(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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Food brings forth a way of celebrating and coming together as food is used as a way to connect with others.
Social worker can try to connect Senior Italians to the center for community and cultural support.
Work beyond retirement age, family-owned business
Cultural Sensitivity
Help Italian seniors get connected to Canada's many Italian communities and districts
This Care home fosters an independent care approach with minor supervision.
Food is not just about nutritional needs but it’s more about traditions, memories, feelings and social status.
Stand when they enter the room
Although food patterns change over the lifetime, the need to continue the traditions remains of the same importance.
"Aging in place" (Expatica, 2025)
Eye contact
Family Engagement
It is common for both immediate and extended family members to live together
In Italian culture, there is a deep respect for elderly family members.
Sexual abuse (0.9%)
Holistic Approach
Neglect (4.2%)
Psychological abuse (11.6%)
Seniors are fully committed to their children and grandchildren,
Grandparents – roles like decisions, consulted on important matters
Family care is valued, independence is encouraged
In Italy, taking care of older family members at home is common
Personal grooming, dress well, appearance
Seniors highly respected in Italian culture: wisdom and guidance
