DementiaSpeakslowlyEarly/middlestageStep bystepapproachLatestageAsk onequestionat a timeTreatwithdignityDon'targueVERAAllowtimeDon'texcludeSpeakdirectlyUsevisualcuesUsesensesAvoidcorrectionSmileDon'tassumeApproachfrom frontCAREBepatientTaketimeOneon oneMakeeyecontactDon'tinterruptBodylanguageEntertheirworldDementiaSpeakslowlyEarly/middlestageStep bystepapproachLatestageAsk onequestionat a timeTreatwithdignityDon'targueVERAAllowtimeDon'texcludeSpeakdirectlyUsevisualcuesUsesensesAvoidcorrectionSmileDon'tassumeApproachfrom frontCAREBepatientTaketimeOneon oneMakeeyecontactDon'tinterruptBodylanguageEntertheirworld

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