Photo: Shutterstock A new program for local veterans will be available from the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) to provide free memory screenings to Suffolk County veterans and their families. The program is funded through a grant from funds raised during the 6th Annual Catholic Health Services Suffolk County Virtual Marathon held this past October.
Suffolk County is home to the largest population of veterans in New York State, which number 90,000 locally, according to a post on the Suffolk County Marathon Facebook page.
Under the AFA’s National Memory Screening Program, memory screening professionals administer a 10 minute virtual (face to face) memory screening. The test consists of a series of questions and tasks that gauge one’s thinking, language, and memory skills, to give a baseline for cognitive functions.