Clarify the terms ‘support’ (used in items A8, B8 and C7) and ‘recently’ (used in items A8 and A9), and the phrase ‘feeling uncomfortable’ (used in items A9, B9 and C8) Provide space after each item to record details of communication difficulties if necessary Add items to determine current languages spoken, the pre‐morbid levels of literacy and general communicative nature/character of the client Add an item related to use of the telephone (using, answering, taking a message) Review the use of ‘pre‐morbid abilities’ in section C as this is a consideration which may be more accurately determined by the caregiver, not the clinician Separate examples of items covering a broad spectrum of abilities to clarify that any one of these abilities might be impaired and to avoid potential working memory limitations of the person with dementia (A5/B5, A6/B6 and B7) Avoid clinical jargon used in questions A5/B5