Northern Health proposal

Proposalto institute Concerts in Carein

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Music for our families in care

2 Concerts in Care / Proposal to Northern Health Authority

“ You gave me so much pleasure to hear you playing – the tears came in my eyes. You’re a sweetheart – a darling.” Resident, St. Vincent’s Langara, Vancouver, responding to a performance by Avan Yu

Mei Han performs at Mount St. Joseph, Vancouver, April 5, 2012 (photo – Al Harvey)

Concerts in Care / Proposal to Northern Health Authority 1

Who we are, what we do and for whomConcerts in Care, presented by Health Arts Society, bring the richness and joy of fine music professionally performed to people in care. The 45-minute concerts are delivered in series, usually ten in a twelve-month period, and vitally connect audiences in care to the wider culture and directly to the performers. The concerts are recognised by carers as having a highly beneficial effect on residents and adding significantly to their quality of life. Each concert utilises the talents of an average of slightly more than two performers in groups ranging from solos to quartets. A considerable range of musical genres is offered by the Concerts in Care roster of some 300 professional performers.

Health Arts Society, founded in 2006, is one of seven registered charities delivering Concerts in Care to people, particularly frail elders, in long-term institutional care across Canada. The growth of the program in BC, from 200 concerts in its first year to 1,700 in its seventh, has been driven by the impact of the performances on audiences in care.

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Our PerformersConcerts in Care performers are chosen from the ranks of presenting organisations across the country and the community of freelance professional musicians. They are paid for their work, although the audiences also benefit from the performers’ goodwill.

As much as possible Concerts in Care utilize the services of professional musicians local to the homes. A principle value of the program is the quality of the performers, which, given the size of the itineraries, sometimes requires using performers from major centres. The roster of musicians includes some of the best-known public performers in the province.

To date 6,700 Concerts in Care have been given by Health Arts Societies and Société pour les Arts en Milieux de Santé, utilizing over 14,000 performer engagements. In 2012 1,700 concerts will be given of which 912 will have been presented in BC. With an average audience for each concert estimated at 40, Concerts in Care have, to date, brought pleasure to an audience of 260,000.

Support of Concerts in Care by the Government of the Province of British ColumbiaWe wish to thank the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts and the Ministry of Health Living and Sport for their $150,000 contribution in 2009 which enabled Health Arts Society to deliver 450 pilot programmes outside the Lower Mainland. We hope that the Ministry of Health will support the Health Authorities’ completion of the reach of Concerts in Care across the Province.

Adoption of Concerts in Care by Fraser Health AuthorityWe thank Heather Cook for her leadership in adopting the Concerts in Care programme for delivery to all seventy-eight homes of the Fraser Health Authority. Fraser Health Authority’s full-scale commissioning of the programme is the first manifestation of the intended outcome of the 2009 pilot.

Proposal to Northern Health AuthorityConcerts delivered to Northern Health Authority to Date

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 TOTAL

Concerts 0 2 0 97 26 1 0 126Homes 0 2 0 17 13 1 0

The proposal is for Northern Health Authority to commission Health Arts Society to provide a series of ten concerts a year in each Northern Health Authority residential care home.

Delivering Concerts in CareHealth Arts Society has a seven-year track record of delivering multiple concerts in series. The Society’s assets are – • stable,highlyexperiencedstaff• proprietysystems• large,establishedrosterofperformersabletoaccept

significantly more work

• existingschedulescanbemultipliedinsizewithoutaproportional multiplication of administrative functions

The itineraries are designed as if “tours” arranged in contiguous daily schedules enabling the same performers to undertake concerts in long series.


An audience member at a Concerts in Care performance in Vancouver. (photo – Yukiko Onley)


Implementation by the Northern Health AuthorityThe implementation of Concerts in Care requires the services of a Health Authority designate to connect the homes and Health Arts Society. Each home will be given instructions on administration of the programme: advising clients of the programmes, reception of performers and thanking the performers. Each home will be given a log-in to the Health Arts website which provides all details of their schedules and performers.

An interval is required to install the programme at the outset of an agreement between Northern Health Authority and Health Arts Society for the provision of Concerts in Care across the Authority’s system.

Proposed Northern Health Authority ScheduleConcerts in Care: April, May, June, July, August & September 20136 concerts in each of 19 homes = 114 concerts4 concerts in each of 2 Queen Charlottes homes = 8 concerts4 concerts in Fort Nelson Hospital = 4 concertsTOTAL: 126 concertsItinerary and Contribution Calculation attached.

