No they are not the same.Her in Phil. Homes for elder people who're sick it need an necessary care for them . Nurses are the 1 who take care for them.

nihao Elvis! No, they are not the same. In USA, Nursing Homes are for people elderly people who are sick and need constant care. Their are nurses to take care of them. Old age homes are for healthly elderly people who don't have a place to live therefore they live in Old age home. Elderly people who don't have any children usually choose to live in Old Age homes instead of alone all their lives.

Hi Elvis I don't think so. In England, a nursing home is a place for very sick people who are not able to look after themselves. This will include people who are recovering from an illness as well as people who are never going to recover and need constant care. You are going to get a lot of old people there, because old people get sick and take a longer time to recover, but nursing homes are not usually exclusively for them.