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Due to the shift or changing pattern in the family structure or institution, India is lacking in a certain problem that is providing care for the elderly people. With this unique problem, "old age home" has emerged as a new hope for the elderly section of our society. Therefore, the need for studying the old age homes has significantly increased in the research domain. This paper examined the factors that have enforced the elderly section to live in old age homes. This study is carried out in Bareilly district with 74 number of respondents. Purposive sampling along with the case study is used to enhance the quality of the research. A semi-structured interview schedule is followed to collect the data from the respondents. The present paper has covered an old age home from the Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh. The study revealed that most of the respondents were widow, illiterate and from rural background. The common factors pushing them to OAHs are abuse from their family, health issues, financial problems, tarnished self-respect and many more.