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Free Community Memory Screenings

Many people become concerned about their memory as they age, and wonder whether the occasional moment of absent-mindedness is a normal part of aging or something more. Regular memory screenings can be a valuable tool in determining when further evaluation is necessary by establishing a baseline score, and then tracking changes that might be of concern over time. Alzheimer's Services of Cape Cod & the Islands conducts monthly memory screenings throughout our region based on the Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE), one of the statistically validated instruments suggested by the Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA).

During these FREE, confidential screenings, you will be asked a series of questions aimed at assessing retention of information and ability to process and regurgitate information as it is given to you by one of our trained screeners. In total, the process takes approximately 30 minutes. When the screening is complete, the screener will give you both the test and your results for your records.

It is important to remember that while memory screenings are not able to diagnose Alzheimer's disease or a dementia, they can serve as an invaluable tool. It is often difficult, especially in the early stages of a dementia, for physicians to diagnose an individual with whom they have limited contact outside of the time constraints of an office visit. Because dementia medications are more effective the earlier that they are implemented into a regimen, the results of a memory screening may prove to be invaluable in encouraging further diagnostic screening as early as possible.

2010 Memory Screening Schedule