Don'tassumeDementiaTreatwithdignityAsk onequestionat a timeBepatientSpeakdirectlyLatestageUsesensesStepby stepAllowtimeEarly/middlestageSpeakslowlyDon'tinterruptTouchDon'targueDon'texcludeTaketimeNonverbalYes or noquestionsUsevisualcuesMakeeyecontactOneon oneApproachfrom frontAvoidcorrectionDon'tassumeDementiaTreatwithdignityAsk onequestionat a timeBepatientSpeakdirectlyLatestageUsesensesStepby stepAllowtimeEarly/middlestageSpeakslowlyDon'tinterruptTouchDon'targueDon'texcludeTaketimeNonverbalYes or noquestionsUsevisualcuesMakeeyecontactOneon oneApproachfrom frontAvoidcorrection

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.


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