The home my brother stays in also has people with similar issues. I was contacted recently by the lady who runs the home. She told me that she believes my brother is developing dementia. My brother receives social security. The caretaker told me that they would not be able to care for him if he is getting dementia. There is no way I can afford $4000 a month to put him in a nursing home with dementia care. There are no funds other than his social security. Where do I go to get financial assistance to care for him? I work full time and am unable to help.
Why not? What specific issues / behaviours are they having trouble with?
Will the level of future supervision they expect exceed their staffing levels?
He will greatly benefit from being in his regular home & having his regular routines.
Hopefully extra support services could be provided where he is for any increasing needs? So he could age in place for as long as possible?
As Alva mentioned, the staff who spoke to you is not a Doctor. A proper neuro exam would need to be done. I would imagine this is very hard to accurately assess too, as the starting point is not neuro-typical.
My sister has Sz. I have noticed memory issues but not the usual short term Alz type. More a labelling problem. Eg when storing information like a dentist appointment, the info may go in a bit wrong. So when retrieved, she didn't forget - just brought out incorrect info. But it looks like she forgets. I was told Sz effects thinking in a lot of ways (executive functioning) - which is why most need a supervised environment. I could not image she would pass any short memory test like mmse. A specialist test would be required.
I'm unsure what benefit a dx would do. But if a dx unlocks more care options & funding it could be very valuable to you.