Don'tinterruptSpeakslowlyEntertheirworldAsk onequestionat a timeAvoidcorrectionUsevisualcuesAllowtimeCAREBepatientLatestageDon'targueEarly/middlestageSmileDon'tassumeMakeeyecontactDon'texcludeBodylanguageStep bystepapproachSpeakdirectlyDementiaTaketimeOneon oneVERAApproachfrom frontTreatwithdignityUsesensesDon'tinterruptSpeakslowlyEntertheirworldAsk onequestionat a timeAvoidcorrectionUsevisualcuesAllowtimeCAREBepatientLatestageDon'targueEarly/middlestageSmileDon'tassumeMakeeyecontactDon'texcludeBodylanguageStep bystepapproachSpeakdirectlyDementiaTaketimeOneon oneVERAApproachfrom frontTreatwithdignityUsesenses

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