The Residents’ Rise

About the Book

Activating intelligence within dementia. The existence of the intellect is well known but how it can be activated with people with dementia is the revelation. It’s all about the intellect part of the consciousness, separate to the mind, and training the intellect to think. This breakthrough is psychological not pharmaceutical. The residents’ have worked hard to activate their intellects. Now psychologically strong, they are motivated and resilient. ‘We are not afraid,’ David the group spokesmen says… ‘Give the power to the people. We can adapt and overcome.’ In telling their story, and relaying their message The Residents’ Rise shares what Daisy learns from them. Also offering extended epilogues with unique advice and strategies so friends and family can help in an informed and enlightened way, those who are institutionalised with dementia.

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 self manage through effort and hard work. This ethos Pieta has applied to all her work endeavours.