The OP is dealing with someone who doesn't realize they have a memory problem at all. And so - assuming they do have one, they're in complete denial. They don't recognize that there's any reason to get a doctor involved.
What the OP needs, is a way to handle that kind of brick wall. The Alzheimer's Association has vast resources, many local, to help with exactly that.
The patient will not BE a patient of a neurologist, if they are confident that they don't need one. People with dementia will often not realize that they have a "problem" that needs to be "treated." Rather, they start out just thinking they're getting old, and being forgetful comes with the territory. That's how it starts out. That sounds like what the OP is dealing with currently.
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