Depression, especially in nursing homes elderly, is one of the most important mental health disorders. There is many controversy about depression‘s related factors ; so this study was carried out in order to asses depression prevalence and related factors in nursing homes elderly in Kashan – Iran 2007.

In this cross-sectional study, all of people aged ≥60 years old who were resident in Golabchi center of Kashan city (n=52) were selected. The GDS-30 questionnaires were completed through interview using self-reporting method. Depression status was determined in 0-30 scale .The sample were divided two groups. 0-9 and 10-30 scores was spotted as no-depressed and depressed groups respectively. The data analyzed using T-test and exact fisher test.

Prevalence depression was 85/5%. Depression prevalence was more in men, unmarried people, uneducated people, people who were under the treatment insurance, people who had specific income source, people who had visitors at least monthly, ill people, optional inhabitancy, people who had religious beliefs in medium level and less, and they had participated in religious ceremonies in medium level and less; But these differences were not significant. Age, duration of inhabitancy and child number was not also different between two groups.

Prevalence of Depression in nursing homes elderly is numerous. In order to improve old people quality of life must attend to this topic.