UsesensesBodylanguageDon'texcludeEntertheirworldTreatwithdignityMakeeyecontactDon'targueBepatientApproachfrom frontStep bystepapproachVERAEarly/middlestageSpeakdirectlyCAREOneon oneSpeakslowlySmileDon'tinterruptUsevisualcuesTaketimeAsk onequestionat a timeDementiaDon'tassumeAvoidcorrectionAllowtimeLatestageUsesensesBodylanguageDon'texcludeEntertheirworldTreatwithdignityMakeeyecontactDon'targueBepatientApproachfrom frontStep bystepapproachVERAEarly/middlestageSpeakdirectlyCAREOneon oneSpeakslowlySmileDon'tinterruptUsevisualcuesTaketimeAsk onequestionat a timeDementiaDon'tassumeAvoidcorrectionAllowtimeLatestage

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