The deterioration of the body's cells indicates the beginning of health problems experienced by the elderly, so that the body's function and endurance decrease and risk factors for disease are increased. Various kinds of problems both physically, mentally and socio-economic culturally that occur due to the influence of the aging process. Mindfulness is mindfulness that only focuses on thinking about something related to the current event without considering a particular outcome or purpose. The purpose of this literature review is to find out the effectiveness of mindfulness for elderly anxiety. This research design is literature review using a reputable International journal by using search engines such as Sci-enceDirect, Springer, and PubMed indexed Scopus with inclusion criteria: year of publication, 2013-2021, full text pdf, nursing journal, with the keywords "Mindfulness Therapy for Elderly" or in an international literature search "Mindfulness Therapy" AND "Anxiety" AND "Elderly". The results showed 10 articles that Mindfulness is very effective for elderly anxiety. Mindfulness used as an intervention mostly using the Internet 6 journals. Meditation with 2 journals and Breath and Sound Meditation each amounting to 2 journals with a duration of 20 min to 2 h with a frequency of every week and a time span of 8-16 weeks to 28 months either done with the help of an instructor or not and mostly 6-month intervention. Mindfulness is very effective in overcoming anxiety in elderly. Nurses are expected to be able to implement Mindfulness Therapy in overcoming anxiety in the elderly.