Primary care practices are already flooded with older adults worried about their memories, and demands will only intensify as 76 million baby boomers reach their late 60s and 70s.

Recognizing the pressures this creates, several national organizations are mounting a push to improve the detection, diagnosis, and management of cognitive impairment and dementia in primary care.

The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) recently published a comprehensive toolkit outlining practical steps that primary care practitioners can take to evaluate and care for patients with cognitive impairment. Several months ago, the Alzheimer’s Association published a toolkit for physicians who create care plans for patients with cognitive impairment—an activity receiving more attention since a new Medicare billing code, G0505, enacted in January, will reimburse physicians for comprehensive care planning.

初级保健实践已经充斥着担心他们的记忆的老年人，并且随着7600万婴儿潮一代到60年代和70年代末，需求只会增加。

认识到由此带来的压力，一些国家组织正在推动改善初级保健中认知障碍和痴呆症的检测，诊断和管理。

美国老年医学学会（GSA）最近发布了一个全面的工具包，概述了初级保健从业人员可以用来评估和护理认知障碍患者的实际步骤。几个月前，阿尔茨海默氏症协会为那些为认知障碍患者制定护理计划的医生发布了一个工具包，这一活动受到了越来越多的关注，因为一月份颁布的新的医疗保险账单代码G0505将为医师提供全面的护理计划补偿。