I took my mother 86 to a neurologist for dementia evaluation. The tests all came back positive but the neurologist, although telling me that yes, she does have moderate dementia and is no longer competent, refuses to write it down as a diagnosis, even at the request of my lawyer. Can she do that?
I am waiting to get my mum diagnosed so I feel your pain you need this to sort out legal issues and I desperately need it to wake my family up they dont think its dementia but depression but how would they know when they only spend a few days a year with her????????
I would speak to her doc and tell him you are not satisfied and want a proper written diagnosis.
Its bad enough caring for a loved one without the crap the docs put us through it just makes it all the more stressful.
good luck and a hug its so frustrating I wanted to punch my mums doc one day as he wouldnt listen to all the dangerous stuff she was at?