Residential care activities for persons living with or having a diagnosis of a mental illness or substance abuse

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

This class excludes:

• 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