eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Medical Case Reports 2374-216X 2023-04-26 11 4 84 85 10.12691/ajmcr-11-4-6 AJMCR20231146 article Elizabeth Sabatella lizsaborme@gmail.com 1 Therapist/Teacher, Researcher and Director of Mental Health Agencies, Schools and Federally funded Programs in the United States, USA Most physicians, when so inclined, do screenings in senior citizens, frequently using screening techniques that are outdated and unreliable. This article addresses some of the flaws in this system and also addresses the lack of screening in the under 65 population where there are from 220,000 and 640,000 people in this group. Suggestions are made to improve this flaw in the medical screening. http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajmcr/11/4/6/ajmcr-11-4-6.pdf dementia senior citizens acceptable screening for dementia