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