When you’re facing memory changes, confusion, or new challenges in daily life—either for yourself or someone you love—answers matter. Based in Boise, Idaho Neuropsychology will guide you with clarity, compassion, and deep expertise. Each patient and caregiver who comes through our doors deserves more than generic advice; you deserve a team that listens, explains, and creates a plan you can trust.
There are many types of dementia, and symptoms and problems can appear differently. Some dementias cause significant changes in behavior, personality, or problems with speaking, however most cause short-term memory loss.
Early symptoms can look like forgetfulness or confusion, but other types may include changes in mood, judgment, personality, or language. Accurate diagnosis is crucial: it shapes decisions, supports, and outlook.
Our dementia evaluation and testing process is thorough, discreet, and personalized. We use standardized measures and real-life evidence to ensure diagnostic clarity and actionable guidance. Each step is designed to protect your privacy and give you agency over what comes next.
Preparing for Your Visit: Before you arrive, we carefully review your medical records and background forms so we can focus your time on what matters most during the visit.
Clinical Interview: Your first appointment is a two-hour interview in our Boise office with INP founder and board-certified neuropsychologist Dr. J. “Audie” Black, focusing on both medical history and real-world concerns.
Testing Day: You’ll spend about four hours completing a set of paper-and-pencil and digital tasks, with built-in breaks. The tests are designed to “map” how different parts of your brain work.
Feedback Sessions: Within a week, we meet for a 90-minute review of your results, questions, and recommended next steps. About 3–4 weeks later, we meet again to review how care is progressing and ensure you’re on track.
We know you’re investing not just money, but time, energy, and trust. Our self-pay model ensures that your care is shaped by your specific needs, not insurance rules or quotas. That means rapid access to specialist expertise, flexible appointment scheduling, and a level of discretion simply not available elsewhere.
Our approach is tailor-made for your needs: every evaluation, recommendation, and follow-up is as unique as you are, and is continuously recalibrated as your diagnosis and treatment progress.
Our dementia evaluations are offered at a fixed price and all services are self-pay.
We offer fixed-price evaluations so you have a clear understanding of the total cost of an evaluation before you even book your first appointment. Your total investment covers all aspects of an evaluation, including reviewing available medical records, conducting the initial clinical interview, administering tests, scoring and analyzing the results, writing the report, and providing feedback during a separate appointment.
To offer our patients greater freedom in their medical care options and a high level of privacy, we do not contract with insurance.
There are no sliding fee scales. For specifics, including scheduling and payment questions, visit our Logistics Page.
There are many different types of dementia, here are the most prevalent:
The earliest signs of Alzheimer’s dementia often include:
The earliest signs of vascular dementia often include:
Sometimes the first symptom of dementia isn’t memory loss. Some dementias present with different symptoms, including initial problems with walking/balance, tremors, personality/behavior changes, or problems with speaking and understanding language.
When these types of changes are present, they can signal there might be an atypical type of dementia.
Neuropsychological evaluation is a bit like taking a tour of the brain to figure out how different areas are functioning. This process uses standardized tests that include answering questions, completing paper-pencil tasks, and iPad-administered testing. We assess:
Your provider will combine data from the evaluation with other information available (prior brain scans or lab results) to help determine the most likely diagnosis.
Typically, four appointments over 3-4 weeks, including the interview, testing, and two separate feedback appointments.
Unfortunately, there is currently no cure for dementia. However, there are important lifestyle changes that can slow the progression of the disease and also boost day-to-day functioning. After the evaluation, you and your loved ones will learn how to manage thinking and behavioral changes. If needed, your loved one may be referred to another specialist for assistance, such as a geriatrician, neurologist, or geriatric psychiatrist.
Yes. All details of your visit are handled with the highest discretion. In addition to HIPAA compliance that every medical provider must adhere to, INP patients are afforded additional privacy, because our self-pay model doesn’t require treatment be communicated with or go through insurance or employers.
