The elderly live in nursing homes for different reasons, most of these being poverty and life alone. The present study aimed to uncover how elderly Muslims adapt to nursing homes and its effect on their quality of life (QoL). Eighteen informants, consisting of ten females and eight males, were recruited by purposive sampling. The semi-structured interview technique was used to collect information that illustrated the ability of the participants’ QoL in nursing homes. Data analysis used phenomenological techniques to uncover research objectives. The results showed that religion generally has an impact on the QoL. However, there are three strategies to improve the QoL, namely: improving physical health, social life and spiritual well-being. The elderly’s spirituality was increased by performing worship five times daily. The elderly with a stronger connectedness to God could attribute more favourable meaning to their life. Those who devoted all matters to God could process their experiences and develop acceptance, including the acceptance of the fact that they are in a nursing home. The implication of this study is to determine the importance of practising religious activities to achieve a good QoL.

老人住在养老院的原因各不相同，其中大多数是贫困和独自生活。本研究旨在揭示老年穆斯林如何适应疗养院及其对他们生活质量 (QoL) 的影响。通过有目的的抽样招募了 18 名线人，其中包括 10 名女性和 8 名男性。半结构化访谈技术用于收集说明参与者在疗养院的生活质量能力的信息。数据分析使用现象学技术来揭示研究目标。结果表明，宗教通常对 QoL 有影响。然而，改善生活质量的三个策略是：改善身体健康、社交生活和精神健康。老人的灵性因每天五次的礼拜而增加。与上帝有更强联系的老年人可以赋予他们的生活更有利的意义。那些将所有事情都献给上帝的人可以处理他们的经历并培养接受能力，包括接受他们在疗养院的事实。这项研究的意义在于确定从事宗教活动以获得良好生活质量的重要性。