Aging population, demographic changes are the most significant trends in the last few decades in all developed countries, including Croatia. Croatia ranks among the ten countries in the world with the oldest population (17.7%). It can be said that this phenomenon is caused by an increase in quality of life, a continuous decline in fertility and overall life expectancy. . Demographic projections show that in the next thirty years, aging and depopulation will be the main feature of the population of Croatia. In addition to demographics, there are numerous economic and social as well as other consequences of such indicators. In recent years, various forms of non-institutional care have been gaining an increasingly important role (gerontology center, foster care, intergenerational solidarity programs). Non-institutional care of the elderly and infirm has many advantages over accommodation in institutions, allowing the elderly to stay longer in their own home as well as meet specific needs in the local environment. However, Croatia does not have an adequate care system for the elderly. There are major problems and challenges in the actual application and implementation of adopted laws and norms. There are major problems and challenges in the actual application and implementation of adopted laws and norms. Modern measures and trends of social policy are aimed at raising the level and establishing) non-institutional forms of care in local communities and developing a network of care for the elderly focused on the individual needs of the individual. Therefore, it is necessary to reform traditional forms of care for the elderly, expand existing programs and implement a new social protection scheme in the field of care for the elderly, that is, to approach the concept of active ageing and a holistic approach in planning and providing social services.