Counties use flimsy excuses to deny protective supervision to many IHSS recipients who need it. Many more should qualify. Counties must follow two sets of state welfare rules when someone applies for protective supervision. The IHSS regulations describe the criteria for getting protective supervision. The Uniformity Guidelines tell counties how to decide whether a person has a severe mental impairment.
Some counties also use their own rules.
These rules may tell how the county will evaluate a request and they often have common reasons for denying the service. Get the rules. How to show the person has a severe mental impairment Use the Uniformity Guidelines to list examples in Rank 5 for memory, orientation and judgment. Get supporting statements from anyone who looks after the person. You may learn last year's excuse and argue against it.