Present,there are some problems existing in the construction of nursing homes in China,such as the old-fashioned operational mode and the management confusion,which has weakened its pension function seriously and failed to meet the demands of community endowment.Through analyzing the maneuverability of combining the idea of chain operation and the construction of a nursing home,we explore the feasibility of the nursing home chain operation model relying on the community,and analyze the operation mode of chain operation deeply from four aspects:definitions,site selection,operator selection and internal management.We further point out that this model could effectively cut cost,fully utilize community sources,improve the infrastructure construction of community,meet the need of senior citizens with different income,enable the forms of endowment to be diverse and flexible,and assure the implementation of serving standards in nursing homes.