Observing Residents Brings Understanding

It takes a lot of observation and discussion to get anywhere near to understanding the residents experience.

Greetings,
I’m Pieta Valentine from N.Z. author of 2 books:
The Residents’ Voice From a Dementia Unit
The Residents’ Rise From a Dementia Unit
Both on helping and empowering residents in dementia units (details below).

GRANNY FOR THE PEOPLE Videos:
These videos share positive, practical techniques for dementia residents living in dementia units.

GRANNY SHORTS SERIES…

Dementia-unit and dementia-resident specific these shorts explain the challenging and colourful life that goes on within a dementia unit and outlines ways to practically assist the residents living there.

To Explain This:

Granny an elderly, opinionated, delightful woman (herself with Alzheimer’s dementia but with high level cognitive function) lives in a
dementia unit.
She has a loyal grand daughter (a physio student) who visits regularly.
All is explained with their lively conversations.
The dementia unit problems that Granny and her resident-colleagues face on a daily basis are discussed as are the positive solutions that Granny has for it all.

The wide ranging conversations are also based on Granny’s magazine reading and her grand daughter’s family issues, all of which Granny takes a great interest in with her life lessons input.


AUTHOR and VIDEO CREATOR

Having worked as a physiotherapist for 35 years alongside being a diversional therapist in a dementia unit for 8 years (then writing 2 books on the topic) I’ve recently taken to creating these You Tube and Tic Toc Granny videos.

All the techniques in the books, shorts and longer videos are derived from my experience and training while Listening-To and Learning-From the many dementia patients I have encountered in my working travels throughout New Zealand, Australia England and Canada.
Throughout this time I also had a physiotherapy practice in Sydney from 1981 to 1985 treating neck and back injuries then another practice in Christchurch N.Z. for 25 years treating OOS / RSI work place injuries where I ran both clinic and company programs teaching self management skills to help patients reduce their pain and stress.

Physiotherapists observe, assess, mobilise, motivate and problem solve. They don’t medicate.
These methods I’ve continued to apply with the dementia patients in dementia units.

Additional learning has come from my life long love of reading in psychology, history, technology, biographies and art along with teaching experience in (and practice of) meditation, positive thinking and values empowerment.

Conclusion:
Family so often want to help their relatives in dementia units, but don’t have access to the right information or the tools to know how…
So Here ….Step by Step they can.


Thank you for your support and please pass on the following links.

Tic Toc Link

www.tiktok.com/@pietavalentine

You Tube Link

   / @pietaval  

BOOKS:

The Residents’ Voice:
From a Dementia Unit
Published: Oct. 6th 2022

Is to assist family and their relative with all they need to know about unit admission, dementia unit routine, security details and the ‘setting up house’ once in there.

The Residents’ Rise:
From a Dementia Unit
Published: Nov. 17th 2022

Is to educate family with positive practical techniques, Angry residents can easily get aggressive which puts frail residents at great risk of injuries to best activate the resident’s cognitive and emotional function.

For purchasing the books direct message me with your address and I will give you bank details for purchase then post.
Both books are NZ$30 soft cover and NZ$40 hard cover plus postage.