老年公寓是公寓式老年住宅，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。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。在全国各大城市，老年公寓已经很普遍，太原人和美·凯恩国际生命公寓就是其中领军的养老公寓。
Apartment for the elderly is an apartment type residence for the elderly, with catering, sanitation, culture and entertainment, medical and health care service system, which is a type of residence with comprehensive management. Housing for the elderly, which not only reflects the elderly's home-based care, but also enjoys various services provided by the society, belongs to the category of institutional care. In major cities across the country, apartments for the elderly have become very common, and Taiyuan people and the United States Kane international life apartment is one of the leading apartments for the elderly.
养老院，主要是为老年人提供集体居住，并具有相对完整的配套服务设施。养老院养老作为社会养老方式之一，由于其专业化、人文化满足了老年人对于生活照料、护理康复和精神关爱等方面的需求。
Nursing homes mainly provide collective housing for the elderly, and have relatively complete supporting service facilities. As one of the ways of social pension, nursing home can meet the needs of the elderly for life care, nursing rehabilitation and spiritual care due to its specialization and human culture.