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A 71-year-old man is flown in from a remote Aboriginal community in the far north of Western Australia with his daughter, who says that over two years he has become forgetful, has twice been found lost on country he knows well, and no longer manages his tablets. He left school after grade three and speaks Kriol at home, using English only with visitors. He is not acutely unwell, his observations and blood glucose are normal, and his daughter says the change has been gradual with no day-to-day variation. Which one of the following cognitive assessment tools is most appropriate for him?
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