Scholars of ageing in place typically conceptualise home care and community care as distinct yet interrelated domains. Within this literature, ‘home’ is often narrowly defined as a space with clear boundaries that separate the homely from the unhomely. This chapter introduces the concept of the institutional home to describe a space with fluid boundaries between home and unhome—one that incorporates elements of both. In this context, ‘home’ is not confined to private residential settings or associated solely with feelings of comfort and familiarity; rather, it may also emerge in spaces outside the private dwelling, characterised by a blend of homely and unhomely experiences. Drawing on discourse analysis of interviews with older people and eldercare staff, this chapter examines how community eldercare centres in China are experienced as institutional homes, wherein the meanings and practices of home transcend a singular physical setting. In doing so, the chapter contributes to the literature on ageing in place by proposing an expanded understanding of home in later life.