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Background: Shift in demographic structure in Indonesia has raised concern over number of issues, including change in family structure. Objectives: The purpose of this study is to examine adult children-s choice of future living arrangement for elderly parent and its associated factors. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among 300 young adults in Central Java, Indonesia. A self-administered questionnaire was used to examine the choice of future living arrangement for parents and characteristics of adult children, parents and families. Descriptive statistics and Fisher exact test were used to analyze the data. Results: Majority of respondents (97.3%) wanted parents to live at home with children and/or grandchildren (82.3%). Only 2.7% respondents saw nursing home as a choice. Even though majority of respondent agreed that decision regarding living arrangement should be made together (80.7%), none of adult children, parents, and families characteristics was found to influence the decision. Conclusions: Living in multi-generational household still became a favorable option of living arrangement for elderly parents. Living in nursing home seems not yet considered to be an alternative for elderly care. Further researches are needed to investigate other factors possibly influencing the choice of elderly living arrangement.