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CLASS CODE · SENIOR CARE

Class code 8824: retirement living, care staff

Code 8824 covers retirement living center employees who give residents medical, nursing or personal care. It does not apply to nursing homes or hospitals.

SYSTEM
NCCI numbering
INDUSTRY
Senior care
WHERE
NCCI states, Texas included
PREMIUM ON
Payroll in this class
WHAT THE CODE COVERS

Staff who give residents care at retirement living centers.

What work does code 8824 cover?

The care staff include physicians, nurses, therapists, technicians, pharmacists, dietitians, aides and orderlies. Food service and other staff who don't give care are classed separately.

Described in our own words from Minnesota's rating bureau manual. Minnesota has its own rating bureau, so NCCI's wording may differ. Wording and scope differ by state; the manual filed in your state decides.

Often confused with

  • 8829 Care staff in a nursing home.

Which pay counts toward code 8824 premium?

Premium is figured on payroll for the work in this class, and the rate is premium per $100 of it. What counts is set state by state. Minnesota's manual and Oregon's state fund, SAIF, both count employees' pre-tax deductions, such as 401(k) and Section 125 contributions, and both leave out the overtime premium, the extra half of time and a half (Minnesota requires records that show overtime pay by employee and by class). Check your state's rules.

WHERE IT APPLIES

Where does code 8824 apply?

NCCI is the rating bureau

These states have named NCCI their rating organization, so the code comes from NCCI's manual, with each state's exceptions.

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia

Texas lists 8824 in its advisory loss costs effective July 1, 2026.

Own rating bureau: check its manual

An independent bureau sets the classes. Many numbers match NCCI's, but wording and scope can differ: Indiana's bureau files NCCI's manual with Indiana-specific codes, while Minnesota's publishes its own.

California, Delaware, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin

State fund only

NCCI lists these as monopolistic states: workers' comp comes from the state fund, so ask the fund how it classes your work. Ohio's fund rates on NCCI classification codes; North Dakota, Washington and Wyoming use their own. Washington has its own risk classes and publishes hourly rates, so premium there follows hours worked, not payroll.

North Dakota, Ohio, Washington, Wyoming

Listed differently in these states

Sources: NCCI State Map: NCCI, independent bureau and monopolistic states; TDI: Texas advisory loss costs, effective July 1, 2026. Each state's rules and sources: Workers' comp by state.

ESTIMATE YOUR PREMIUM

Your payroll, your rate, before discounts and assessments.

Payroll in this class
Gross pay for the work in this class. Pre-tax deductions (401(k), Section 125) count. Overtime premium (the extra half) usually does not. Check your state's rules.
For the cost per employee.
PAY FREQUENCY
Your rating
From your quote or policy. Where loss costs are filed instead of rates, as in Texas, they leave out the carrier's expenses and are lower than your rate.
Compares your payroll and claims with the average employer in the same class codes. At 1.00 premium is unchanged; below 1.00 it drops, above 1.00 it rises.
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0 if your quote shows none.
If your quote shows one.
ESTIMATED ANNUAL PREMIUM · CODE 8824
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Before discounts and assessments.

Worklio Insurance bills pay-as-you-go comp with each payroll, no deposit; the audit usually confirms what you've already paid.

Not included: premium discount on larger policies, state assessments, terrorism and catastrophe charges, minimum premium.Get a real quote

In North Dakota, Ohio, Washington and Wyoming, ask the state fund for your class and rate.

COMMON QUESTIONS

Are a retirement community's dining staff in 8824?
Not in Minnesota: food service and other non-care staff are classed separately.
Is code 8824 used in Texas?
Yes. Texas lists 8824 in its advisory loss costs effective July 1, 2026. Those are loss costs, not rates: a carrier's rate adds its own expenses.
How is the premium for code 8824 worked out?
Your payroll in this class, divided by 100, times your carrier's rate for the class. Then your experience mod, any schedule credit or debit, and an expense constant if your policy has one. Premium discounts, state assessments and minimum premiums are separate.

SOURCES

For planning, not a quote or a classification ruling. An advisor confirms your class codes with your carrier.

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