The Residents’ Rise

by Pieta Valentine

Daisy, the diversional therapist had been working at the dementia unit for over 5 years now. The residents’ having worked hard, had progressed remarkably well. When Daisy first arrived, the residents’ had been shut off and shut down from both themselves and each other. Now communicating confidently, they have established their own unique community. Their challenges and achievements, to get to this point, are outlined in this, The Residents’ Rise. Followed by an extended range of advice and strategies for relatives of dementia patients.

About the Author

Physiotherapist Pieta Valentine is from a medical family and trained in Otago, New Zealand before travelling across Asia and Europe then working in London and Canada before setting up her first physio practice in Sydney, Australia. Settling back in Christchurch in the early 1990s, she witnessed the thousands struck with painful OOS/RSI conditions from the stress of computers introduced into government departments. Because of this, she set up clinic and company self-management programmes all around the city. Physiotherapists are problem solvers, enabling patients to selfmanage through effort and hard work. This ethos Pieta has applied to all her work endeavours.

THE RESIDENTS’ RISE - FROM A DEMENTIA UNIT

Pieta Valentine

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