For the past year and a half I’ve noticed obvious signs of age relevant cognitive decline. As his younger wife I manage all the logistics of our life and he has voluntarily given up driving. He has difficulty expressing himself and his communication via text, phone, and email sometimes is nonsensical. I am capable of caring for him and we are doing fine. Is there a benefit at this point of going through a specialist, getting testing done etc when at 88 it isn’t any big surprise.
There are meds that might or might not help that you can get through the PCP. I think in studies the meds are shown in early alzheimers/dementia to slow decline down by 5%.