Aim: Ageing is a universal phenomenon and natural biological process of the life cycle. As
people enter old age, they begin to experience associated changes in their physical, mental &
social health. Therefore, elderly people are vulnerable to physiological, mental and social crisis.
Moreover, the aim of this study was to assess social functioning as perceived by institutionalized
elderly, utilizing a descriptive exploratory research design. Sample of convenience of 90 elderly
was recruited from Hedaya Barakat geriatric home in El-Dokki district, Giza city, Egypt. Socio
demographic sheet, social functioning for elderly scales was used to achieve the purpose of this
study. The findings revealed that; half of the studied institutionalized elderly (50%) had moderate
levels of social functioning. The study concludes that, the current study revealed that, statistically
significant relation was found between social relation and their age among the studied elderly.