Nursing homes adopt elderly people who have no legal dependents or cannot live at home for other reasons. The expenses of nursing homes are all borne by the state, and individuals can also receive part of pensions or pensions according to regulations. China's nursing homes are developed on the basis of rural "five guarantees". During the period of agricultural co-operation from 65438 to 0956, agricultural production cooperatives provided food, clothing, food, medical care and burial (for children and education) to the widowed, widowed, widowed and widowed people who lacked the ability to work and had no support for their lives, which was referred to as "five guarantees" for short.