VERASmileEarly/middlestageUsesensesDon'texcludeSpeakslowlyStep bystepapproachOneon oneBepatientAvoidcorrectionTreatwithdignityDementiaSpeakdirectlyLatestageAsk onequestionat a timeAllowtimeDon'tinterruptEntertheirworldBodylanguageUsevisualcuesCAREMakeeyecontactApproachfrom frontDon'targueTaketimeDon'tassumeVERASmileEarly/middlestageUsesensesDon'texcludeSpeakslowlyStep bystepapproachOneon oneBepatientAvoidcorrectionTreatwithdignityDementiaSpeakdirectlyLatestageAsk onequestionat a timeAllowtimeDon'tinterruptEntertheirworldBodylanguageUsevisualcuesCAREMakeeyecontactApproachfrom frontDon'targueTaketimeDon'tassume

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