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Amador County
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IHSS Care Provider Contract and Grievance

Summary

IHSS providers thanked the Board for a new three-year contract raising wages from $18.40 to $19.40 per hour, but one 50-year resident and conservator publicly blasted the county's IHSS administration over a stalled error in his son's care hours, citing millions in potential liability.

At a glance

Total mentions
1
Last 30 days
0

Last discussed May 19, 2026.

Impact analysis

💰Financial impact

Provider wages rise $1.00 the first year, then $0.35 and $0.45 in years two and three; one resident claims county IHSS liability is accruing at over $415 per day.

✅Who benefits

IHSS care providers and the disabled and elderly residents they serve, plus high school girls eligible for new Minerva scholarships.

⚠️Who could be affected

Resident David Pendleton alleges his son's care has been harmed by county administrative inaction.

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