TaketimeLatestageTouchDon'tinterruptSpeakslowlyYes or noquestionsAllowtimeUsesensesSpeakdirectlyEarly/middlestageDon'tassumeDon'texcludeNonverbalAsk onequestionat a timeStepby stepDon'targueUsevisualcuesTreatwithdignityDementiaBepatientMakeeyecontactApproachfrom frontOneon oneAvoidcorrectionTaketimeLatestageTouchDon'tinterruptSpeakslowlyYes or noquestionsAllowtimeUsesensesSpeakdirectlyEarly/middlestageDon'tassumeDon'texcludeNonverbalAsk onequestionat a timeStepby stepDon'targueUsevisualcuesTreatwithdignityDementiaBepatientMakeeyecontactApproachfrom frontOneon oneAvoidcorrection

Communication & Dementia - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
  1. Take time
  2. Late stage
  3. Touch
  4. Don't interrupt
  5. Speak slowly
  6. Yes or no questions
  7. Allow time
  8. Use senses
  9. Speak directly
  10. Early/middle stage
  11. Don't assume
  12. Don't exclude
  13. Non verbal
  14. Ask one question at a time
  15. Step by step
  16. Don't argue
  17. Use visual cues
  18. Treat with dignity
  19. Dementia
  20. Be patient
  21. Make eye contact
  22. Approach from front
  23. One on one
  24. Avoid correction