According to the Alzheimer’s
Foundation of America, “A memory screening is a
simple and safe ‘healthy brain check-up’ that assesses memory and other
thinking skills. It is not used to diagnose any particular illness and does not
replace consultation with a physician or other clinician.”
I have
conducted hundreds of memory screenings in community and clinical settings. Typically, older adults are concerned about
not remembering names, misplacing items, or memory slip-ups. Do you know that
losing keys, forgetting names, and being embarrassed about it are normal at any
age? Slowed recall is normal aging and cognitive slowing is not the same as
memory LOSS. The memories are stored in the brain and with age, it takes longer
to get the information out verbally.
I
recommend taking a FREE online memory test to from the Alzheimer’s Foundation of
America. It is confidential and you will not be contacted. Check it out! AgeDoc
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