It is important to have an assessment done at the memory loss clinic when a person is suffering from one or all of the following:

• difficulty thinking or remembering
• changes in personality or behavior (increased aggressiveness)
• loss of ability to function independently
• increasingly disoriented to time and place
• wandering

Once the need for an initial assessment has been identified, the following occurs:

Initial memory loss assessments are 60 minutes in length and include a detailed medical history, a physical examination, laboratory testing and cognitive (thinking, reasoning and remembering) testing. These tests help determine if a patient has symptoms that indicate dementia, and, if so, the patient's degree of impairment.

After the initial assessment and testing is finished, our providers create a plan of care that is individually tailored to each patient. Afterward, our case manager works with the patient and the family to help with the plan of care.

Follow-up visits will be scheduled as often as is required by the patient's plan of care.

If patients or families have questions or concerns, please visit the commonly asked questions page or contact the clinic directly.