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Look up Harmonic Health they provide a comprehensive dementia screening via video visit. They provide support for dementia care.

https://www.harmonichealth.com/
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Mobile doctors or nurse practitioners may be able to come into her home with someone she knows, to make the introductions. Alva Deer has great questions to help you.
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If you 'think' she has it (sometimes things are normal and sometimes they aren't), you might want to get all her paperwork in order. Will, joint name on banking accounts, investments or other such accounts. Authorized person on health and other insurance, etc. POA and Med POA. Make sure second name(s) on everything. Being able to access each and everyone of her personal items will be of the utmost importance. Once she's diagnosed, or just reaches the point she obviously can't make appropriate decisions trying to manage her finances and talking with insurance or other medical contacts will create a nightmare for her family if all these other details are not sewn up.

I often wonder why people want a diagnosis.....unless other health issues may contribute to finding out if it's dementia or something like a brain tumor. Some mental changes can be something easy to rule out such as urinary infection, or looking at side effects of certain drugs. I've seen quite a few posts here where they confirm diagnosis and then wonder if they should tell the person. In that regard, I say 'no'. Why tell them? On my good days it would be something sad for me or constantly in my brain of what is to come. That's just me, though.
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Have you talked to her physican or are you not on her list of benefactors.
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erickam80: Assuming that she is on Medicare, start with the annual Medicare wellness exam, which could lead to a referral to a specialist.
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She probably refuses to go to the doctor precisely b/c she is afraid the doctor will diagnose her as having Dementia.
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swmckeown76 Nov 2024
Do the SAGE test. It's available online,
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More information is needed.
Why do you think your MIL has dementia?
Does your MIL live alone?
Who is your MIL next of kin?
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