The purpose of this paper is to present the results of the survey on individualplanning. The survey was made according to the insight into relevant documentation,more precisely, according to the insight into individual plans of the three centres ofsocial care in the Šibenik Knin county. The sample contained in tota nineteenindividual plans of the centres of social care in Šibenik, Drniš and Knin. This surveyenabled to reach the following basic conclusions: needs for existence, the need tobelong and the need for entertainment are quoted as the principal needs of thebeneficiaries while the aims refer to offering institutional and extrainstitutionalservices, amelioration of beneficiaries' psychophysical status, their adaptation,socialization and accomodation to the new circumstances as well as to therecognition of their rights as in the system of social care and maintenance of thefamily relations. As for the activities, the following should be pointed out:recognizing the rights in compliance with the code on social care, collection ofinformation, re-examining the rights, field activities, informing beneficiaries, takingcare of their right and interests and offering advisory services. As regards thestructure of plans, standardized forms with general notions and expressions areconcerned. As for the basic elements, the plans mostly correspond to those asconceied in the theory. In some cases aims and activities overlap. The work endswith the conclusion pointing out the essential knowledge collected during the surveyand the necessity for education and better cooperation between the experts employedin the centres of social care and the competent ministry.