Background and Aim: Global growth in the elderly population for both health care providers and families and also the community is an important challenge . Elders are the largest and fast factor for increasing hospital admissions in Society . Increasing costs of aging is the most concern to elders and their families. This study aimed to investigate the health team s approach about cost–effective alternatives for aging health services.

  This study is a qualitative research which was done through content analysis.

  18 people consisting of five faculty members , 6doctors , 3 nurses and 4health public health expert were participated. Samples were selected based on purposive sampling . Data were collected through interviews .

  Results: Four core themes derived from this study which included: 1- Emphasis on training for aging care ( including training doctors, nurses , health professionals , public health experts, elder sand their family caregivers). 2- Emphasis on proper implementation of primary health care for the elderly. 3- Emphasis on home care for elderly.4-attntion to mental health of elderly.

  Conclusion: It seems effectiveness of tree alternatives; emphasis to training, home care and mental health for elderly are obvious and evident, so implementing and applying these suggestions would be helpful.

  But the second alternative; emphasis on proper implementation of primary health care for the elderly must be performed based on a comprehensive needs assessment in elders population. Finally it is stressed that calculating and comparing actual costs of each alternative in elders caring must be measured through quantitative researches.