8810 Social work activities without accommodation for older persons or persons with disabilities

This category includes:

• social care services, that are provided to persons with health problems and functional limitations or impairments, where the primary purpose is social and leisure and to enable independent living and interaction with the environment

This category also includes:

• personal care services not administered directly by or under the supervision of nursing staff, for instance provided as live-in home care services. These personal care services cover providing help with activities of daily living such as eating, bathing, washing, dressing, getting in and out of bed, getting to and from the toilet and managing incontinence.

This category excludes:

• funding and administration services of compulsory social security programmes, see 84.30.0
• nursing services, see 86.94.01
• personal care services administered directly by or under the supervision of nursing staff, such as providing help with activities of daily living such as eating, bathing, washing, dressing, getting in and out of bed, getting to and from the toilet and managing incontinence, see 86.94.01
• combined support services at home related to daily living covering a range of domestic support services, such as help in cleaning, washing, shopping etc., see 96.91.00

This subcategory excludes:

• long-term residential nursing care services without overnight stay, see 87.10.00

This subcategory includes:

• vocational rehabilitation and habilitation services for persons with disabilities, provided that the education component is limited

This subcategory excludes:

• vocational rehabilitation services for persons with disabilities where the education component is predominant, see division 85

Visiting and assistance services of persons with disabilities are provided in order to combat the social isolation, by having conversations, playing games with them, reading to them etc., and to offer support with daily tasks, such as grocery shopping, filing documents etc. Such assistance services are often provided by volunteers.

This subcategory excludes:

• personal care services administered directly by or under the supervision of nursing staff, see 86.94.01

This subcategory excludes:

• long-term residential nursing care services without overnight stay, see 87.10.00
• day-care services of children and young people with disabilities, see 88.91.02