Analysis of the California In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Plus Waiver Demonstration Program

Robert Newcomer, Ph.D. and Taewoon Kang, Ph.D.

University of California, Center for Personal Assistance Services

This report was prepared under contract contract #HHS-100-03-0025 between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy (DALTCP) and Research Triangle Institute. Additional funds were provided by the National Institute for Disability and Rehabilitation Research under grant #H133B031102. For additional information, you may visit the DALTCP home page at http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/home.htm or contact Pamela Doty, at HHS/ASPE/DALTCP, Room 424E, H.H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20201. Her e-mail address is: Pamela.Doty@hhs.gov.

This report was prepared under subcontract 5-312-0208826 between RTI International and the University of California (Edith G. Walsh, Ph.D., project director). The opinions and findings expressed in this report are those of the authors. They do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Health and Human Services, the contractor or any other funding organization.