It is of great importance to develop community-based elderly care in Beijing. The elderly population has exceeded 20% of the total population in Beijing，which brings about huge demand of elderly care services. Home-based and community-based elderly care are the preferred means of care by most elderly. In recent years，there have been progresses in the provision of community-based and home-based elderly care services. However a comprehensive and well-functioned service system is yet to be established. Institutions that provide community-based elderly care services，such as residents’ communities and community health service centers，are not performing their functions to a satisfactory degree. As for the future，the development of community-based elderly care services should be the key to the establishment and improvement of Beijing’s elderly care system. Beijing government should encourage and support community-based elderly care institutions，strengthen the part played by community health service centers in elderly care service provision，allow non-government forces to take part in community-based elderly care provision and improve the training of specialized elderly-care workers. By these means the care need of the elderly will be better met.