Care Connection for Aging Services is conducting free memory screenings at Marshall Senior center on Thursday, September 5, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and noon to 2 p.m. The screenings do not replace a physician’s visit.

The in-person screenings, which take 10 to 15 minutes, are conducted in a confidential setting. A care manager will ask questions and request that the participant perform tasks designed to test memory, language skills, thinking ability, and other intellectual functions.

The participant will receive the screening results for reference and to take to a healthcare provider for follow-up and/or inclusion in medical files.

The memory screening is a simple and safe healthy brain check-up that tests memory and other thinking skills, according to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America. The Foundation says these screenings can be a significant first step toward finding out if a person may have a memory problem.

Early detection of mild cognitive impairment may afford a person the opportunity to take advantage of treatments that may slow the changes in memory and thinking skills or participate in a clinical trial.