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Guided Help · Protective Supervision Preparation Kit

Walk into your Protective Supervision assessment prepared.

Turn real incidents, records and your SOC 821 information into one organized, personalized preparation PDF you can bring to the county assessment.

Launch price $7.49 — goes up to $29.99 on January 1, 2027

A personalized kit of 24+ pages · fillable worksheets · SOC 821 and SOC 825 explained

One-time purchase30-day accessNo subscription

Not a determination of eligibility — only your county decides.

Sample coverage picture table with entered and blank parts of the day
Sample page explaining what a section of SOC 821 asks
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Sample cover page of the Preparation Kit workbook, with the five-part map
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What’s inside your kit

Incident log

Real incidents organized by date, what happened, and how it was handled.

Supporting records

A checklist of the records and documents you already have, and what to gather.

SOC 821 preparation

Your information organized ahead of the SOC 821 step.

24-hour coverage

Who provides supervision and when, laid out clearly.

Assessment-day prep

What to have ready and what to expect at the county home assessment.

Your next steps

A personalized list of what to do next, in order.

How it works

  1. 1
    Answer guided questionsPlain-English steps walk you through what to gather.
  2. 2
    Add real incidents and recordsOrganize what has actually happened, in your own words.
  3. 3
    Download your preparation PDFSave it, print it, and bring it to the assessment.

This kit is for you if…

You care for someone who may need Protective Supervision.You’re preparing for a county IHSS home assessment.You have incidents and records but they’re scattered.You want to walk in organized instead of starting from memory.

What it is not

Not a county or CDSS form, and not a decision about eligibility. Only your county IHSS office can authorize Protective Supervision, through its own assessment. The kit helps you organize and prepare.

Not a determination of eligibility — only your county decides.

Guided Help resources

AVAILABLE NOWProtective Supervision Preparation KitWalk into the county assessment organized.Build my kit — $7.49
IN DEVELOPMENTAssessment & Reassessment PreparationGet ready for your IHSS assessment or annual reassessment.
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PLANNEDProvider Setup & First PayFrom enrollment to your first paycheck, step by step.
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PLANNEDTimesheet & OvertimeStay within weekly caps and count overtime correctly.
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Questions

Does this guarantee Protective Supervision?

No. Only your county IHSS office can authorize Protective Supervision, through its own assessment. The kit helps you organize information and prepare.

What do I get?

A guided process and a personalized preparation PDF you can save and print, with 30-day access. One-time purchase, no subscription.

How long does it take?

About 15–20 minutes for a first pass.

What if it isn’t right for me?

If a kit isn’t what you expected, email support@ihssprovider.com within 14 days of purchase and we’ll refund it in full.

Is my information private?

What you type into the Kit stays in your browser on your device; it is not sent to IHSS Provider or to Stripe. Stripe collects your payment details at checkout.

Are the official forms free?

Yes. Official CDSS and county forms are available free from the government. IHSS Provider does not sell government forms and assigns no monetary value to them.

Get organized before the assessmentLaunch price $7.49 — goes up to $29.99 on January 1, 2027 · one-time · 30-day access
  • Official CDSS and county forms are available free from the government. IHSS Provider does not sell government forms and assigns no monetary value to them.
  • The Kit price is for access to IHSS Provider’s independent guided software, educational explanations, organizational tools, personalized worksheets, and document-generation features.
  • Purchasing this Kit is not required to apply for IHSS or to request Protective Supervision.

Independent preparation resource · Not a CDSS/county form · Not legal or medical advice · No eligibility guarantee. Guided Help is planning and information support — not legal or program advice — and is not affiliated with CDSS or any county.