Home Health Care Services
Description
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing skilled nursing services in the home, along with a range of the following: personal care services; homemaker and companion services; physical therapy; medical social services; medications; medical equipment and supplies; counseling; 24-hour home care; occupation and vocational therapy; dietary and nutritional services; speech therapy; audiology; and high-tech care, such as intravenous therapy. Illustrative Examples: Home health care agencies Visiting nurse associations Home infusion therapy services In-home hospice care services
Hierarchy
| Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 62 | Health Care and Social Assistance 2-digit sector | The Sector as a Whole The Health Care and Social Assistance sector comprises establishments providing health care and social assistance for individuals. The sector includes both health care and social assistance because it is sometimes difficult to distinguish between the boundaries of these two activities. The industries in this sector are arranged on a continuum starting with establishments providing medical care exclusively, continuing with those providing health care and social assistance, and finally finishing with those providing only social assistance. Establishments in this sector deliver services by trained professionals. All industries in the sector share this commonality of process, namely, labor inputs of health practitioners or social workers with the requisite expertise. Many of the industries in the sector are defined based on the educational degree held by the practitioners included in the industry. Excluded from this sector are yoga and aerobics instruction in Subsector 611, Educational Services, physical fitness facilities in Subsector 713, Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries, and personal fitness training services and non-medical diet and weight reducing centers in Subsector 812, Personal and Laundry Services. Although these can be viewed as health services, these services are not typically delivered by health practitioners. |
| 621 | Ambulatory Health Care Services 3-digit subsector | Industries in the Ambulatory Health Care Services subsector provide health care services directly or indirectly to ambulatory patients and do not usually provide inpatient services. Health practitioners in this subsector provide outpatient services, with the facilities and equipment not usually being the most significant part of the production process. |
| 6216 | Home Health Care Services 4-digit industry group | Industries in the Ambulatory Health Care Services subsector provide health care services directly or indirectly to ambulatory patients and do not usually provide inpatient services. Health practitioners in this subsector provide outpatient services, with the facilities and equipment not usually being the most significant part of the production process. |
| 62161 | Home Health Care Services 5-digit NAICS industry | See industry description for 621610. |
| 621610 | Home Health Care Services 6-digit U.S. detail | This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing skilled nursing services in the home, along with a range of the following: personal care services; homemaker and companion services; physical therapy; medical social services; medications; medical equipment and supplies; counseling; 24-hour home care; occupation and vocational therapy; dietary and nutritional services; speech therapy; audiology; and high-tech care, such as intravenous therapy. Illustrative Examples: Home health care agencies Visiting nurse associations Home infusion therapy services In-home hospice care services |
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Classification References
- 01In-home health services provided by establishments of health practitioners and others primarily engaged in the independent practice of their profession are classified in Industry 62111, Offices of Physicians; Industry 621210, Offices of Dentists; Industry Group 6213, Offices of Other Health Practitioners; and U.S. Industry 621999, All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services;
- 02Establishments primarily engaged in providing non-medical home care or homemaker services for the elderly or persons with disabilities are classified in Industry 624120, Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities;
- 03Establishments primarily engaged in renting or leasing products for home health care are classified in U.S. Industry 532283, Home Health Equipment Rental; and
- 04Establishments primarily engaged in retailing home health care equipment are classified in U.S. Industry 456199, All Other Health and Personal Care Retailers.
Index Items
Home care of elderly, medical
Home health agencies
Home health care agencies
Home infusion therapy services
Home nursing services (except private practices)
Hospice care services, in-home
Nurse associations, visiting
Nursing agencies, primarily providing home nursing services
Visiting nurse associations
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External Resources
Census.gov NAICS Detail
Official US Census Bureau definition and scope for NAICS 621610.
National Alliance for Home Care
A leading trade association dedicated to supporting the home care industry through advocacy and education.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
The US government agency responsible for administering Medicare coverage and standards for home health services.
Home Care Association of America
A national professional organization providing resources and networking for home health care professionals and providers.
