Hodson v. Woods

Opinion

JOHNSON, J.

This appeal involves a dispute over a disabled person’s share of cost for services under California’s In-Home Supportive Services *1229program (IHSS). Specifically, the dispute is over the amount of a spouse’s income that can be considered or “deemed” available to a disabled person for the purpose of determining how much of the cost of IHSS services the disabled person must bear.

I. Facts and Proceedings Below

Petitioner, Donna Hodson, suffers from multiple sclerosis and a spinal impairment along with various complications which render her totally disabled. She is confined to bed.…