Welcome to Cognitive Connection

Welcome to Cognitive Connection

Cognitive Connection offers memory and mental health evaluations along with geriactiric care management services. Whether you are in your home or an adult care facility we are here to help. We are mobile! Our focus is YOUR memory and wellness.

Our motto is: Committed to developing strong connections between patients, their family members and the abundant community resources, Cognitive Connection strives to give individualized memory care, promote wellness, proper education and a focused care plan while collaborating within the interdisciplinary team.

We are a team of adult geriatric board certified Nurse Practitioners. Founder and CEO of Cognitive Connection, Dr. Jessica Priest obtained her doctorate degree in Nursing Practice from Florida Atlantic University. She has over 15 years of memory loss and wellness experience.

Cognitive Connection will provide you with your baseline memory health, annual follow ups, depression/anxiety screenings, a home safety check, medication review, dietary and exercise guidance, sleep education, and referrals to community resources, all while in the comfort of your residence (at-home, or an adult care facility).

  • We are Covid-19 Compliant
  • We provide Telehealth “FaceTime” to out of town family
  • We are HIPAA Compliant
  • We are not currently accepting insurance

Understanding Memory Loss

Have you gone out to dinner and forgotten a friend’s name, lost your keys or continue to misplace your cell phone?

Or has it become difficult for your loved one to use the telephone or while driving they made a wrong turn causing them to get lost?

While trying to make proper change at the local coffee shop, you come up short and quickly get frustrated and embarrassed?

Are you wondering if any of these memory issues are a part of the normal process of aging?

There are differences between mild forgetfulness and more serious memory problems. Let us help you with your memory health.

As we age, some of us will get more forgetful. Some may need more time to learn new things or locate lost items. Others may find themselves asking the same questions over and over, unable use the stove, or drive safely.

Memory loss can happen from:

  • Drinking too much alcohol
  • Not getting enough sleep
  • Depression/anxiety
  • Thyroid, liver or kidney problems
  • Medication side effects
  • Blood clots or tumors found in the brain
  • Eating an unhealthy diet
  • Recent or past fall or accident that resulted in head injury

Our Services

  • Memory Evaluation
    Our team uses the Montreal Cognitive Assessment Exam (MoCA) to help determine your baseline and annual brain health. The MoCA exam looks at the patient’s visuospatial/executive, naming, memory, attention, language, abstraction, delayed recall and orientation.
  • Geriatric Care Management
    While in a care facility, your loved one may need regular visits from a trusted “friend,” someone with a medical background. We provide weekly visits, insight to medical conditions, coordination services, and address emotional concerns. No issue is too big.
  • Depression and Anxiety Screening
    We use the Patient Health Questionnaire -9 (PHQ-9) and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-Item scale (GAD-7) questionnaire to determine whether or not depression and/or anxiety are affecting your memory health.
  • Fall Prevention
    Using the recommended guidelines set forth by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), our team uses a specific checklist to help prevent falls. We gladly give you the recommended changes.
  • Medication Review
    A Geriatric Nurse Practitioner will review your current medications. If there are concerns as to why you are taking a certain medication, we will be happy to contact your Health Care Professional. Some medications may not be necessary or the dose may be incorrect. We will help you with this.
  • Dietary Guidance and Exercise Tips
    Let us look at your vitamin intake, whether or not you are getting the right amount of vegetables, whole-grains, fruits and proteins. Let us help you get moving. Staying active helps the brain. We have lots of suggestions!
  • Sleep Diaries
    Sleep is very important. Let us help you with a “Sleep Diary.” Caffeine, sleep apnea or certain medications may be the reason why you are so tired. Determining what factors are causing you to stay awake at night is key!
  • Referrals: Community Resources
    These may include, local neurologists, in home physical, occupational or speech therapists, music and pet therapy, Adult Day Centers, caregiver support groups, home health care, meal delivery, Geriatric Care Manager services, counseling, end of life discussions and Palliative/Hospice services and more.

WHAT PATIENTS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS SAY ABOUT US


  • In the middle of the COVID Pandemic my elderly mother was admitted to a long term care facility. Phone conversations with my mother brought into question the level of care she was receiving. We had to take action. Through a mutual friend we were introduced to Dr. Jessica Priest. She has been a Godsend. Her practice specializes in monitoring the care of loved ones in short and long term care facilities. She has become our eyes and ears. We now rest easy knowing our mother is receiving the care she deserves.

    -T.M.

    Patient’s Daughter


  • Jessica Priest is a kind, caring, patient, and professional medical practitioner.. She preformed cognitive testing for my husband. She was encouraging, engaging and thorough. Her skill and demeanor allowed my husband to leave a challenging day of testing in a positive light. I wholeheartedly recommend Jessica Priest.

    E. Cowen

    Patient


  • Jessica Priest is the most delightful medical person I have ever worked with. Her smiles and attitude light up the room. I find I work harder to please her and see her smile. I truly look forward to seeing her and being tested by Jessica. Her advice is always given in a caring way which makes me want to follow and do what she suggests. I consider her a super star in her field. Her caring hug goodbye makes me feel special.

    P. Epstein

    Patient


  • Dr. Priest’s practice harks back to what seems like a bygone era (“the good ole days”) when medical practitioners paid as much attention to their professional competency as they did to their interaction, civility and charisma with patients (bedside manner). Her diagnoses were spot-on, a combination of intuition and fact-based deduction. I recommend Dr. J. Priest for those among us old enough to remember the famed TV neighborhood medic Marcus Welby MD and those in real-life like him!!

    K.F Matthew Jr

    Patient

CONTACT US

Phone:
561-666-2156

Email:
info@cognitiveconnection.health