Place of living is one of the most important socio-demographic factors which characterizes the lives of older people. The importance of with whom and under what conditions older adults live to a large extent determines their health and standard of living. The goal of the study was to find the relationship between the place of residence and housing condition of older adults in Poland and their sense of coherence and health problems. The 29-item Antonovsky SOC questionnaire was used. In the research 303 people (76% women and 24% men) aged 60–89 were evaluated: 158 lived in their own houses/flats, while 145 resided in Daily Homes of Social Assistance (DPS). The overall result for the sense of coherence was 129.65 for older adults living in their own homes and 126.48 for these living in DPS. Statistical dependence between the place of residence and sense of manageability and meaningfulness was found. There is no dependence between gender and the overall score, nor the three components of the sense of coherence. Statistical dependence was determined in the criterion of age. A higher level of meaningfulness was observed in people aged 60–74. Taking into account the place of residents, 52% of the respondents living in their own houses/flats experience loneliness and among the people living in Daily Homes of Social Assistance, 46% experience loneliness. The type of place of residence is one of the most important personal factors affecting the sense of coherence, chronic health problems, and sense of loneliness. The last factor, especially, can adversely affect community sustainability and undermine social cohesion.

Quality of life of older people participating in the activities of the university of the third age. In connection with the phenomenon of population aging and the creation of a new social policy, a new direction in pedagogics called andragogy, or sub-discipline dealing with adult education, was created. The task of adult education has taken over Universities of the Third Age, pursuing such goals as: continuing education, socio-cultural activation, physical mobilization and dissemination of gerontological proficiency among participants. The aim of this study is to compare the quality of life of people over 60 years old, studying at the University of the Third Age, with people who do not participate in any seniors' occupations and live exclusively in their own home environment. The study used the diagnostic survey method. As a research tool, a questionnaire was used for the own questionnaire containing 22 questions, the Oswestry Questionnaire and The World Health Organization (WHOQOL) -BREFF.Jakość życia osób starszych uczestniczących w zajęciach uniwersytetu trzeciego wieku. W związku z zjawiskiem starzenia się społeczeństwa i tworzeniem nowej polityki społecznej powstał nowy kierunek w pedagogice zwany andragogiką, czyli subdyscyplina zajmującą się kształceniem dorosłych. Zadanie kształcenia dorosłych przejęły uniwersytety trzeciego wieku, realizując takie cele jak: edukacja ustawiczna, aktywizacja społeczno-kulturowa, aktywizacja ruchowa oraz szerzenie wśród uczestników gerontologicznej profilaktyki. Celem niniejszej pracy jest porównanie jakości życia osób po 60. roku życia, studiujących na uniwersytecie trzeciego wieku, z osobami nieuczestniczącymi w żadnych zajęciach dla seniorów i bytujących wyłącznie we własnym środowisku domowym. W badaniu zastosowano metodę sondażu diagnostycznego. Jako narzędzie badawcze

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