SpeakslowlyAsk onequestionat a timeMakeeyecontactAllowtimeStep bystepapproachAvoidcorrectionApproachfrom frontSpeakdirectlyDementiaUsevisualcuesBepatientSmileDon'tinterruptDon'texcludeEarly/middlestageCAREUsesensesDon'targueEntertheirworldBodylanguageTreatwithdignityOneon oneDon'tassumeTaketimeVERALatestageSpeakslowlyAsk onequestionat a timeMakeeyecontactAllowtimeStep bystepapproachAvoidcorrectionApproachfrom frontSpeakdirectlyDementiaUsevisualcuesBepatientSmileDon'tinterruptDon'texcludeEarly/middlestageCAREUsesensesDon'targueEntertheirworldBodylanguageTreatwithdignityOneon oneDon'tassumeTaketimeVERALatestage

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