Don'targueEarly/middlestageAllowtimeSpeakdirectlyUsesensesOneon oneAvoidcorrectionLatestageBepatientDon'tinterruptMakeeyecontactUsevisualcuesNonverbalTouchDon'texcludeSpeakslowlyDementiaTreatwithdignityTaketimeStepby stepVERAAsk onequestionat a timeCAREYes or noquestionsApproachfrom frontDon'tassumeDon'targueEarly/middlestageAllowtimeSpeakdirectlyUsesensesOneon oneAvoidcorrectionLatestageBepatientDon'tinterruptMakeeyecontactUsevisualcuesNonverbalTouchDon'texcludeSpeakslowlyDementiaTreatwithdignityTaketimeStepby stepVERAAsk onequestionat a timeCAREYes or noquestionsApproachfrom frontDon'tassume

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