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Introduction: Congestive heart failure is a non-communicable disease whose mortality prevalence rate increases rapidly. The healing process of patients with congestive heart failure will last a long time if the patient experiences psychosocial problems. This also aggravates the symptoms of heart failure and prolongs the treatment process. Basically, one of ways to increase life expectancy of patients with congestive heart failure is by optimizing support from the family in treatment. Objective: This study aims to determine the level of family support in patients with congestive heart failure in the Regional General Hospital Dr. Moewardi Surakarta. Method: The method used in this research is quantitative research with descriptive analytic approach. The number of samples in this study was 42 respondents of congestive heart failure obtained by accidental sampling technique. Results: The results of the analysis show: Characteristics of the respondents showed that most of them were 56-70 years old 19 respondents (45.2%), high school and tertiary education respectively 12 respondents (28.6%), living status with spouse 22 respondents (45, 3%), duration of suffering from congestive heart failure is 1-5 years 34 respondents (81.0%), family support consisting of emotional, instrumental, informational and appreciation support in sufficient categories. Conclusion: Family support is received by congestive heart failure patients in sufficient categories. Efforts to optimize family support from various aspects are needed to improve the quality of life of patients.