The purpose of this study was to provide basic data for the development of treatment programs for the elderly and social measures to improve the quality of life of the elderly population based on the results derived from the qualitative meta-analysis of the research on "well-dying" recognized by the elderly in Korea. Qualitative meta-analysis can draw expanded conclusions related to the subject by comprehensively reflecting on the selected studies. A qualitative meta-analysis of 10 qualitative studies on "well-dying" was conducted on the elderly in Korea, and as a result of the study, the perception of "well-dying" of the elderly in Korea was derived into four categories: "a comfortable death," "a death with no regret" "a meaningful death," and "a self-transcendency death." In each category, 19 subcategories and 4 upper categories were derived. The most common category of 'well-dying' through the results of this study is 'a comfortable death' and 'a death with no regret', which can also mean ‘settle their affairs’. In addition, "a meaningful death" and "a self-transcendence death," which entail pursuing a life of self-integration, indicate that life and death are an extension, this corresponds to a "transcendence of elderly" by Erikson & Erikson and Tornstam. However, since the meaning of "well-dying" is perceived differently by the elderly depending on the their history and cultural background, a differential approach to "well-dying" is needed from various perspectives according to each country and culture in the future. In addition, death preparation education, including reasons for death, alleviates anxiety about death in old age and improves psychological adaptability. Therefore, there is a need for various measures to be offically conducted at welfare institutions in order to educate the elderly about death. In particular, the result of this study is that applying Erikson's theory of early childhood to elderly welfare or death-related programs can help elderly people change their attitudes toward death from negative to positive and further prepare them for "well-dying." It is hoped that the conclusion of this study can be used as basic data for implementing social measures to improve the quality of life of the elderly population in Korea and developing treatment programs for the elderly.