Dementia risk screening tool shows promise in health care setting

In a new study, a tool to help discover undiagnosed dementia performed well in 2 separate health systems. “Around 50% of people living with dementia are undiagnosed,” said lead author Yates Coley, PhD, assistant biostatistics investigator at Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute (KPWHRI) and an affiliate assistant professor of biostatistics at the University of Washington.