Age:

88 years old （As of July 2019 interview）

Gender:

Female

Year of birth:

1931

Place of residence:

Machida City, Tokyo

Relatives living together:

Lives with one son

Occupation:

Former self-defense officer/former Yogo teacher (nursing teacher)/former nurse

Age of onset:

About 83 years old

Age of diagnosis:

84 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.:

Level of care needed?(Explanation of the level of care needed) Under Japan's long-term care insurance system, the level of care needed is assessed on the basis of physical and mental functions of the insured applicant. Those 'requiring help (levels 1 and 2)' need some form of social help, and those 'requiring long-term care (levels 1 through 5)' need long-term care, ranging from partial (level 1) to extensive (level 5) care.<:

Requiring long-term care level 2 （As of March 2018）

Using long-term care insurance:

Using day service (twice per week)