DementiaAsk onequestionat a timeSmileDon'targueUsevisualcuesAvoidcorrectionSpeakslowlyDon'texcludeSpeakdirectlyCARELatestageApproachfrom frontBodylanguageTaketimeOneon oneEntertheirworldEarly/middlestageVERADon'tassumeTreatwithdignityMakeeyecontactBepatientUsesensesStep bystepapproachDon'tinterruptAllowtimeDementiaAsk onequestionat a timeSmileDon'targueUsevisualcuesAvoidcorrectionSpeakslowlyDon'texcludeSpeakdirectlyCARELatestageApproachfrom frontBodylanguageTaketimeOneon oneEntertheirworldEarly/middlestageVERADon'tassumeTreatwithdignityMakeeyecontactBepatientUsesensesStep bystepapproachDon'tinterruptAllowtime

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