The aim of the work presented here is to contribute to the reflection and, what's more, to the design of a matrix for intervention, based on the implementation of a network of rural social workers who are agents of development, with 4 axes: (1) Specific training and awareness-raising for intervention: a training model is proposed for intervention with older people in deeply rural and depopulated contexts, which will focus on: (a) Promoting sensitivity and preparation for intervention with deeply rural cultures, habits and traditions; (b) Incorporating spatial contexts into the training; (c) Focusing on the Strengths Perspective; (d) Ethics in intervention in rural environments; (2) Implementing the multi-methodological / generalist approach; (3) Policy practice; (4) Implementing intervention strategies to promote active and healthy ageing and alleviate loneliness. It is suggested that network professionals be strategically located in places such as former primary schools/health centres that have since been closed, where there is no public transport network, defined not exclusively by absolute criteria of population density, but by aspects such as demographic and territorial characteristics and geographical dispersion, the ratio of population per professional, existing and upcoming services and resources, covering several municipalities.