Video visits, California
Statewide · California
Specialty memory care, on your phone, tablet, or computer. No driving, no waiting room, no 18-month wait. The same unhurried visits we give patients in our Bay Area clinic, from wherever you’re most comfortable in California.
Core services
Most of memory care is conversation, history-taking, and cognitive testing, all of which work beautifully on video. We coordinate the rest, labs, imaging, biomarkers, locally so you only travel when there’s a real reason to.
Early screening
Validated cognitive assessments, full history-taking, and AI-supported pattern detection, all conducted live on video with you and a family member if you’d like.
Anti-amyloid & trials
We evaluate eligibility, coordinate infusions and required MRIs at a partner site near you, and continue your follow-up appointments by video.
Precision neurology
We order labs, biomarker panels, and imaging at convenient nearby sites in California. Results come back to your Mindspan team and we walk you through them on video.
Mindspan network
Your Mindspan care team coordinates with your primary care, local specialists, and family caregivers, statewide, between every visit.
Understanding the journey
Understanding where your loved one is on the cognitive journey is the first step toward the right care. The earlier we detect and treat, the better the chance to slow the disease and protect what matters most. Every stage is well-suited to video care.
Stage 0
No memory or thinking concerns. A baseline video visit makes future comparison straightforward.
Stage 1–2
Noticeable memory lapses beyond normal aging. Often manageable, and treatable when caught early. Video makes it easier to involve a spouse or adult child in the visit.
Stage 3+
A progressive decline affecting daily function. Video visits reduce the burden of getting to and from the clinic, while still giving you full access to advanced therapies and ongoing clinical care.
Why specialized matters
General telehealth services see patients with dozens of conditions. At Mindspan, our team specializes exclusively in memory and cognitive disorders, giving you access to deeper expertise, advanced diagnostics, FDA-approved therapies, clinical trials, and a clinical care team that stays with you from first assessment through ongoing treatment.
Subspecialty expertise
Our clinicians train specifically in early-stage Alzheimer’s, Lewy Body, vascular dementia, and frontotemporal disorders. The visit format changes; the standard of care does not.
Anywhere in California
If you live anywhere in California, we can see you. That includes patients in the Bay Area, Sacramento and the Central Valley, the Central Coast, Greater Los Angeles, the Inland Empire, Orange County, and San Diego.
We move quickly, using advanced diagnostics, biomarkers, imaging, and AI-supported tools, to identify disease early and start the right treatment. Act early to help preserve your loved one’s independence, identity, and quality of life.
How a video visit works
We designed the experience to be calm and frustration-free, especially for patients and caregivers who don’t consider themselves “tech people.”
1. Schedule
Choose a video appointment slot that works for you and any family members you’d like in the visit. We’ll send a confirmation, a quick intake form, and a secure link.
2. Prep your space
Pick a comfortable spot with decent light and Wi-Fi. Phone, tablet, or computer all work. We’ll send a one-page checklist of what to have on hand.
3. Connect
Tap the secure link a few minutes before your visit. Your neurologist will join on time, with your full medical record already open.
4. Continue care
After the visit you’ll get a written care plan, any prescriptions sent to your pharmacy, and clear next steps. Between visits, message the care team anytime.
Your video care team
The same neurologist who sees patients in our San Jose clinic sees California video patients. No rotating telehealth pool, no anonymous network. You’ll know exactly who you’re seeing before your visit.
Lead Neurologist, Mindspan Bay Area
Prefer to come in person?
Some visits are easier in person, especially first appointments and certain assessments. If you’re closer to the Bay Area or just prefer face-to-face, our San Jose clinic is open and accepting new patients.
Mindspan Bay Area
2520 Samaritan Dr, Suite 201B, San Jose, CA 95124
Specialty memory care in San Jose. Convenient for patients across the South Bay, Peninsula, and East Bay, with rapid access to advanced diagnostics and clinical trials.
Who we see
A short note, directly to you. Every audience below is well-served by video, with full access to the same diagnostics and treatments.
If you’re caring for a parent or spouse
You’ve been noticing changes, making calls, and being told to wait. Bring your loved one to a video visit, you can both join from the same room, or different cities. We’ll take it from here together.
If you’ve noticed changes in yourself
Maybe a word slipped. Maybe you walked into a room and forgot why. It might be nothing, but you deserve to know either way, and you don’t need to drive across the state to find out.
If you’re a primary care physician
Your patients with cognitive concerns need more time than a 15-minute visit allows. We see them quickly, by video or in person, and send clean notes back. You stay their doctor, we handle the specialty piece.
If you have Original Medicare
If your loved one has a dementia diagnosis and is enrolled in Original Medicare, there may be more support available to you at no additional cost, coordinated through a Medicare-supported care model called GUIDE. We handle eligibility and enrollment during onboarding; there is nothing to apply for in advance. GUIDE works equally well for video and in-person care.
What you may be eligible for
If you qualify, we coordinate these benefits for you as part of ongoing care, they are not a separate program you manage yourself.
Who typically qualifies
We confirm eligibility during onboarding. If you are not sure, just tell us and we will figure it out together.
GUIDE is a CMS (Medicare) care model. Coverage and eligibility vary by region and payer. We verify benefits and walk families through what applies during onboarding.
The statements contained in this document are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of CMS. The authors assume responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the information contained in this document.
When you are ready
See a specialist in weeks, not months or years. By video from your living room, or in person at our Bay Area clinic.
With care, the Mindspan California team