Purpose/Significance To explore the influencing factors of elderly people’s choice of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) hospital.Method/Process Based on the data of 16 847 elderly people from the 2018 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), the influencing factors of elderly people’s choice of TCM hospital are studied by using Anderson health behavior model and regression analysis.Result/Conclusion Education level, pension status, self-rated health status and chronic disease status have significant effects on the choice of TCM hospital for the elderly. The elderly with high education level, no pension, poor health and chronic diseases are more inclined to choose TCM hospital.