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Q - HUMAN HEALTH AND SOCIAL WORK ACTIVITIES

CAEN Code 8730: Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled

Includes

This class includes providing residential and personal care services for the elderly and disabled who cannot fully care for themselves and/or do not wish to live independently. The care typically includes accommodation, meals, supervision, and assistance with daily living, such as housekeeping services. In some cases, these facilities also provide skilled nursing care for residents in separate on-site facilities. This class includes:

  • assisted-living facilities
  • continuing care retirement communities
  • homes for the elderly with minimal nursing care
  • Retirement homes without nursing care

This class excludes:

  • activities of homes for the elderly with nursing care, see CAEN 8710
  • social work activities with accommodation where medical treatment or education are not important elements, see CAEN 8790