Abstract: Objective To explore the clinical nursing care of elderly community acquired pneumonia in the elderly to improve the nursing level of community acquired pneumonia in the elderly patients. Methods 35 patients aged 80 and over community acquired pneumonia and nursing care of patients with clinical data were retrospectively analyzed. Results 32 cases were cured, 3 cases died, the length of hospital stay was 6 to 46 days. Conclusion Elderly community acquired pneumonia in patients with underlying disease are common, and the clinical symptoms are not typical but with dangerous condition. Care should be focused on management environment and diet managing clinostats. Environmental management, diet and position management, airway management, basic nursing, psychological nursing, prevention of hospital cross infection should be focused on. Besides, we should pay attention to the respiratory rate and blood pressure changes, disturbance of consciousness risk factors assessment, and carry out the implementation of scientific individualized holistic nursing care to promote the rehabilitation of patients.

Key words: senility, community acquired pneumonia, nursing