Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing nonresidential social assistance services to improve the quality of life for the elderly or persons with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. These establishments provide for the welfare of these individuals in such areas as day care, non-medical home care or homemaker services, social activities, group support, and companionship.

Providing job training for persons with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities--are classified in Industry 624310, Vocational Rehabilitation Services; Providing residential care for the elderly or persons with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities--are classified in Subsector 623, Nursing and Residential Care Facilities; Providing in-home health care services--are classified in Subsector 621, Ambulatory Health Care Services; and Providing transportation of the disabled or elderly (without medical care) are classified in U.S. Industry 485991, Special Needs Transportation.