The Service Qualification Tool

Understand your eligibility. Maximize your caregiving hours.

The Service Qualification Tool is a mobile-friendly digital guide that helps parents of children with special needs identify which caregiving services they may qualify for — and how to ensure they’re getting the maximum support hours available each month.

By answering a series of targeted questions about your child’s needs and daily care routines, the tool generates a customized score that helps you better understand your service eligibility. This score serves as a valuable referencewhen discussing care plans with agencies or social workers, helping ensure that nothing important is overlooked or left unsaid.

While it doesn’t determine official qualification, the Service Qualification Tool empowers you with clarity, confidence, and preparation before you apply or meet with case evaluators.

✅ Key Benefits

• Identify potential service qualifications based on your child’s needs.
• Estimate support hours to understand your caregiving potential each month.
• Generate a personalized readiness score for clearer communication with agencies.
• Ensure nothing is missed when discussing your care situation.
• Mobile-friendly and easy to use — prepare anytime, anywhere

> Disclaimer: The Service Qualifier Tool is an educational and organizational tool. While it is designed to help you prepare for your home visit, it does not constitute legal or financial advice and does not guarantee approval, payment, or any specific outcome from IHSS or any other state program. Your eligibility is determined solely by the governing agency. This tool is strictly to help you prepare and increase your chances of a successful application.