How do I tell my mother she can no longer playing Bridge? She thinks she can still play.

I didn't mean bingo, I meant bridge. My mind is fading rapidly. :)

Oh, I thought her dementia was milder, since she was still able to try to play bingo. I see that it is far more advanced than I imagined. When it comes to advanced dementia, there is often no good way to do something. We just have to find the kindest way to do it. I understand the women's game would be damaged if she continued to play. I hope that there is something to substitute so she won't miss her bridge game so much, especially because she still thinks she can play.

My mother still thinks she can play bridge at 91 and she thinks she irons and cleans her own house and thinks my fathers alive and he's been gone for 10 years. We couldn't tell her she couldn't play bridge anymore. THAt said she still can win at Bingo!

Wow, that's a tough one, so sad. It reminds me of when we took the car away from Mom (when she was 92) She couldn't get over it, and you can't reason with dementia. She insisted she could drive.
Sounds like the only thing you can do is try to distract her on bridge days, get her to go somewhere else until the game is over?
Reasoning with a dementia patient is so hard because they truly don't understand or recognize their cognitive regression.

This is heartbreaking. The bridge ladies take their game very seriously and often wage money. If someone is not performing up to par, they will quickly dispatch that person. It sounds like your bridge ladies are being more merciful than our local ones would be. Unfortunately, that puts it all on you to deal with. I would be tempted to tell my mother the truth, but in a gentle way. Something like, "You know the problem you're having with bidding, Mom? That's making it hard for everyone to play. And you know how serious the others are about the game. Maybe we can find three other people who don't take it so seriously." This might work if she accepts that there is something wrong with her cognitive abilities. I imagine she'll be hurt, but maybe she'll understand.

That exact thing happened to my mother. I found bingo on Fridays in another town close by and we just told her they don't play bridge on Tuesdays anymore because they didn't have enough players!

I would approach the Director of the center and ask her to set up a special bridge table for those like your Mother. Don't tell me they are not sensitive enough and aware of the problem:( I think this would be ideal. After all, what is the reality a senior center is dealing with? She is not the only person!!!
Otherwise, maybe gradually suggest she is needed elsewhere at those times for whatever reason. Or, send her to my house. I have no idea how to play bridge. Lol xoxo

Gosh, that is sad for both of you.

Have you considered and adult day health program? On the days that my husband didn't like the organized activity (such as Bible study) he could read or nap or do jigsaw puzzles, etc.

They have nothing for her on Mondays. Wednesday and Thursday she goes to Bingo. But there's nothing else Tuesdays and Fridays.

That is sad. I think I'd avoid the direct truth. Could you think up some other reason why you can't take her on those days? Can she go the other 3 days of the week?