My mother has a flowerbed that has had no care for years. It has an old rose bush that needs to be pruned and taken care of. Can anyone help identify it. Is it a rose bush or a climbing rose? Any ideas on improving its condition would really be appreciated. The first picture was to show how thick the branches are.

It reminds me of Bloomfield Abundance.

I will put a link below to the first of several pages of photos on HelpMeFind. See what you think:

Here is a link that might be useful: Bloomfield Abundance photos

Your rose looks like 'Cecile Brunner' to me. If it is, CB is a lovely Polyantha that grows well with minimal pruning and without lots of maintenance.

As far as caring for the rose now, remove anything that's dead. You can also remove an old cane or two, if they are not healthy or blooming well. From what I see, this rose is very healthy and happy overall.

Here is a link that might be useful: Description and photos of Cecile Brunner on Help Me Find.