Creative Connection

Creative Connection is a team of dedicated, enthusiastic volunteers who aim to reduce social isolation for senior residents and patients of healthcare institutions through the gift of music, art, and personal interactions over video call. We are a student volunteer initiative that pairs performers with people in long-term care homes, retirement homes and hospitals across Canada to give virtual live musical/art performances and social engagement. Each session can be anywhere from 15 mins-1 hour and are either in a 1-on-1 resident-performer format or small group concert style. We are currently running this program with 16 institutions across Canada including in Hamilton, Ottawa, Kingston, Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary and more. Our aim is to reduce social isolation and improve well-being for patients and elderly people of healthcare institutions and in the community by providing intergenerational social engagement and music therapy, and to make such therapeutic recreation more accessible and frequent through virtual interaction.