SmileBodylanguageDon'tinterruptApproachfrom frontUsevisualcuesDementiaUsesensesDon'texcludeStep bystepapproachEarly/middlestageDon'tassumeVERAEntertheirworldTaketimeMakeeyecontactLatestageDon'targueCAREBepatientAllowtimeSpeakdirectlyOneon oneAsk onequestionat a timeAvoidcorrectionTreatwithdignitySpeakslowlySmileBodylanguageDon'tinterruptApproachfrom frontUsevisualcuesDementiaUsesensesDon'texcludeStep bystepapproachEarly/middlestageDon'tassumeVERAEntertheirworldTaketimeMakeeyecontactLatestageDon'targueCAREBepatientAllowtimeSpeakdirectlyOneon oneAsk onequestionat a timeAvoidcorrectionTreatwithdignitySpeakslowly

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.


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
  1. Smile
  2. Body language
  3. Don't interrupt
  4. Approach from front
  5. Use visual cues
  6. Dementia
  7. Use senses
  8. Don't exclude
  9. Step by step approach
  10. Early/ middle stage
  11. Don't assume
  12. VERA
  13. Enter their world
  14. Take time
  15. Make eye contact
  16. Late stage
  17. Don't argue
  18. CARE
  19. Be patient
  20. Allow time
  21. Speak directly
  22. One on one
  23. Ask one question at a time
  24. Avoid correction
  25. Treat with dignity
  26. Speak slowly