Documentation of a dementia diagnosis and identified causes in a patient’s visit notes and problem list is essential to support continuous follow-up care. Primary care providers also need to include this information in the electronic health record (EHR) to coordinate the care of individuals living with dementia who frequently transition across settings (Callahan et al., 2012; Callahan et al., 2015). Primary care teams should consider instituting routine documentation of dementia diagnoses and including relevant check boxes in the EHR.

“Documentation of a dementia diagnosis and identified causes is essential to support continuous follow-up care.”