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