Objective To investigate the status and influencing factors of social support for hospitalized disabled elderly with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Methods A total of 200 COPD elderly patients who were determined to be disabled by activities of daily living (ADLs) and hospitalized in respiratory departments from 6 Class-A tertiary hospitals in Chengdu City during June and October 2021 were recruited in this study. Self-made questionnaires, Chinese version of medical outcomes study social support survey (MOS-SSS), Chinese meaning in life questionnaire (C-MLQ), Templer-death anxiety scale (T-DAS) were used for investigation. SPSS statistics 22.0 was used for statistical analysis. Intergroup comparison was performed using student′s t test or ANOVA depending on data types. Multivariate stepwise linear regression analysis was applied to analyze the factors affecting social support in hospitalized disabled elderly with COPD. Results The average score of social support was (60.26±12.78) points for the cohort, which was at a low level. Multivariate regression analysis indicated that sense of meaning in life, self-assessment of family relationships, death anxiety, depression and marital status showed certain predictive effects on the social support of COPD hospitalized disabled elderly (P＜0.05). Conclusion The current status of social support for the hospitalized disabled elderly with COPD is easily overlooked. It is necessary to pay more attention to their psychological problems, improve clinical nursing interventions, and promote the transformation of “appropriate aging” in the aging society.