Abstract
In this article, the changes caused by COVID-19 are analyzed, especially in the aging population, and how both during the confinement and subsequently there has been an increase in health care by old adults, who because they are a vulnerable group, did not have the opportunity to go to hospitals to be treated. This is where nurses have played a leading role in maintaining the care of patients who had already been presenting health problems, and also of those who due to COVID-19 have been affected to a greater or lesser degree. This article highlights the importance of the role played by professionals in the care of the elderly focused on avoiding more serious consequences, either due to previous pathologies or COVID-19, highlighting the role in residences, and paying special attention to patients with dementia.