Residential nursing care activities
What this code covers
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.
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, with medical assistance, nursing and rehabilitation treatments. These establishments have a permanent core staff of registered or licensed practical nurses that, along with other staff, provide nursing care in combination with personal care. The medical or nursing care services typically include administering medication, performing medical diagnoses and dressing wounds, and are chiefly provided without the supervision of a medical doctor located on the premises.
- This class includes activities of:
- homes for older persons with nursing care
- convalescent homes, other than mental health and substance abuse facilities
- palliative nursing care for outpatients, see 86.94
- activities of homes for older persons without or with only minimal nursing care, see 87.30
- provision of residential care and assistance services (e.g. orphanages, children’s boarding homes and hostels, temporary homeless shelters), see 87.99
- Compare with 86.94, 87.30, 87.99 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, with medical assistance, nursing and rehabilitation treatments. These establishments have a permanent core staff of registered or licensed practical nurses that, along with other staff, provide nursing care in combination with personal care. The medical or nursing care services typically include administering medication, performing medical diagnoses and dressing wounds, and are chiefly provided without the supervision of a medical doctor located on the premises.
- - This class includes activities of:
- - homes for older persons with nursing care
- - convalescent homes, other than mental health and substance abuse facilities
- - rest homes with nursing care
- - nursing care facilities
- - nursing homes/hospices
- - inpatient care hospices for palliative care
- - palliative nursing care for outpatients, see 86.94
- - activities of homes for older persons without or with only minimal nursing care, see 87.30
- - provision of residential care and assistance services (e.g. orphanages, children’s boarding homes and hostels, temporary homeless shelters), see 87.99
- - Homes for older persons with nursing care
- - Convalescent homes, other than mental health and substance abuse facilities
- - Rest homes with nursing care
- - Nursing care facilities
- - Palliative nursing care for outpatients
- - Activities of homes for older persons without or with only minimal nursing care
- - Provision of residential care and assistance services (e.g. orphanages, children’s boarding homes and hostels, temporary homeless shelters)
What is NACE 87.10 used for?
Use NACE 87.10 for residential nursing care activities when the main activity matches this scope: 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.
What are typical examples for 87.10?
Typical examples include Homes for older persons with nursing care, Convalescent homes, other than mental health and substance abuse facilities, and Rest homes with nursing care.
When might 87.10 not be the right code?
Review another code when the activity is closer to palliative nursing care for outpatients, see 86.94 and activities of homes for older persons without or with only minimal nursing care, see 87.30.
Which codes should I compare before choosing 87.10?
Compare 87.10 with 86.94 Nursing and midwifery activities, 87.30 Residential care activities for older persons or persons with physical disabilities, and 87.99 Other residential care activities n.e.c. when the activity description is ambiguous.
Use this class for nursing and midwifery activities when the main activity includes Activities of independent nurses, who work in own consulting rooms or at patients’ homes and Activities of maternity facilities, without permanent supervision of medical doctors. 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 group for the broader activity area of residential nursing care activities, including Residential nursing care activities. Open the child codes when a more specific code is needed.
Rev. 2 code 87.10 maps to the same Rev. 2.1 class 87.10 Residential nursing care activities.
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.