Ideas from Families for Families

Covid-19 has brought many changes to the ways we connect with our loved ones living in long-term care homes. For many of us, we are now learning to connect in new ways through video calls, phone calls and physically distanced visits. With these changes in mind, we would like to invite you to join us in thinking creatively about how we can connect in the days and months ahead. 

Recently we shared  a document called “Ideas for Connecting” that contained ideas and suggestions for ways to connect with your loved ones in long term care when meeting physically is not possible. These ideas came out of collaborative workshops held by the Health Design Lab and Vancouver Coastal Health and family members with loved ones in long term care.

Now, we want to hear from you! 

Please fill out the form below to share with us any ideas you’ve tried, or any new ideas we can add to this growing list. 

The information you share with us below, may be shared with other families as part of this project. 

Your ideas will help us continue this conversation and help us all find new ways to connect with our loved ones.

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* 1. Have you tried any of the ideas in the document? Do you have any tips to share with other families?

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* 2. Do you have new ideas to share with others? Please describe them here.

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* 3. This time of year includes many holidays which are special for families. Do you have any ideas to share about how to celebrate together virtually or at a distance?

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* 4. If you would like to share photos of an idea or positive experience, upload them here:
The purpose of collecting photos is to share them publicly as part of this project. Please note that by sharing a photo you are providing consent for us to share it. Providing a photo is optional. 

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* 5. Would you like to have your name publicly listed alongside your photo or idea provided above? If so, please write your name below. Otherwise all contributions will be shared anonymously (without your name)

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* 6. Would you like to have the care home name listed alongside your photo or idea provided above? If so, please write the care home name below. Otherwise all contributions will be shared anonymously.

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* 7. I understand that the ideas and information that I’ve shared here are being collected by the Health Design Lab at Emily Carr University and may be shared publicly on social media, websites or other public channels

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* 8. If you would like to be invited to future discussions and workshops for this project, and want to receive updated documents created through this project, please provide us with your email address. 

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* 9. Do you have any feedback or suggestions for our team related to this project and the “Ideas for Connecting” document?

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