养老院是专门为能够自理、安享晚年的老年人设立的。为老年人提供生活、娱乐、健身、医疗、保健等服务。一般分为公立养老院和私立养老院两种类型。
Nursing homes are specially set up for the elderly who can take care of themselves and enjoy their old age. Provide life, entertainment, fitness, medical treatment, health care and other services for the elderly. It is generally divided into public nursing homes and private nursing homes.
目前，公立养老院明显供不应求。由于资金短缺和需求量大，公立养老院存在服务质量不高、设施不完善等弊端。
At present, public nursing homes are obviously in short supply. Due to the shortage of funds and large demand, public nursing homes have disadvantages such as low service quality and imperfect facilities.
私人养老院的条件一般都很好，通常有酒店级的接待和大堂、独立的医院和几百张床位，选定的楼层都是防滑材料，每个房间都有自己的浴室，楼下还有一个公园。
The conditions of private nursing homes are generally very good. There are usually hotel level reception and lobby, independent hospital and hundreds of beds. The selected floors are made of non slip materials. Each room has its own bathroom and a park downstairs.
这种私人养老院虽然条件好、质量高，但自然需要更多的钱。
Although this kind of private nursing home has good conditions and high quality, it naturally needs more money.
敬老院是为老年人养老服务的社会福利事业组织。目前，我国大多数敬老院都是由农村五保户发展起来的。因此，敬老院的收养对象是五保老人。
The nursing home is a social welfare organization serving the elderly. At present, most nursing homes in China are developed by rural households with five guarantees. Therefore, the adoption object of the nursing home is the elderly with five guarantees.
一些敬老院将自费接受领取养老金的老人。这样的敬老院通常遵循自愿入住的原则，目的是免费出院。
Some nursing homes will accept pensioners at their own expense. Such nursing homes usually follow the principle of voluntary admission in order to be discharged free of charge