The focus of this paper is social support of elderly in the home for the older people, since the transition to a home for the older people represents a significant and stressful event in the life of older adults. Thereat, social support has the role of an important factor in preserving the wellbeing of the elderly, that is, the perception of social support is important in adapting to stressful situations. The aim of the research is to gain insight into the experience and the perspective of social support of elderly in the home for the older people. The qualitative research was conducted in which 11 participants took part. The data were collected through a semi-structured interview, and then processed through thematic analysis. According to the results obtained, elderly people in the home for the older people describe their experiences of social support through the presence and absence of emotional support, the presence and absence of instrumental support, the presence of informational support, the presence and absence of esteem support and the presence and absence of social network support. The impression of social support of elderly in the home for the older people is manifested as the meaning of support, the importance of support, difficulties related to nursing home support, difficulties related to family support, the need for greater support in the home for the older people and satisfaction with support. It can be concluded that social support has an important role in the life of elderly people in the home for the older people, because of its mitigating effects on various everyday and life challenges that they face.