Today is the Mother-In-Law's Mental Status Evaluation

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She's kind of excited about her doctor appointment because she thinks it's for a physical, a follow--up on her diabetes, a chance to get refills on her medications, and a look at her fractured ribs. She doesn't know about the mental status evaluation part of the visit. She has really gone downhill fast. One example: She has always been a make-up/cosmetics person. She used to work at the Clinique Counter at a department store. She LOVES make-up. So we were going through her clothes and a few had make-up stains on them. I said, "I think that's foundation, you wear foundation, don't you?" She said, "What's foundation?" I had to explain it's like liquid powder you put on your face. She said, "I don't wear make-up" Yes, she does wear make-up and yes she does wear foundation. Another example: There was a box in the corner of the room and she asked what was in it. I read the label and said it was books. She asked, "What's a book?" I thought she meant what books were they. No, she literally didn't know what a book was. I had a explain it's paper pages with words on them that you read. So as you can see, she surely won't pass this mental status evaluation and I hope, hope, hope the doctor can order her to live in Memory Care as she really doesn't need to be living alone.