limited than urban counties — the regional registry structure helps address this by pooling resources across the three-county area.
Appealing a Notice of Action in Plumas County
If Plumas 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 1-800-952-5253 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 Plumas County IHSS appeal, Disability Rights California can be reached at 1-800-776-5746.
Heading into your Plumas County assessment?
The Clarity Report gives you a personalized estimate of the hours you may qualify for, built on California's official Hourly Task Guidelines — before you sit down with your county social worker.