Old age and aging are two terms that are increasingly being researched and interpreted with increasing awareness of the need to increase the quality of life of older people. By establishing theories about the aging process and researching them, greater opportunities are created for a quality life even in the later years of life. Considering the increase in the share of the elderly population in the general population, there is an increasing need to establish institutions for the care of the elderly with comparative support for the elderly through non-institutional forms of care. This research paper shows the guidelines necessary for a quality life, such as proper nutrition in old age, the need for exercise, socialization and inclusion of the elderly. Constant education and improvement of the knowledge and skills of all employees employed in the social care system is necessary for a better understanding of the needs of the elderly, which consequently leads to the improvement of the service and the increase of the quality of life of the elderly. The purpose of the survey conducted as part of the preparation of this final thesis was to find out and study the socioeconomic conditions, eating habits, self-perception of the quality of life of the participants and their personal satisfaction with the accommodation and services provided to them in the "Centar" nursing home where they are stationed. The results of this research can be interpreted and used to identify segments of care in which adaptation or change is needed in order to raise the provision of care to the highest possible level with a potentially proportional increase in the satisfaction of the users of the home for the elderly.