Since population is getting older, so is the need to care for the elderly. Although there are certain non-institutional services, but it is still in our society to go to the home for the elderly most widespread social service intended for the elderly. Which difficulties older people experience in the process of adapting to life in the nursing home and what older people experience as helping to adapt to life at nursing home are issues that need to be looked from the perspective of a person who is a nursing home user. These facts has inspired us to write the following graduation thesis "The process of adaptation to life in the home for the elderly: the perspective of the users of the Nursing home of Konavle. Through qualitative research in this paper, there are results that indicate which are the reasons for making a decision about accommodation in a home for the elderly. Furthermore, results are showing the difficulties experienced by older persons in the process of adaptation to life at nursing home, namely: psychological and physiological changes and diversity of leisure content that does not fully meet the needs of all users. Likewise, emotional relieving, safety and usability, maintaining social activities, and satisfaction with eating services are factors that older people experience as a helping hand in adapting to life in the nursing home. The results lead to the conclusion that work with this population should focus on improving their subjective well-being through various activities and continuous support and empowerment in the process of adaptation to life in the home