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With the acceleration of population aging in China, the heterogeneity of older adults and the diversification of their care needs have increased significantly. As family-based care weakens, long-term care services for older adults in elderly care institutions have become an essential means of meeting older adults’ needs. Improving service quality and enhancing residents’ life satisfaction are central to promoting healthy aging. Based on data from 314 older adults in eight private medical?care-integrated institutions in Changchun, Jilin Province, this study employs questionnaire surveys and structural equation modeling (SEM) to examine the effects of long-term care services for older adults in elderly care institutions on life satisfaction, with a particular focus on the mediating roles of psychological resilience and social support. The results show that overall life satisfaction among older adults is moderately high, and both psychological resilience and social support exhibit positive levels. Long-term care services for older adults in elderly care institutions significantly enhance psychological resilience and social support, which in turn improve life satisfaction. Moreover, psychological resilience and social support partially mediate the relationship between long-term care services for older adults in elderly care institutions and life satisfaction, indicating that care services promote life satisfaction not only through direct effects but also indirectly by strengthening older adults’ adaptability and social connectedness. The study suggests advancing body?mind integrated care, building a collaborative social support system, and providing personalized services to meet diverse needs. These findings clarify the synergistic mechanism among long-term care services for older adults in elderly care institutions, psychological resilience, and social support, offering empirical evidence and policy implications for improving institutional care services and the quality of life of older adults in China.