Residential care activities for persons living with or having a diagnosis of a mental illness or substance abuse
What this code covers
Use this class for residential care activities for persons living with or having a diagnosis of a mental illness or substance abuse when the main activity includes Facilities for the treatment of substance abuse and Mental health convalescent homes. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Official NACE Rev. 2.1 labels and explanatory notes are imported from the source dataset. Plain-language explanations are shown separately so readers can compare interpretation with the source text.
No child codes; this is a class-level code.
- This class includes the provision of residential care (but not licensed hospital care), protective supervision and counselling to persons living with or having a diagnosis of a mental illness, intellectual disability or substance abuse, irrespective of their age.
- This class includes activities of:
- facilities for the treatment of substance abuse
- mental health convalescent homes
- mental health hospitals, see 86.10
- provision of residential nursing care and rehabilitative services for individuals other than those living with or having a diagnosis of a mental illness, see 87.10, 87.30
- social work activities with accommodation (e.g. temporary homeless shelters), see 87.99
- non-residential care activities for persons living with or having a diagnosis of a mental illness (e.g. mental healthcare centres), see division 88
- Compare with 86.10, 87.10, 87.30 when the main activity overlaps another code.
- Check national equivalent caveats before using this code for local registration or filing workflows.
- If the main revenue activity appears in an exclusion, compare the alternative code before deciding.
Use this guide as classification support, not legal, tax, filing, or regulatory advice.
- - This class includes the provision of residential care (but not licensed hospital care), protective supervision and counselling to persons living with or having a diagnosis of a mental illness, intellectual disability or substance abuse, irrespective of their age.
- - This class includes activities of:
- - facilities for the treatment of substance abuse
- - mental health convalescent homes
- - residential group homes for the emotionally disturbed
- - mental health halfway houses
- - assisted living facilities for persons having a diagnosis of intellectual disability
- - mental health hospitals, see 86.10
- - provision of residential nursing care and rehabilitative services for individuals other than those living with or having a diagnosis of a mental illness, see 87.10, 87.30
- - social work activities with accommodation (e.g. temporary homeless shelters), see 87.99
- - non-residential care activities for persons living with or having a diagnosis of a mental illness (e.g. mental healthcare centres), see division 88
- - Facilities for the treatment of substance abuse
- - Mental health convalescent homes
- - Residential group homes for the emotionally disturbed
- - Mental health halfway houses
- - Mental health hospitals
- - Provision of residential nursing care and rehabilitative services for individuals other than those living with or having a diagnosis of a mental illness
- - Social work activities with accommodation (e.g. temporary homeless shelters)
- - Non-residential care activities for persons living with or having a diagnosis of a mental illness (e.g. mental healthcare centres), see division 88
What is NACE 87.20 used for?
Use NACE 87.20 for residential care activities for persons living with or having a diagnosis of a mental illness or substance abuse when the main activity matches this scope: Use this class for residential care activities for persons living with or having a diagnosis of a mental illness or substance abuse when the main activity includes Facilities for the treatment of substance abuse and Mental health convalescent homes. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
What are typical examples for 87.20?
Typical examples include Facilities for the treatment of substance abuse, Mental health convalescent homes, and Residential group homes for the emotionally disturbed.
When might 87.20 not be the right code?
Review another code when the activity is closer to mental health hospitals, see 86.10 and provision of residential nursing care and rehabilitative services for individuals other than those living with or having a diagnosis of a mental illness, see 87.10, 87.30.
Which codes should I compare before choosing 87.20?
Compare 87.20 with 86.10 Hospital activities, 87.10 Residential nursing care activities, and 87.30 Residential care activities for older persons or persons with physical disabilities when the activity description is ambiguous.
Use this class for hospital activities when the main activity includes Short- or long-term provision of medical, diagnostic and treatment services, including physician, nursing and other health services to inpatients and the specialised accommodation services required by inpatients, as provided by general hospitals and specialised hospitals (e.g. community and regional hospitals, hospitals of non-profit organisations, university hospitals, military and prison hospitals) and The activities are chiefly directed to inpatients, are carried out under the direct supervision of medical doctors and include:. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for residential nursing care activities when the main activity includes Homes for older persons with nursing care and Convalescent homes, other than mental health and substance abuse facilities. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for residential care activities for older persons or persons with physical disabilities when the main activity includes Assisted living facilities and Continuing care retirement communities. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for other residential care activities n.e.c. when the main activity includes Residential and social assistance activities provided on a round-the-clock basis to special categories of persons, but where medical treatment or education are not essential elements: and Orphanages. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this division for social work activities without accommodation when the main activity includes Social work activities without accommodation for older persons or persons with disabilities and Other social work activities without accommodation. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this group for the broader activity area of residential care activities for persons living with or having a diagnosis of a mental illness or substance abuse, including Residential care activities for persons living with or having a diagnosis of a mental illness or substance abuse. Open the child codes when a more specific code is needed.
Rev. 2 code 87.20 maps to the same Rev. 2.1 class 87.20 Residential care activities for persons living with or having a diagnosis of a mental illness or substance abuse.
Official close match imported from NACE Rev. 2.1.
Low operational impact is expected, but systems should still store the target Rev. 2.1 version explicitly.
Confirm the target version field and update references where Rev. 2.1 is required.