Northern Health Authority Funding ContributionThe contribution required from Northern Health Authority to provide Concerts in Care to the elders under its aegis is made up of the following components:

• contributiontoperformercosts$390/concert (over 21 performers for each ten concerts)

• costsoftravelincludingairfares,carrentals,hotelaccommodation and per diems (at cost)

The proposal envisions that every home in the system is reached by Concerts in Care performers. The average cost of delivering concerts to remote homes is much greater than providing them in larger population centres, but their inclusion increases overall costs by only a small proportion.


Northern Health Authority Contribution Calculation

19 Northern homes

6 concerts each

1 Fort Nelson home

4 concerts each

2 Queen Charlotte homes

4 concerts each

Total

22 homes

No. of concerts 114 4 8 126

Base Contribution ($390/concert) 44,460 1,560 3,120 49,140

Estimated Actual Additional Costs

Flights 4,435 2,940 4,200 11,575

Car rental 18,000 0 520 18,520

Fuel 4,102 0 55 4,157

Taxis 420 320 560 1,300

Hotel 22,800 1,600 1,600 26,000

Per diem 4,788 336 336 5,460

SUBTOTAL Additional Costs 54,545 5,196 7,271 67,012

TOTAL Contribution (plus HST) 99,005 6,756 10,391 116,152

per concert contribution (plus HST) $868 $1,689 $1,299 $922

Notes:

1. Concert dates of main tour: April, May, June, July, August & September 2013.2. Itinerary: Each Fort Nelson concert can be added on the day before the main tour beings.

The Queen Charlottes concerts form a discrete tour each time.3. Performers: Of the six main tours, three will feature Vancouver performers and three will feature Prince George performers.

All four of the Queen Charlottes tours will feature performers from Vancouver.4. Contribution Payment Schedule: March 1, 2013

June 1, 2013: TOTAL:

$69,691 (plus HST)$46,461 (plus HST))$116,152 (plus HST)


Selection of Reported Outcomes of the Concerts in Care Programme

There was a large turnout, and it seems that everyone is very impressed. One gentleman reluctantly admitted that he was moved to tears by the intensity of the performance.

— Senior’s Wellness Coordinator, Northern Health

The Arts Way Performance in July was Fantastic – flute and piano. The residents sat and watched and listened open mouthed. I do not think I have ever heard such a beautiful flute performance. This is a compliment from one of our volunteers.

— Recreation Coordinator, Simon Fraser Lodge

Residents reported to me that it was nice to hear some different kinds of music than what is normally scheduled in our recreation programming and with our volunteer music makers…I extended [the] invitation as well to the tenants of the assisted living facility, McConnell Estates which is linked to Terraceview as well.

— Staff, Northern Health

Our tenants thoroughly enjoyed today’s concert. I can’t thank you and performers enough for this valuable program. I sincerely hope it continues, it is very much appreciated.

— Tricia Bowness, Site Manager, Mountain View Assisted Living, Golden

They were FABULOUS! It was such an honour to have them here. You could have heard a pin drop in between songs the residents were so quiet and relaxed.

— Pamela Hinchliffe, Dr Andrew Pavilion/ Summerland ECU

[A] severely depressed resident who refused activities...was finally talked into attending the Chris Millington Trio because the staff knew jazz was a favourite. The resident immediately responded to the music, talked about the show, and showed other signs of being more cheerful. This resident died two days after the concert; it was the last live music she heard.

— Anita, Aberdeen-Hillside

A seriously depressed client who after refusing to leave her room for days, heard Robert Silverman was coming to play and asked to be dressed, have her hair fixed, and lipstick put on and be taken to the concert. She then talked about the concert for days after.

— Kevin Kirkland, PhD, MTA, Music Therapist, UBC Hospital

In the 15 years I have worked in extended care, I have never seen the residents more focused and entranced by a performer! It was amazing. Even residents with dementia, who normally can’t sit still for long, stayed and listened intently for the entire 45 minutes. It was educational for even me, how people with dementia can obviously appreciate fine music and respond so differently than with other calibres of music. Thank you so much for allowing our residents to share in this opportunity!

