SpeakdirectlyDon'tassumeDon'texcludeDon'targueYes or noquestionsAsk onequestionat a timeOneon oneApproachfrom frontLatestageDementiaSpeakslowlyTouchUsesensesEarly/middlestageBepatientNonverbalTaketimeDon'tinterruptUsevisualcuesAllowtimeTreatwithdignityAvoidcorrectionMakeeyecontactStepby stepSpeakdirectlyDon'tassumeDon'texcludeDon'targueYes or noquestionsAsk onequestionat a timeOneon oneApproachfrom frontLatestageDementiaSpeakslowlyTouchUsesensesEarly/middlestageBepatientNonverbalTaketimeDon'tinterruptUsevisualcuesAllowtimeTreatwithdignityAvoidcorrectionMakeeyecontactStepby step

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