The elderly are the elderly are susceptible to depression. One risk factor for depression in the elderly is a lack of social support. Social support obtained from the family nearby. The family is the primary support system for the old in maintaining their health. The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship of social support of families with the degree of depression in the elderly who live with their families. Design of this research is the analytic survey with cross-sectional approach. Samples are old who live with the family. The sampling technique used purposive sampling. The complete example of 30 older adults. The research was conducted on 06-20 May 2017 in Posyandu Mawar Sengkuang Puskesmas Tanjung Batam. Tools and techniques of data collection using questionnaires and interviews guided. Computerized data were processed using SPSS and analyzed using univariate and bivariate. For bivariate analysis using chi-square test. The results obtained from the 30 older adults, who receive social support families of 10 elderly (3.3%) with excellent support and 20 older (66.7%) of social support low-income families. For old depression degree obtained 3 (10%) do not suffer from depression, 11 (36.7%) had mild depression and 16 (53.3%) depression moderate/severe. Furthermore, the results obtained chi-square test p-value 0.001 <0.05. The conclusion can be drawn that there is a significant relationship between social support of families with degrees deperesi elderly who live with the family.
