Age:

77 years old （As of October 2019 interview）

Year of birth:

1942

Place of residence:

Tokyo

Relatives living together:

Lives with wife

Occupation:

Former government employee

Age of onset:

About 72 years old

Age of diagnosis:

73 years old

Diagnosis:

Alzheimer type

Dementia rating scale?Mini-Mental State Examination（MMSE）
The most widely used screening test internationally for identifying dementia, in which questions are asked directly to subjects. The MMSE assesses cognitive functions with a series of questions/tasks related to orientation, memory, attention and calculation, language, giving commands and copying a picture. The test yields the highest score of 30 points, and, in general, those who score 23 points or lower are identified as suspected patients with dementia.Revised Hasegawa's Dementia Scale (HDS-R)
A screening test widely used in Japan for identifying dementia, in which questions are asked directly to subjects. It has 9 questions/tasks related to age, orientation, immediate memory and delayed recall of 3 words, calculation, backward digit span, memory of 5 objects and language fluency. The test yields the highest score of 30 points, and, in general, those who score 20 points or lower are identified as suspected patients with dementia.:

Using long-term care insurance:

Uses day service once a week

Frequency of gatherings with other people with dementia:

Recently, I have been sharing my experiences about dementia on radio broadcasts.