Over the years, a change in global population dynamics has been identified, which is reflected by the aging of the population; in Colombia, the Ministry of Health presents an increase in the population over 60 years of age of 3, 76% by 2020. Of this total population, 98.8% are living in their homes, or homes of their families, but up to 1.2% reside in special places of accommodation or geriatric centers. This research seeks to qualify the quality of life by evaluating the dimensions: physical, psychological, relational, environment and global, in older adults institutionalized in geriatric centers in Bogota DC and the municipalities of Cajica and Tenjo in the period 2017-2, and thus determine the factors that affects it directly or indirectly. Once identified which are the specific features that affects they quality of life, it's easier the approach and the realization of the measures to help it improve the state of this. A quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted with adults over 60 years of age institutionalized in geriatric homes in the city of Bogota DC and the urban area of the municipalities of Cajica and Tenjo, during the second period of 2017, using the quality of life measurement: the WHOQOL - BREF instrument of the WHO world health organization.