TreatwithdignityUsevisualcuesSmileSpeakslowlyAvoidcorrectionDementiaLatestageUsesensesDon'tinterruptAllowtimeDon'tassumeTaketimeBepatientBodylanguageEntertheirworldApproachfrom frontVERAAsk onequestionat a timeCAREEarly/middlestageDon'texcludeMakeeyecontactOneon oneDon'targueStep bystepapproachSpeakdirectlyTreatwithdignityUsevisualcuesSmileSpeakslowlyAvoidcorrectionDementiaLatestageUsesensesDon'tinterruptAllowtimeDon'tassumeTaketimeBepatientBodylanguageEntertheirworldApproachfrom frontVERAAsk onequestionat a timeCAREEarly/middlestageDon'texcludeMakeeyecontactOneon oneDon'targueStep bystepapproachSpeakdirectly

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. Treat with dignity
  2. Use visual cues
  3. Smile
  4. Speak slowly
  5. Avoid correction
  6. Dementia
  7. Late stage
  8. Use senses
  9. Don't interrupt
  10. Allow time
  11. Don't assume
  12. Take time
  13. Be patient
  14. Body language
  15. Enter their world
  16. Approach from front
  17. VERA
  18. Ask one question at a time
  19. CARE
  20. Early/ middle stage
  21. Don't exclude
  22. Make eye contact
  23. One on one
  24. Don't argue
  25. Step by step approach
  26. Speak directly