TaketimeDementiaBepatientAllowtimeVERAUsevisualcuesLatestageDon'tassumeStep bystepapproachApproachfrom frontEarly/middlestageOneon oneBodylanguageDon'texcludeSpeakdirectlyDon'tinterruptAsk onequestionat a timeAvoidcorrectionMakeeyecontactDon'targueTreatwithdignitySpeakslowlyEntertheirworldCAREUsesensesSmileTaketimeDementiaBepatientAllowtimeVERAUsevisualcuesLatestageDon'tassumeStep bystepapproachApproachfrom frontEarly/middlestageOneon oneBodylanguageDon'texcludeSpeakdirectlyDon'tinterruptAsk onequestionat a timeAvoidcorrectionMakeeyecontactDon'targueTreatwithdignitySpeakslowlyEntertheirworldCAREUsesensesSmile

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