老年公寓：是专供老年人集中居住，符合老年体能心态特征的公寓式老年住宅，具备餐饮、清洁卫生、文化娱乐、医疗保健服务体系，是综合管理的住宅类型。老年公寓是指既体现老年人居家养老，又能享受到社会提供的各种服务的老年住宅，属于机构养老的范畴。在北京、上海这样的大城市，老年公寓已经很普遍，并且出现低、中、高档分级。
Apartment for the elderly: it is an apartment type for the elderly to live in a concentrated way, which is in line with the physical and psychological characteristics of the elderly. It has a catering, clean and sanitary, cultural entertainment, medical and health care service system, and is a residential type of comprehensive management. Apartment for the aged refers to the residence for the aged, which not only reflects the home-based care for the aged, but also enjoys various services provided by the society, belonging to the category of institutional care for the aged. In big cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, apartments for the elderly are very common, and there are low, medium and high-grade grades.
护理院：是指的由医护人员组成的，在一定范围内，为长期卧床老年患者、残疾人、临终患者、绝症晚期和其他需要医疗护理的老年患者提供基础护理、专科护理，根据医嘱进行支持治疗、姑息治疗、安宁护理，消毒隔离技术指导、社区老年保健、营养指导、心理咨询、卫生宣教和其他老年医疗护理服务的医疗机构。爱心护理院专业为失能老人提供专业护理、生活照料服务。
Nursing home: it is composed of medical and nursing personnel. Within a certain range, it provides basic nursing and specialized nursing for long-term bedridden elderly patients, disabled people, dying patients, terminal stage of terminal illness and other elderly patients who need medical care. It carries out supportive treatment, palliative treatment, hospice care, disinfection and isolation technical guidance, community elderly care, nutrition guidance, psychological guidance according to the doctor's advice Medical institutions for consultation, health education and other elderly medical and nursing services. Caring nursing home provides professional nursing and life care services for the disabled elderly.