— Valerie Watanabe, Vancouver Island Health Authority


Itinerary (April, May, June, July, August, September 2013)

DAy1 Wednesday

Fly 7.40–9.36 Vancouver to Fort St. John AC 8181Rent car Enterprise (at the airport) or:Drive drive from PG the day beforeConcert 11.00 North Peace Care Centre Fort St. JohnDrive 12.00–1.15 to Pouce CoupeConcert 2.00 Peace River Haven Pouce CoupeDrive 3.00–3.15 to Dawson CreekConcert 3.30 Rotary Manor Dawson CreekHotel Dawson Creek

2 ThursdayDrive 8.30–10.00 to ChetwyndConcert 10.30 Chetwynd Hospital ChetwyndDrive 11.30–2.15 to MackenzieConcert 3.30 Mackenzie & Dist. Hospital MackenzieDrive 4.30–7.15 to Prince GeorgeHotel Prince George

3 FridayDrive 8.00–9.30 to QuesnelConcert 10.00 Dunrovin Park Lodge QuesnelDrive 11.00–12.30 to Prince GeorgeConcert 2.00 Simon Fraser Lodge Prince GeorgeConcert 3.30 Jubilee Lodge ECU Prince GeorgeDrive 4.30–7.30 to McBrideHotel McBride

4 SaturdayConcert 10.00 McBride & Dist. Hospital McBrideDrive 11.00-3.00 to Prince George (time incl. 1 hour lunch)Concert 3.30 Gateway Lodge Prince GeorgeReturn car Enterprise (downtown)Hotel Prince George

5 SundayRent car National (downtown)Concert 10.30 Parkside Care Prince GeorgeDrive 11.30–12.45 to VanderhoofConcert 2.00 Stuart Nechako Manor VanderhoofDrive 3.00–4.30 to Fort St. JamesHotel Fort St. James


6 MondayConcert 10.30 Stuart Lake Hospital Fort St. JamesDrive 11.30–2.15 to Burns LakeConcert 3.30 The Pines Burns LakeDrive 4.30–6.30 to SmithersHotel Smithers

7 TuesdayConcert 10.30 Bulkley Lodge SmithersDrive 11.30–12.30 to HazeltonConcert 2.00 Wrinch Memorial Hospital HazeltonDrive 3.00–5.00 to TerraceHotel Terrace

8 WednesdayConcert 10.00 Terraceview Lodge TerraceDrive 11.00–12.30 to KitimatConcert 2.00 Mountainview Lodge KitimatDrive 3.00–6.30 to Prince RupertHotel Prince Rupert

9 ThursdayConcert 10–30 Acropolis Manor Prince RupertReturn car National (downtown)Fly 7.55–9.46 to Vancouver AC 8281 or:Drive 11.30–10.30 to Prince George

Extra day 1 (Tuesday)Concert 1.30 Fort Nelson Hospital Fort Nelson

Extra day 2Concert TBA Queen Charlotte Isl. Gen. Hosp. Queen CharlotteConcert TBA Northern Haida Gwaii Hosp. Massett

Concerts in Care: Northern Health Authority(April, May, June, July, August, September 2013)

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Funding Partners

Health Arts Society is an established registered charity which has operated on a sustainable model, without deficit, for nearly seven years. Contributors to the Concerts in Care programme of Health Arts Society, other than health authorities and individual homes, include:

National Contributor:

Corporate Funders:

Golden Life Management

Government:BC Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the ArtsBC Ministry of Healthy Living and SportBC Gaming CommissionCentral Kootenay Regional DistrictCity of KamloopsRegional District of East KootenayRegional District of Kootenay BoundaryTown of GoldenVillage of New Denver


Foundations:Carter Deux-Mille FoundationDelta Community FoundationKamloops FoundationKMC FoundationMartha Lou Henley Charitable FoundationMichael O’Brian Foundation for the ArtsOsprey Community FoundationRix Family FoundationSchein FoundationStollery Charitable FoundationThomas Foundation

Health Care Foundations:

Delta Hospital Auxiliary SocietyNew Denver Hospital AuxiliaryPeace Arch Hospital and Community Health FoundationQueen’s Park Healthcare FoundationRevelstoke District Health FoundationSouth Okanagan Similkameen Medical FoundationSouth Cariboo Health FoundationTrail Hospital Doctors’ Association

Institutions:Castlegar Arts CouncilColumbia Valley Arts CouncilCommunity Arts Council of CrestonNelson & District Arts CouncilTrail & District Arts CouncilUniversity of British Columbia School of Music

Individual donors and service providers:

Frances Mastrandrea TrustKimberley ElksKnights of Columbus (Kimberley)Mark Creek Lions ClubA generous contribution in memory of Elda NardelliIndividual donors

“ This program is amazing and brings so much to the lives of seniors that often can’t get out to see live musical performances.” Site Manager, Mountain View Assisted Living

For more information about Health Arts Society, please go to www.healtharts.org

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