Don'texcludeEarly/middlestageBodylanguageEntertheirworldTaketimeTreatwithdignitySpeakdirectlyDon'targueDon'tassumeCAREDementiaApproachfrom frontSpeakslowlyBepatientOneon oneUsesensesAsk onequestionat a timeAllowtimeDon'tinterruptStep bystepapproachAvoidcorrectionMakeeyecontactLatestageUsevisualcuesVERASmileDon'texcludeEarly/middlestageBodylanguageEntertheirworldTaketimeTreatwithdignitySpeakdirectlyDon'targueDon'tassumeCAREDementiaApproachfrom frontSpeakslowlyBepatientOneon oneUsesensesAsk onequestionat a timeAllowtimeDon'tinterruptStep bystepapproachAvoidcorrectionMakeeyecontactLatestageUsevisualcuesVERASmile

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