The purpose of this study was to evaluate the health status of residents in a specialized hospital for elders. The data were collected from September 2002 to March 2003 from 204 elders. The instrument to measure health status was developed by the researchers. The data were analyzed using descriptive analysis, t-test, ANOVA, and Scheffe test. The results of this study were as follows: 1. The mean score for health status was relatively low, 121.77 (range 72-216). In terms of health status, the mean score for the physical domain was 1.78, for the psychological domain, 2.03, for the social domain, 2.17, and for the spiritual domain, 1.80 on a 3 point Likert scale. Thus, the mean score for the social domain was the highest, and that for physical domain was the lowest. 2. Health status was significantly different according to length of hospitalization and the number of group therapies. The mean score for health status for elders hospitalized for less than one year was higher than those hospitalized for over 2 years (F=7.736, p=.001), and the mean score for health status for elders who participated in two or more group therapies was higher than for elders who did not participate in any group therapy (F=4.249, p=.017).