The authors attempt to consider some theorical points of view related with social matters of old-age individuals in terms of population. Also, they intend to establish some comparative parameters between age groups less than 20 years and older than 60 years, trying to emphasize the southern population of Brazil, (Santa Catarina, Paraná and Rio Grande do Sul) within this context. The authors discuss some concepts in which they establish some basis for nursery assistance and they criticize its practice in relation to assistance in older people. They conclude their basis saying that Nursery should have a very important roll participating in the social education process searching for an increase in human being valorization especially older people. Furthermore, they consider the need for a new assessment of practice in Nursery, so assistance cannot be used as a tool for human being segregation for oldage people, but as an instrument that can lead to wipe out some social barriers and long-standing myths.