Dementia is the condition in which permanent loss of cognitive thinking process occurs. The disease starts with forgetting small things and confusion. It progresses with losing contact with surrounding completely. There is complete loss of the actual personality. When testing for the current memory status the healthcare specialist should ask something going on currently. For example ask about current affairs and be specific so that memory loss is not masked. If the patient reads a newspaper. Ask opinion about an ongoing venture by the government. If the patient has some interests like reading or watching movies. Specific question about anything they are watching can also be used.