In the Republic of Croatia, the share of elderly people is constantly increasing, and according to the latest dana, it exceeds 20% of the total population of the cuntry. The rapid increase in the share of people older than 65 years leads to increased needs for their care, which puts a burden on the health system and institutions, Also in today's modern society, elderly people represent young people who, due to their fast-paced lifestyle, find it difficult to find time to care for them. Isolation and exclusion from society, on the other hand, led to a change in attitudes and opinions (negative) and consequently to discrimination, stereotypes and prejudices about older people. Discrimination most often occurs on the basis of a particular person's age (ageism). In the reserarch, which was conducted online, 102 students of full-time undergraduate nursing studies from Faculty of Health Studies in Rijeka and the University of the North in Varaždin participated. The objectives of the research ere to determine whether there is a difference in knowledge about older people between students of the first, second and third year of full-time nursin studies. Also determine if there is a difference in attitudes about older people among students with respect to their knowledge. Knowledge and attitudes were examined using a customized questionnaire for the purposes of the research itself, i.e. using the Semantic Differential of Attitudes towards the Elderly. Comparing the results obtained by statistical processing, we can conclude that students show average knowledge about older people and that there are no significant differences in knowledge between the years of study. The obtained results show that the majority of respondents tend towarsd positive stereotypes regarding attitudes towards eldery people, mostly on issues that can be associated with wisdom, experience and respect for older people. Although the results show a disconntection between knowledge and attitudes, education and the additional inclusion of contacts with older people would create a more significant impact on the opinions and attitudes of young people and give results in solving age-related (ageism) problems.