What Now? Next Steps After Receiving an MCI Diagnosis
Dementia Matters29 Jan 2025

What Now? Next Steps After Receiving an MCI Diagnosis

What exactly does a mild cognitive impairment (MCI) diagnosis mean, and what should you do after receiving one? Hearing this diagnosis from a doctor can bring up a lot of emotions and questions for individuals and family members. Jennifer McAlister joins Dementia Matters to offer advice for next steps after receiving an MCI diagnosis and share strategies and resources that have been successful for individuals she’s worked with over the course of her career.

Guest: Jennifer McAlister, outreach and partnerships manager, Outreach, Recruitment & Engagement Core, Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center

Show Notes

Find Jen’s “Next Steps After Diagnosis” flowchart, mentioned at 41:22, on our website and as a PDF.

View and download a PDF of the decision-making tool, mentioned at 28:57, online.

Learn more about the Wisconsin ADRC’s Healthy Living with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) series on our website.

Watch the Healthy Living with MCI series on YouTube.

Learn more about MCI by listening to our past podcast episode, “Our Evolving Understanding of Mild Cognitive Impairment” on our website, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and all podcast platforms.

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