Age:

81 years old （As of July 2019 interview）

Year of birth:

1938

Place of residence:

Machida City, Tokyo

Relatives living together:

Lives with husband, one child, another child with spouse and grandchildren (6 people in total)

Occupation:

Former accounting clerk for a distance learning company

Age of onset:

About 76 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 services twice a week