Come Alive took place on Oct 10th at Vandusen Gardens. More than a hundred people attended the event. Attendees primarily comprised of care staff working in care homes, as well as licensing officers, family members and residents, and of course the VCH long term care leadership team. The event entailed welcoming the guests and the presentation of the video that reflected the voices of the residents, followed by a presentation by the VCH’s leadership team to reveal their strategy to the shift the culture of care in care homes.
The second half of the day was assigned for the activities designed by Emily Carr’s HDL team and final words from the presenters. We created three activities as well as the presentation materials for the event. Based on the style established in Phase 3, the final version of our workshop centred on collaging and the visual of a bird to represent people.
Project Team
Health Design Lab
Lisa Boulton, Director
Vannysha Chang, Research Assistant
Eliza Rose, Research Assistant
Nadia Beyzaei, Coordinator
Andrew Liang, Coordinator
Vancouver Coastal Health
Jas Gill, VCH Dementia CARE Team Lead and Vancouver Residential Practice Team
Jo-Ann Tait, Regional Program Director for Asissted Living and Supportive Housing
Heather Mak, Professional Practice Director in Residential Care
Sharon Galloway, Community Partner
Reno Ouano, VCH Dementia CARE
Venus Villaos, VCH Dementia CARE
Girlie Ring, VCH Dementia CARE