老年公寓(Hostels for the elderly),是專供老年人集中居住,符合老年體能心態特徵的公寓式老年住宅,具備餐飲、清潔衛生、文化娛樂、醫療保健等多項服務設施,是綜合管理的住宅類型。老年公寓是指既體現老年人居家養老,又能享受到社會提供的各種服務的老年住宅,屬於機構養老的範疇。龍巖市老年公寓於2010年開始營業,現有建築面積約2萬平方米,329張住養老人床位,是一所由政府投資建造,面向社會,為老人提供機構住養服務的示範性福利機構。
Longyan Apartment for the Elderly is open to the whole society. Any old person who is of his or her free will, satisfies the requirements(suffering from no infectious or mental diseases), is able to adapt himself or herself to collective life and pays related fees on time, may apply for admission.