Welcome to Redesign
An innovative approach to rehabilitation
Life Redesigned
The Life Redesign Model™ is an innovative functional approach to have people participating in real-life activities, which are embedded with rehab activities.
CONNECT homes are residential in nature and self-supporting with the people we support and staff working in partnership to keep things running as you would in community. It’s real life without central housekeeping, catering or institutional care home amenities. Our homes blend naturally into the community allowing for easy interaction and integration with the neighbourhood.
A little about CONNECT
CONNECT’s mission is to Make Lives Better. We achieve this by providing complex and specialized services for people living with brain injury and stroke in a nurturing and innovative community environment. Through our Life Redesign Model™, we empower people by applying our knowledge and experience to coach, challenge and motivate each person to reach their unique personal goals and build a fulfilling life for themselves. CONNECT is one of few organizations accredited through Accreditation Canada using the Acquired Brain Injury standards.
Our Journey
CONNECT was founded in Langley, BC in 1993 to develop and operate specialized residential environments for people living with brain injury.
Our Accreditation
CONNECT is proudly accredited with Exemplary Standing by Accreditation Canada.
The Life Redesign Model™ is made up of:
A culture of personal accountability, supported risk-taking, social capital, and meaningful community participation.
Services planned around what the person wants more of in life. Participation in relevant life situations drives the person's goals.
Service plans leverage neuroplasticity by pursuing individual goals in real-life, non-institutional settings.
A "doing-with" coaching approach with blended job roles and a multi-professional coaching team.
Hire for fit based on personality and values, not qualifications.
Leading Practice
Accreditation Canada deemed the Life Redesign Model™ as Leading Practice in client and family-centered care for Acquired Brain Injury services. Additionally, CONNECT has completed two Value Propositions, one from Lake Country data in 2017 and one from Hamilton data in 2024, which reveals:
Outstanding Personal Outcomes;
Significant System Improvement Contribution;
Value for Money; and
Extensive Contribution and Alignment with Ontario Ministry of Health priorities.
To read a condensed version of the findings view Better Outcomes: The Power of Partnership and Innovation in Brain Injury
To read the full document, view CONNECT Hamilton Value Proposition: Positive Impacts of CONNECT Hamilton on People, Health Systems and Finances and its Future Potential
“CONNECT believed in me when I didn’t believe in myself. They encouraged me to set one small goal at a time and then celebrated with me when I achieved it. The goals eventually became bigger and bigger, and now I am living completely independently.”
— Person we supported
Our Locations
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Hamilton, ON
8 Columbus Gate
Stoney Creek, ON
Phone: 289.389.2200 -
Lake Country, BC
11438 Bottom Wood Lake Road
Lake Country, BC
Phone: 250.469.9358 -
Langley, BC
20445 – 73a Ave
Langley, BC
Phone: 604.534.0705 -
Richmond, BC
10971 Mortfield Gate
Richmond, BC
Phone: 604.534.0705
Redesign your Life with a meaningful career at CONNECT.
We are always looking for awesome people to join our multi-skilled coaching team at CONNECT.
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Accessing Our Services
British Columbia Langley and Lake Country
Janette Jackman, Business Administrator
Email janettej@connectcommunities.ca or call 604-534-0705
Ontario Hamilton & CONNECT at Home
Adam Van Sickle, Service Access and Transitions Leader
Email adamv@connectcommunities.ca or call 289-260-7743