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ABSTRACT
Elderliness is a qualitatively different experience for each subject. It is preponderantly good for some,’ an autumn with deep bright tonalities’ and a bad experience for others. Between these two extremes of good and bad quality, there is probably a continuum.Aim was to assess and compare quality of life among elderly population residing in selected old age homes and community.Total sample of the study was 200 (100 from selected old age home and 100 from selected community). Modified older peoples quality of life questionnaire was used to assess quality of life among elderly population residing in selected old age homes and community.That most of the (98%) of elderly population had fair quality of life living in selected old age homes whereas, all of the (100%) of elderly population had fair quality of life living in community area. mean score and standard deviation of quality of life of elderly population living in community was higher (105 + 4.901) than the mean score and standard deviation of quality of life of elderly population living in selected old age homes (100 +8.478). The computed ‘t ‘ value (tab) = 1.98, indicates that there was significant difference between the quality of life score of elderly population living in selected old age homes and community. Thus, it was established that the difference obtained in the mean quality of life score of elderly population living in selected old age homes and community was true difference and not by chance.The Elderly population living in old age home and community both had fair quality of life.