tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320125603030136522.post5400232192625296049..comments2018-08-01T15:58:43.374-07:00Comments on 2 Pissed Off Taxpayers: What is IHSS? Some basics.Fed Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04634229685937354174noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320125603030136522.post-8894252334319569882015-08-17T16:01:41.663-07:002015-08-17T16:01:41.663-07:00I am an IHSS provider for my 81 year old father wh...I am an IHSS provider for my 81 year old father who is a stroke victim and my 70 year old mother who gets tired easily because of her heart condition, she also has arthritis in her knees. They definitely need all the help they can get. Just this year because of a raise in their social security checks they now are supposed to pay share of cost, their portion would be about 90% of what I was getting paid thru the program which is about 50% of their miniscule fixed income. All of the time that I was putting into the care of my parents will now be put somewhere else. I know there are people who are abusing the system but who abuses the system more than the government?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17643498174169135668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320125603030136522.post-10336692904882279362013-12-04T06:44:02.155-08:002013-12-04T06:44:02.155-08:00I am an IHSS provider and I can assure you that th...I am an IHSS provider and I can assure you that the majority of Consumers are frail, disabled, have psychological conditions and the list of ailments goes on. It's like anything else in life. There are scamers that beat the system but in the majority of cases, it does not happen. It is an excellent program and I love working in it and with the people that I take care of.logicdoesnotexisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17226509032016927329noreply@blogger.com