State social policy measures significantly affect the formation of conditions conducive to the quality and increase in life expectancy through the modernization of the life support system for the older age group of the population. The data of official statistics, the national demographic report "Demographic well-being of the regions of Russia", the content of scientific publications, as well as the materials of the website of the Department of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of Moscow on this issue are analyzed. It has been established that the activities of professional social workers in the field of social protection of the population contribute to a long and active life of older citizens who receive services in stationary, semi-stationary forms and social services at home. The participation of professional social workers in the implementation of programs aimed at the formation of healthy longevity has been revealed. It is shown that social workers use the following technologies in their work with the older generation: social diagnostics, prevention, individual support, long-term care, social adaptation, social rehabilitation, counseling, occupational therapy, ecotherapy, art therapy, social tourism.
Av et al. (Thu,) studied this question.