The ageing of the populations of developed societies represents one of the biggest economic and social challenges of the future. According to the predictions 30% of the population in Slovenia will be older than 65 years by the year 2060. This raises the questions of how to define the lifestyle of the elderly, and how can the latter influence be influenced. The decision of some elderly people to spend their old age in homes for the elderly can be contributed to a multitude of reasons. The paper presents the results of the research on the lifestyle of the elderly in homes for the elderly. The research was conducted using a sample of 390 elderly people living in the homes for the elderly in the Pomurje region during the period between February 2015 and May 2015. The research employed descriptive analysis and causal non- -experimental method of empirical pedagogic research. The results have shown that the lifestyle of the elderly in the homes for the elderly is significantly influenced by their socioeconomic status, gender, and age, as well as the duration of the habitation in the homes for the elderly.V razvitih družbah se prebivalstvo vse bolj stara, kar bo eden (naj)večjih ekonomskih in socialnih izzivov v prihodnosti. V Sloveniji naj bi bilo po predvidevanjih do leta 2060 30 odstotkov prebivalstva starejšega od 65 let, zato se utemeljeno postavlja vprašanje, kakšen je življenjski slog starejših in kako lahko v teh letih nanj še vplivamo. Nekateri starejši se iz različnih vzrokov odločijo, da bodo starost preživeli v domu za starejše. V prispevku so predstavljeni rezultati raziskave o življenjskem slogu starejših v domovih za starejše. Izvedli smo jo na vzorcu 390 starejših v domovih za starejše v Pomurju v obdobju februar– maj 2015. Uporabljeni sta bili deskriptivna analiza in kavzalno neeksperimentalna metoda empiričnega pedagoškega raziskovanja. Iz rezultatov raziskave izhaja, da na življenjski slog v domovih za starejše bistveno vplivajo socialno-ekonomski položaj, spol, status, starost in leta prebivanja v domu
