Understanding other Cultures Enables better Assimilation of Dementia Culture #dementia #culture

Staff and relatives that empathise with residents have more ability to understand what it is they are going through.
Hi Everyone,

These videos share positive, practical techniques for the various types of dementia and especially for patient-residents living in initial first level D3 dementia units.

I’m Pieta Valentine, video creator, from Christchurch New Zealand and an author of 2 books on helping and empowering residents in dementia units.

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

This book is to help family members and residents with all you need to know about the admission process and..
1 The move in to the dementia unit.
2 Once there, the set up inside the unit.

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

This book is to help family members and residents with ..
1 Positive practical tips
2 To enable better management skills
3 Especially with the common problems of anger, anxiety and depression.

Both books are available on Amazon.

THE DEMENTIA UNIT VIDEO SERIES.

The videos are all dementia-unit, dementia-resident specific and explain about the colourful and challenging life in a dementia unit and about the ways one can practically assist friends and family who are living there.

THE ON GOING ‘GRANNY’ SHORTS SERIES…

Granny is an elderly, opinionated, delightful woman (herself with Alzheimer’s dementia but with high cognitive function) who lives in a a
D3 first level dementia care unit and has a loyal grand daughter (physio student) who visits regularly.
Their frequently occurring in depth conversations take in to account the dementia unit issues that Granny and her resident-colleagues face on a daily basis plus a wide range of topics from the extensive reading Granny does and her grand daughters life issues and the interest Granny takes in it all.

Each one minute short/ discussion is posed as a short story from these various topics.

Tic Toc Link

www.tiktok.com/@pietavalentine

You Tube Link

https://youtube.com/@pietaval?si=RyL5YVUjro-HN6iq



AUTHOR and VIDEO CREATOR

For further info..
Now living in Christchurch, New Zealand I’ve worked as a physiotherapist for 35 years and a crossover 8 years in a D3 dementia unit as a diversional therapist.
All the positive, practical tips and techniques in the books and Dementia Unit Video Series are derived from my observational skills, experience and training: along with Listening-To and Learning-From the many dementia patients I have encountered in my wide ranging working travels throughout New Zealand, England, Canada and Australia.
Throughout this time I had a physiotherapy private practice in Sydney from 1981 to 1985 treating sports injuries then another practice in Christchurch NZ for 25 years treating OOS work place injuries. Running both clinic and company programs teaching self management skills to help patients and participants reduce their pain and stress.

Physiotherapists observe, assess, mobilise, motivate and problem solve. This method I’ve applied to all my work endeavours, not least with the dementia patients in dementia units.

Additional learning has come from wide ranging reading (libraries are my favourite places) on psychology, history, technology, biographies etc along with plentiful travel and teaching experience in (and practice of) meditation, positive thinking and values empowerment.

Thank you for your support and comments and please pass on links.