Ask onequestionat a timeDon'targueBodylanguageUsevisualcuesTreatwithdignityDon'texcludeSpeakslowlyApproachfrom frontEntertheirworldDon'tinterruptOneon oneTaketimeStep bystepapproachLatestageSpeakdirectlyUsesensesDementiaCARESmileDon'tassumeMakeeyecontactEarly/middlestageAvoidcorrectionBepatientVERAAllowtimeAsk onequestionat a timeDon'targueBodylanguageUsevisualcuesTreatwithdignityDon'texcludeSpeakslowlyApproachfrom frontEntertheirworldDon'tinterruptOneon oneTaketimeStep bystepapproachLatestageSpeakdirectlyUsesensesDementiaCARESmileDon'tassumeMakeeyecontactEarly/middlestageAvoidcorrectionBepatientVERAAllowtime

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