Aim. The aim of this article is to discuss the challenges in social work with older people. In my considerations, I start from the need for acceptance, feeling important, and being needed, which lies in every person. The background to these considerations is the demographic situation in Poland and the most important concepts related to old age as a stage of human life. Then, I present the main areas in social work with older people, showing them in the context of the difficulties seniors face in Poland. The challenges in social work revolve around giving older people the feeling that they are important and that their life, despite various problems and difficulties, has meaning and value. This is a task not only for social workers and representatives of other institutions whose activities focus on working with and for older people but also for society as a whole. Methods and materials. The article reviews and analyzes selected publications on old age and the broadly understood situation of older people, as well as the difficulties they encounter on a daily basis. Based on these sources, conclusions were formulated regarding the challenges in social work with this group of clients. Results and conclusion. The challenge in social work with older people is primarily a thorough analysis of their life situation. First of all, of course, what is important in social security and at the same time motivating, activating, but above all, building the feeling that she is important, needed, valued, and that she is not alone.