Along with the aging of China's population, old-age care institutions, which are emerging nationwide, raised more and more concerns. Though there are already a great number of old-age care institutions in China, the type, service facilities and management systems of them vary from one another. In order to promote the building of China's old-age care institutions, promote their service and management, so as to further develop the institutions and the old-age care cause, it is necessary to get an overall understanding of the basic types, services and management systems of such institutions both at home and abroad.
