According to Cotalero, A, (2015) a person who enters the retirement process begins again to fulfill a role that he / she stopped playing and in this way his/her lifestyle changes in an abrupt way and if he / she is not well oriented in this process he / she is affected in his occupational status, such that if an older adult does not receive adequate pre-retirement training, when experiencing this change, his life is affected and can be manifested in a positive and healthy way, but it can also be useful to see how you can see in a great way in your quality of life, for the reason of having completed a great stage in your life of many years without proper preparation.Objective: Describe repercussions that generates retirement in the psycho-affective area of the elderly. Method: The investigation has a descriptive design with a qualitative approach. Society: 30 older people of two institutions. Instrument: Geriatric Depression Scale Yesavage; Questionnaire for \"valuation of leisure activities and free time; Life Satisfaction Index (LSI-A). Results: There are a total of 13 older adults in a state of depression, and 17 in a normal state; in the questionnaire of the valuation of leisure and free time activities, we obtained an amount of 10 elderly people who are currently inactive while 20 who are currently active; The Vital Satisfaction Index that was obtained from the IMSS sample shows that 9 people do not feel satisfied with their life (dissatisfaction), while the remaining group of 21 Older Adults according to the index, have a satisfactory mentality regarding their life (satisfaction). Conclusions: Older adults who have an adequate pre-retirement orientation, experience no psycho-affective changes that become harmful or damage the quality of life of the elderly, Whether if the individual finding in the process of transition to retirement or has gone through the post-employment process.