Objective To understand the current status of dementia management strategies among family caregivers of elderly dementia patients, and to explore its influencing factors, so as to provide reference for conducting targeted guidance. Methods A total of 202 family caregivers of elderly dementia patients were selected by convenient sampling, then they were investigated utilizing a general information form, the Dementia Management Strategies Scale（DMSS）, the Positive Aspects of Caregiving（PAC）, the Marwit Meuse Caregiver Grief Inventory-Short Form （MM-CGI-SF） and the Social Support Rating Scale（SSRS）. Results The subscale scores of DMSS were active management （43.34±8.98）, encouragement/support （33.98±10.00） and criticism （28.03±12.64）respectively. The family caregivers′ educational background, awareness of disease knowledge, the score of MM-CGI-SF and PAC were the influencing factors of criticism subscale, the family caregivers′ educational background, relationship with the dementia patient and the score of PAC were the influencing factors of encouragement/support subscale, dementia caregiving experience, the score of MM-CGI-SF, PAC and SSRS were the influencing factors of active management subscale （P＜0.05,P＜0.01）. Conclusion Family caregivers of elderly dementia patients are prone to use the dementia management strategies of active management and encouragement/support, they seldom utilize criticism. Medical staff should pay attention to the dementia management strategies in family caregivers of elderly dementia patients, make full use of the family social support system, and provide family management training for the caregivers, so as to develop healthy family management strategies.