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This study aimed to see how life stress and self-esteem affected suicidal ideation for the elderly and if social support had moderation effects on each variable On this basis, an attempt was made to present a systematic and practical strategy to prevent the problem of suicide for the elderly. To identify factors affecting suicidal ideation for the elderly, the results of the survey conducted with 308 people aged 60 years and older who were using domiciliary community welfare facilities in Gyeonggi Province were analyzed. Age, living with family, health status, and living standards among socio-demographical characteristics of the elderly and self-esteem and social support among independent variables were found to affect suicidal ideation for the elderly, and the variable of social support was shown to have moderation effects on that of self-esteem. On the basis of these results, it is necessary to activate various projects for preventing the elderly from committing suicide on an institutional and practical basis in order to reinforce social support and self-esteem for the elderly with such problems.