PSIC 2019 · Class

Residential care activities for mental retardation, mental health and substance abuse

Open to 100%

This class involves providing residential care to individuals with mental retardation, mental illness, or substance abuse issues, excluding licensed hospital care. The facilities offer room, board, protective supervision, counseling, and some health care services.

Includes

Facilities for treatment of alcoholism and drug addiction
Psychiatric convalescent homes
Residential group homes for the emotionally disturbed
Mental retardation facilities
Mental health halfway houses

Excludes

Social work activities with accommodation, such as temporary homeless shelters 8790

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Details

Level: Class
Section: Q Human Health And Social Work Activities
Parent: 872

Sector statistics

Employed persons: 889.7K persons(May 2026)

Whole PSIC section Q (not specific to this code). Source: PSA Labor Force Survey, May 2026.

Industry size

Establishments: 51(2022)
Employment: 1,379 persons(2022)
Revenue: ~₱1.5B(2022)

Figures are for PSIC group 872 (the nearest level PSA surveys), not this specific code. Source: PSA OpenStat, Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI), 2022. Revenue figures are approximate.

Guides from Emerhub

Set up in the Philippines

Emerhub runs the SEC and BIR filings for a foreign-owned corporation, a local corporation with structured control, employer of record, or product holding, whichever fits PSIC 8720.