Sometimes they do the memory test....
I'll say four words. Then a bit later I'll ask you to recall them.

linh,
Asked by whom?
Nothing to fear, I think.
I do know that Medicare asks GPs to do a mental status check annually. I have had it. Usually, the doctor will ask a few simple questions to ascertain if you have depression, anxiety or memory loss.
Then they will give you four words to remember and ask you what they are five minutes later.

Yes, they really don’t help .

@linh

My last two have been done via telephone with a nurse. Not much to it. They do a little memory test and ask if you feel safe at home, evaluate for depression .. if you use assist devises like cane, walker … If you need help dressing or bathing.

Years ago when I went with my mom for an in person visit for her they asked her to count backward from 20. She had dementia and she spewed it off without thought. < smile>