I think it does depend very much on your area, but also, your diagnosis. In the 2 areas my mother was in you only got a CPN if you were referred by the Memory Clinic and you only got to go to the Memory Clinic if you were diagnosed with AD. Now it's possible that if you were diagnosed with one of the other "organic" brain disease you might also have been referred but definitely if all of your memory issues related to stroke damage you weren't referred. It was as if "well the damage is done, we can't help you now" and there's no medication for this. In fact, I don't know how accurate this is, but I was told by the only person who ever bother to consult with me on this very point (being referred to the memory clinic) that the only people who were referred were those for who medication might be an option, now or in the future.