With the accelerated aging of the population，institutional care instead of family care has become the future trend，and the function of senior care centers to protect the rights of the elderly has become increasingly prominent. Since the current Civil Code has not yet made uniform provisions on the scope of the duty of care of senior care centers，the breach of the duty of care and the determination of its liability have become the key issues in disputes. The duty of care of senior care centers should be in line with the requirements of professional characteristics and the level of care，and be influenced by the ability to foresee and prevent dangers；the liability of senior care centers should be consistent with the scope of the duty of care. In view of the risk of injury to the elderly in senior care centers，the liability insurance system should be reasonably used to transfer the excessive compensation pressure of senior care centers and relieve contradictions between the protection of the rights of the elderly and the development of the nursing home industry.