In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) is a social service that allows people who need long-term care to receive it in the comfort and safety of their own homes. In Alameda County, over 30,000 IHSS workers provide long-term care services (including household work, personal care services, and paramedical services) to older adults and people with disabilities. 

Click here to learn more about the essential long-term care IHSS workers provide.

Home care workers in Alameda County currently earn $20.00 an hour, but the living wage for one adult without children in the county is $28.55. Without IHSS workers, our neighbors who receive services through IHSS would lose access to essential long-term care.

In our last union contract, SEIU 2015 members won an 18% wage increase for all IHSS caregivers in Alameda County. In addition, union members secured $5,000 for caregivers to use for training each year, increased access to personal protective equipment, expanded non-discrimination language, and more.

We’re about to start bargaining for an even stronger contract that increases wages, improves benefits, and guarantees equitable access to long-term care for all who need it in our community.

Join Us to Build the Future of Care in Alameda County!