Good oral health is important for general health of elderly people. Good oral health is the result of good oral healthcare habits. This can sometimes difficult for elderly people.

The purpose of our study is to describe how elderly people, who are part of the home help service, take care of their mouths. Our aim is to get more knowledge about their oral healthcare habits. We hope that the results can be used to educate the staff at the home care service. This way the staff can be more available for the elderly people, if needed. With the help of the results it is possible to give more guidance for the elderly people.

The study was qualitative and the results were collected using the theme interviews from five customers of the home care service.

According to our study some improvements must be made to improve the level of oral healthcare habits among elderly people. The study showed us that all the participants took care of their mouths but the level varied. Elderly people should be given more information about proper oral health care habits. Especially the cleaning of dental prosthesis should be made better. We hope that as the result of our study more attention could be given to the oral healthcare of elderly people. Co-operation between oral health care specialists and home care service should be improved.