8720 Residential care activities for mental retardation, mental health and substance abuse

This class includes the provision of residential care (but not licensed hospital care) to people with mental retardation, mental illness, or substance abuse problems. Facilities provide room, board, protective supervision and counselling and some health care. [0]

Includes

- activities of:
-- facilities for alcoholism or drug addiction treatment
-- psychiatric convalescent homes
-- residential group homes for the emotionally disturbed
-- mental retardation facilities
-- mental health halfway houses [0]

Also includes

- provision of residential care and treatment for patients with mental health and substance abuse illnesses [0]

Does not include

- mental hospitals, see 8610
- social work activities with accommodation, such as temporary homeless shelters, see 8790 [0]

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