Abstract
The contribution addresses the necessity and importance of further education and competence development of activation workers in a home for the elderly in the context of adult education and corporate education. The corresponding knowledge of these workers significantly contributes to the perception of the quality of life in homes for the elderly by their clients.
Activation workers must also be prepared for the new requirements of care for the elderly, which is developing in the field of activation with significant support from pedagogy and andragogy, or gerontagogy. It also describes why it is necessary for activation workers in the mentioned areas to continue their education precisely because of modern knowledge coming into practice as well as social and technological changes in society.