MakeeyecontactStepby stepLatestageDon'tassumeDon'texcludeSpeakslowlyOneon oneAsk onequestionat a timeEarly/middlestageVERADementiaBepatientYes or noquestionsUsevisualcuesDon'tinterruptApproachfrom frontTouchDon'targueAvoidcorrectionTreatwithdignityNonverbalCAREAllowtimeTaketimeSpeakdirectlyUsesensesMakeeyecontactStepby stepLatestageDon'tassumeDon'texcludeSpeakslowlyOneon oneAsk onequestionat a timeEarly/middlestageVERADementiaBepatientYes or noquestionsUsevisualcuesDon'tinterruptApproachfrom frontTouchDon'targueAvoidcorrectionTreatwithdignityNonverbalCAREAllowtimeTaketimeSpeakdirectlyUsesenses

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