Senile Dementia – Assess for Changes
JAMCO
J-Judgment
A-Affect
M-Memory
C-Cognition
O-Orientation
These 5 things should be assessed in a patient with senile dementia. Judgment – can a patient determine the outcome of a choice or assess risk? Affect – ability to express feeling or emotion. Memory – assess short and long term memory. Cognition- ability to process and relate information. Orientation – assess if a patient is oriented to person, place, time.
Lessons Related To Senile Dementia – Assess for Changes