Abstract This research paper assesses the effects of aging to the loss of memory that is being experienced by people above the 65 years age bracket in the country. The study intends to investigate the individual opinion that is held by people who have clocked this age on this issue of memory loss. Among the issues that will be addressed will ascertain to whether the respondents to be interviewed are suffering from memory loss. In order that the objectives of this research paper are met, the study will employ the survey research design to the targeted population of the elderly beyond 65 years. The people who will be interviewed are going to be selected randomly from the population that is under study. In order that the researcher comes with a good conclusion regarding the topic, a one-on-one interview with the respondents will be employed to obtain the primary data that will be used to draw the conclusion. The respondents will be at liberty to express their personal opinions on their experience in their aging process with regard to memory. Introduction Aging is a continuous process that is very complex and it begins the day one is born and ends when the person dies (Nelson & Gilbert, 2005). The aging process is only evadable if one dies young. The proportion of the aging members of the American community within the age bracket of over 65+ years accounts for more than 13.5% of the country’s population (Hof & Mobbs, 2009). These members of the community have remained healthy and are still working. This triggers unprecedented curiosity to carry out research on the ageing members of the society experiences to this inevitable part of the human life. The society has had perception of aging experiences among them the view that people who are over the age of 65 years have numerous limitations among them physical, mental, health and social limitations. As human beings grow up, they learn to cope successfully with the challenges they encounter. For instance, in this process they go to school, make friends, they are employed and so on. As all these things happen in their lives and they are able to cope with them accordingly. Therefore, it is public opinion that aging comes with numerous limitations the study will investigate as to whether this perception is true. The study will discern as to whether this process of aging more so for people over the age of 65 years experience memory loss or it is just another of the numerous misunderstandings and stereotyping about old people (Sigelman & Rider, 2011). This has necessitated the need to come up with the real experiences of the old people with regard to memory loss as being eminent. Literature review The aging process comes with numerous changes that are experienced by the elderly. As human being age, there are changes which occur both biological and psychological. The changes that come with aging especially those exhibited by people the age of 65 years are deemed to be bad. This however is not the case, some of the changes are positive and they are for the better. This research will primarily dwell on the alterations that come with aging and they affect the long and the short- term memories of the individuals. The