Elderly persons experience more persistent health problems after recovering from COVID-19 than younger adults. The present study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of pulmonary rehabilitation program for elderly persons recovered from COVID-19 to restore normal pulmonary function and quality of life. Design: A quasi experimental design was used. Setting: The study was conducted at the university hospitals in Beni-Suef and Benha City. The sample: convenience sample included 90 elderly persons recovered from COVID-19.Tools: three tools were used; tool (I): interviewing questionnaires composed of three parts; part1: personal characteristics of the elderly persons, part 2: Older People's Quality of Life Questionnaire, part3: The Manchester Respiratory Activities of Daily Living Questionnaire. The second tool was geriatric depression scale. The third tool was the spirometer. The main results indicated that; the pulmonary function parameters, mean scores of quality of life and daily living activities among the intervention group after implementing the intervention were significantly higher than the control group (P<0.05) . While regarding the depression level, there were no significant differences between the two groups. Conclusion: the pulmonary rehabilitation program effectively improved pulmonary function, ability to perform daily living activities, and quality of life significantly and reduced depression among the studied older adults but with no significant differences. Recommendations: Pulmonary rehabilitation should be an integral part of the post-discharge treatment plan for the older adults