Mom has been diagnosed with anxiety and moderate dementia as well as depression. We have taken her to a psychiatrist and she is on Lexapro. We feel as though a psychologist might be best at this time. We are having a hard time finding one in our area that would not only specialize in geriatics but possibly take medicare.
I still think that a geriatric psychiatric social worker would be a better bet than a psychologist, for a variety of reasons.
Does mom want to "talk to some one"? A geriatric social worker might be the best person to retain for this service.