. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 12.

Published in final edited form as: Med Care Res Rev. 2015 Jun 10;72(5):622–640. doi: 10.1177/1077558715588437

Table 1.

Major U.S. Home Care Industries Defined by the NAICS and the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

NAICS 621610—Home Health Care Services	NAICS 624120—Services for the Elderly and Persons With Disabilities
Primarily engaged in providing skilled nursing services in the home to include	Primarily engaged in providing services to improve the quality of life for older persons or persons with disabilities to include
Skilled nursing services	Nonresidential social assistance
Physical therapy	Day care
Occupational therapy	Nonmedical home care^a
Vocational therapy	Homemaker services^a
Counseling	Social activities
Medications	Group support
Medical social services	Companionship^a
Dietary and nutrition services
Audiology
Speech therapy
Intravenous therapy
Medical equipment and supplies
Personal care services^a
Homemaker and companion services^a

Note. NAICS = North American Industry Classification System.

These represent overlapping labor activities between major home care sectors.