Y.W

Age:

87 years old (As of November 2019 interview)

Year of birth:

1932

Place of residence:

Chita District, Aichi Prefecture

Relatives living together:

Lives with daughter

Occupation:

Housewife

Age of onset:

About 86 years old

Age of diagnosis:

86 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.
:

MMSE 22About (As of November 2019)

Using long-term care insurance:

Uses day services 3 times a week
Uses visiting nutrition once a month

Past experiences

Diagnosis

2019年(86)

I was hospitalized in emergency for renal failure.

2019年(86)

I recovered and became able to eat. I started to go to day services.

Joy in life and living

1

Joy that remains with you even after onset

Going to the church

2

Joy that has come to you after onset

Going to day services

Something you would like to do in the future

I would like to continue my current way of living.

Challenges in daily living

Physical and mental dysfunctions

Message to the society

Meeting various people, smiling and living a life. There are things you cannot do and people you cannot meet without living long. It is worth living long.