Types of Memory & Cognitive Disorders

The Orange County Vital Brain Aging Program

Mild memory loss or cognitive impairment (dementia) is now known to greatly increase the risk of developing dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders (ADRD). Methods of prevention and treatment have been identified in recent research trials that might significantly delay both the onset of symptoms and the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Early assessment may provide reassurance of healthy aging, or detect a problem in its earliest stages. Benefits of early detection include forestalling the progression of dementing illnesses to maintain quality of life, reducing long-term institutionalization, and reducing related health care costs.

To help combat the community’s fears of dementia, and the potential impact on health care given the progressive aging of our population, Hoag Neurosciences Institute has started on a comprehensive approach to these problems through the Orange County Vital Brain Aging Program* launched in 2010, under the direction of William R. Shankle, M.S., M.D., Program Director, Memory & Cognitive Disorders, Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute.

The Orange County Vital Brain Aging Program includes:

  • Free public educational seminars

  • Online resources to identify, track and reduce ADRD risk factors

  • In-person memory assessment screening at Hoag*

  • Physician and community resources

  • Free monthly e-newsletter with the latest information on ADRD, news and upcoming event

*Fee for in-person screenings: The screenings were offered during an introductory period free of charge through a grant from The UniHealth Foundation. The screenings are now generously subsidized by Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute and offered at a cost of $45.

In-person memory screening locations:

Hoag Hospital Newport Beach
One Hoag Drive, 2nd floor, North tower
Newport Beach, CA 92663
Please call 949-764-6288 to schedule an appointment

Oasis Senior Center
801 Narcissus Ave.
Corona Del Mar, CA 92625
Please call 949-764-6288 to schedule an appointment

Hoag Health Center Irvine
16405 Sand Canyon, Suite 260
Irvine, CA 92618
Please call 949-341-0307 to schedule an appointment

Hoag Health Center Huntington Beach
19582 Beach Blvd., Suite 270
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Please call 949-764-6288 to schedule an appointment

For more information, or to schedule an in-person screening, please visit The Orange County Vital Brain Aging Program website or call 949-764-6288. To find a physician who is currently testing in their office, please visit The Orange County Vital Brain Aging Program website.