87.301
Sub-class
Residential care activities for older persons
SDMX: R87301
Sub-class Level
1 Depth
0 Children
0 Siblings
📋 Official Classification Notes
✓ Includes
This subclass includes the provision of residential and personal care services for older persons who are unable to fully care for themselves and/or who choose not to live independently. The care typically includes room, board, supervision and assistance in daily living (for example, housekeeping activities). Nursing care is sometimes provided for residents in separate on-site facilities. This subclass includes activities of: - assisted living facilities for older persons - continuing care retirement communities - homes for older persons with minimal nursing care - rest homes for older persons without nursing care
✗ Excludes
This subclass excludes: - residential nursing care activities for older persons, see 87.10 - provision of residential nursing and rehabilitative services for older persons or persons living with or having a diagnosis of a mental illness, see 87.20 - social work activities with accommodation, see 87.99
Frequently Confused With
Who is this code for?
Verified: SEMANTIC_SECTION_MATRIXMedical practitioners
SOC 2020:2211 Common titles: Doctor, GP, Physician
Care workers and home helpers
SOC 2020:6131 Common titles: Carer, Support worker
Related Occupations
Health services and public health managers and directorsVeterinary nurses
Evidence: Representative SOC 2020 occupations for SIC Section Q (Residential care activities for older persons).
Data source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) —
UK SIC 2026
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