Home-based care is influenced by welfare types. According to the types of the welfare state divided by Gosta Esping-Andersen, taking America, Germany, Swedish, England and Japan for example, this paper compares the common ground and differences of place, main provider and contents of home-based care in these five welfare types to explore common rule. On the basis of these common ground and differences, this paper puts forward some suggestions such as protecting the elderly's housing, integrating the service system for old-age, constructing "four-in-one" responsivity system, transforming service conception and enhancing the quality basing on the service quantity.