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The life span of people has increased due to technological advances, medical developments, and increasing awareness about maintaining health. Ageing of the communities and inevitability of elderliness has resulted in introduction of the term "quality of life in the elderly" and increasing the quality of life has become one of the most crucial targets. The purpose of this research was to asses the quality of life of the elderly living in a nursing home in Ankara and to examine the relationship between the quality of life and the demographic characteristics of these individuals. World Health Organization "Quality of Life Scale (SF-36)" and a questionnaire consisting of some variables developed by the researchers to asses the demographic characteristic of the study participants as data collection tools in the scope of the study. This descriptive research was conducted on one hundred people living in a nursing home in Ankara who answered the questionnare on a voluntary basis. The institution's administration was duly informed and interwiev appointments were made for the elderly people who volunteered to participate. The collected data will be analyzed using appropriate statistical methods in line with the objectives of the research. And the findings will be given in full text.