Healthcare & Social Services
Class Code 8829: Nursing or Convalescent Home—All Employees — Workers' Comp Insurance
Covers nursing homes and convalescent care facilities, including nursing staff, aides, and support employees who care for residents on-site. It reflects the physical demands of resident handling, transfers, and daily personal care in a residential care facility.
- Risk level:
- elevated
What code 8829 covers
Class 8829 applies to skilled nursing facilities and convalescent homes, covering the nursing and caregiving staff, along with dietary, housekeeping, and other support employees who work at the facility. The exposure reflected in this code centers on resident handling — lifting, transferring, and assisting residents with daily activities — which is a leading driver of strain and sprain claims in long-term care. Because residents in these facilities often require a higher level of ongoing assistance than in independent or assisted living, the physical demands and injury frequency tend to run higher than in lighter-duty healthcare settings. Facilities offering a continuum of care, from independent living through skilled nursing, typically need payroll split across multiple classifications based on the level of care each unit provides.
Included operations
- Nursing and caregiving staff providing direct resident care
- Resident lifting, transferring, and mobility assistance
- Dietary and housekeeping staff at the facility
- Activities and recreational staff supporting residents
Assigned elsewhere
- Independent or retirement living staff not providing hands-on health care — see code 8824 (Retirement Living Centers—Health Care Employees) for the health-care portion
- Home health care delivered in patients' own homes — see code 8835
- Hospital-employed clinical staff — see code 8833
- Administrative staff working off-site from the facility
Businesses that typically carry 8829
- Skilled nursing facilities
- Convalescent and rehabilitation care homes
- Long-term care facilities
- Memory care and specialized nursing units
- Outpatient and multi-specialty clinics
- Faith-based and community service organizations
- County and municipal social service agencies
- Multi-site healthcare and care organizations
Common misclassifications
Code 8824
Retirement communities with both independent living and a skilled nursing wing sometimes code all staff the same instead of splitting by level of care.
Code 8835
Facility-based nursing staff are occasionally confused with home health staff who travel to patients' residences instead of working at one location.
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What drives the cost of code 8829
- Total annual payroll for employees assigned to this classification
- Experience modification factor based on claims history
- State-specific base rates and loss costs filed for this class code
- Claims frequency and severity trends for the business
- Safety programs, training, and workplace controls in place
- Payroll mix across multiple classifications at the same location
What underwriters look for
- Types of patients, residents, or clients served and the level of care provided
- Staffing ratios and use of lift equipment or safe patient-handling protocols
- Prior claims history, especially strain, sprain, and needlestick injuries
- Licensing, accreditation, and staff credentials
Eligibility
State differences
This entry uses standard NCCI class code phraseology, which applies in most NCCI-governed states. Pennsylvania (PCRB), Delaware (DCRB), California (WCIRB), New Jersey (NJCRIB), Michigan, New York (NYCIRB), and Massachusetts maintain their own classification manuals, and code numbers or phraseology can differ there. Our agency confirms the correct classification for your state before quoting.
Where code 8829 fits
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Class code 8829 questions
Does this code cover dietary and housekeeping staff at the facility?
Yes, support staff working at the nursing home are included along with the clinical caregiving staff.
How is this different from a retirement or assisted living community?
Independent and retirement living without hands-on nursing care is a different classification (8824 covers the health-care portion of a retirement center specifically); this code applies to facilities providing skilled nursing-level care.
What underwriting factors matter most for this class?
Staffing ratios, use of lift equipment and safe patient-handling protocols, and prior claims history are all closely reviewed.
Do facilities with multiple levels of care use just one code?
No, typically payroll is split across classifications based on the level of care each unit or wing provides.
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