Dealing with memory loss
National Memory Screening Day is an annual initiative spearheaded by the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, in collaboration with community organizations, that promotes early detection of memory problems as well as Alzheimer’s disease and related illnesses, and encourages appropriate intervention. On Tuesday, November 17, as part of National Memory Screening Day 2009, qualified healthcare professionals at more than 2,000 community sites from coast to coast will offer free confidential memory screenings as well as follow up resources and information about dementia and successful aging. These screenings are not a diagnosis, but can suggest whether a medical evaluation would be beneficial. Extensive study has indicated that these screenings are of value to individuals who participate in them
For more information see: Alzheimer’s Foundation of America – National Memory Screening. (n.d.). . Retrieved November 11, 2009, from http://www.nationalmemoryscreening.org/fact_fiction.php
