The nursing homes tend to attract elderly who have lost their spouses, suffer from chronic diseases, have no family or a family that is abroad, but also a growing number of socially disadvantaged individuals.
Domovi za negu starijih lica obično privlače starije osobe koje su izgubile bračnog druga, pate od hroničnih bolesti, nemaju porodicu ili im je porodica u inostranstvu, ali i narastajući broj socijalno ugroženih osoba.