With the intensification of global population aging, the demand for elderly care talents is increasing day by day, but this field is facing a severe shortage of talent. Employment intention is a key precursor variable in predicting talent selection and retention. This paper aims to systematically review the research on the willingness of elderly care talents (including nurses, nursing staff, rehabilitators, etc.) and their influencing factors at home and abroad. The review found that the intention to work is complexly affected by multiple factors such as personal background, professional cognition, job characteristics, organizational environment, and social policies. Most of the existing research is based on the framework of social cognition career theory and planned behavior theory. Future research should focus more on the driving role of positive psychological capital, explore cross-cultural comparisons, and strengthen longitudinal tracking of intervention effectiveness.