Demographic changes indicate an increasing share of elderly people in society. With the disintegration of traditional families, there is an increasing need for elderly people to be cared for by other persons. Violence against the elderly has become a public health problem, it is present in institutional care and there are a number of risk factors that can influence the occurrence of violence against the elderly. Risk factors connected to staff members refer to the burnout syndrome at work, ageism, job dissatisfaction and the qualifications, of the staff members. The risk factors connected to users are their characteristics such as older age, female gender, mental difficulties, disability, social status, poverty, social support, characteristics of users that may make them more demanding to receive care and lack of information. Risk factors on the behalf of the organiozation are its isolation, insufficient education of the stuff members, negative work climate, lack of support from menagers, lack of staff members, financing problems, difficulties in recruiting qualified staff, not providing opportunities for professional development, inadequate schedule of duties, etc. Methods of violence prevention may include checking the competencies of job candidates, increasing supervisors awareness of violence, training staff and hiring more staff.