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Aging is a biological process and experienced by mankind in all times. It refers to a sequence of changes across a life span of an individual. Sleep is a state of reduced mental and physical activity in which consciousness is altered and sensory activity is inhibited to certain extent. Reflexology is one of the emerging techniques to reduce the stress. It mainly focuses on application of pressure on the certain points at specific places like fingers, toes on foot etc. it promotes relaxation in the body. Methodology: Quantitative approach with a pre-experimental design was used by using PSQI Scale. Settings and Design: A preexperimental design was adopted to fulfill the purpose of the study. The study was conducted at a selected Old Age Home in Dehradun. Results: Data was analyzed with both descriptive and inferential statistical methods. Paired 't' Test was used to analyses the effectiveness of intervention and Independent "t" test was Used to know the effectiveness of experimental group between pre-test and post-test. After giving foot reflexology, in experimental group there was an improvement in Quality of sleep among elderly people. The pre-test mean and standard deviation values are 7.13 and 1.682 respectively. The post-test mean and standard deviation values are4.43 and 1.566 respectively; mean difference between pre-test and post-test is 2.7; Paired 't' test value of group is 9.297 and two-tailed 'p' value is less than 0.05 which is Highly significant at p<0.05. Hence, it indicates that there is improvement in sleep Quality after giving foot reflexology among elderly people. Conclusions: Based on the study findings foot reflexology among elderly provide the statistical Evidence which indicates that foot reflexology can improve the quality of sleep and reduce the sleep disturbance.