The aim of this report is to understand the actual needs of older people who live in a nursing home in Sweden. Qualitative method was applied in order to collect data from interviews of both older people and staffs of the nursing home. Data analysis was performed by using hermeneutical circle. The results revealed the basic needs, the psychological needs, the self-fulfillment and the ‘needs and wants’ of older people. The results showed that the needs of older people were varied as individuals are unique. In general, the basic needs are for survival, and the needs of families, communications, personalized activities, and encouragement which might have the conductive function for older people to live a happy later life.