CONNECT Langley rancher-style brain injury rehabilitation home in British Columbia

Langley, British Columbia, est. 1993

CONNECT
Langley

We celebrate our roots and our history. Starting with one group home in 1993, CONNECT grew house by house over the years and now supports 29 individuals in five Langley locations. Our rancher-style homes are wheelchair adapted and accessible. The large lots allow for gardens, lawn activities, and maximizing outdoor living.

Leading Practice, Accreditation Canada Fraser Health Partnership 29 bedrooms across five houses 24/7 Coaching Support
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604 534 0705
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Service Evaluation

What the evidence shows

CONNECT has completed two Service Evaluations, one from Lake Country data in 2017 and one from Hamilton data in 2024. Both reveal consistent and powerful outcomes for the people we support and the systems we work within.

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Outstanding Personal Outcomes

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Significant System Improvement Contribution

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Value for Money

Our reputation

Where it all began

CONNECT was founded right here in Langley in 1993 by mother-son team Janet and John Sherwood, drawing on their own family's experience with brain injury. What started as a single group home has grown, house by house, into five Langley residences supporting 29 individuals today.

Three decades later, that same founding intention runs through 168 bedrooms across six locations in British Columbia and Ontario, serving thousands of people living with acquired brain injury and stroke.

CONNECT Langley rancher-style home on treed grounds

1993

The founding year

CONNECT's very first home opened here in Langley, BC.

29

Individuals supported

Across five wheelchair-adapted, rancher-style homes in Langley.

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Lives redesigned

Thousands of people supported across all CONNECT locations to rebuild independence and return home.

Accreditation Canada Leading Practice badge awarded to CONNECT Communities

Accreditation
Canada

Leading Practice, Accreditation Canada

CONNECT's Life Redesign Model has been designated a Leading Practice by Accreditation Canada in client and family-centred care for Acquired Brain Injury services. This recognition is awarded to programs that demonstrate innovation, measurable outcomes, and a replicable model that other organizations can learn from. CONNECT is one of the few ABI organizations in Canada to hold this designation.

Leading Practice
Exemplary Standing
Fraser Health Partnership
Life Redesign coaching session at CONNECT

Our approach

Life Redesign after brain injury and stroke at CONNECT Langley

At CONNECT Langley, rehabilitation happens in the middle of real life, not in a clinical setting removed from it. Our Coaching Support Team works alongside each person we support 24/7 to rebuild routines, relationships, and independence on their own terms.

We don't measure success by move out dates. We measure it by whether someone can cook their own meals, tend the garden, walk their dog, rejoin their community, or move back home, depending on what Life Redesign looks like to them.

Inside and outside of our rancher style homes, the Leading Practice Life Redesign Model is changing lives for the better, in a non institutional setting where people work toward the life they want.

Learn more about Life Redesign

"CONNECT believed in me when I didn't believe in myself. The goals eventually became bigger and bigger, and now I am living completely independently."

Person supported at CONNECT

24/7 Coaching Support Real life setting Person centred Non institutional Wheelchair adapted homes

Where we are

Strategically located CONNECT homes in Langley, BC

Our five residences in Langley are situated on beautiful, sprawling, treed grounds. Nearby amenities include walking trails, a recreation center, movie theaters, shopping centers, and outdoor areas for gardening, games, pets, exercise, and social gatherings.

These homes in Langley are conveniently located near public transit, community centers, parks, banks, restaurants, malls, cinemas, and various other amenities.

Walking trails Recreation center Movie theaters Shopping centers Public transit Community centers Parks Restaurants

Visit us

20445, 73a Ave
Langley, BC

604.534.0705
CONNECT Langley home on sprawling treed grounds

In their words

What people say about CONNECT

"I've lived here almost 4 years and I can safely say, connect has changed my life."

Eli Klein, Person We Support

Life Redesign Coach with brain injury rehab patient
Community BBQ at CONNECT

"There was no laying in bed past 10am like in the hospital. CONNECT was all about good routines, independence, and preparing our own meals."

Keith, former resident

"We were a family and supported each other a lot. The people living and working here were pretty incredible."

Tracy, former resident

"I call them my brain wizards. These are pretty special people who do good work for people like me. I'm very, very fortunate."

Dan, former resident

"I have joined a club and am part of a choir. I am studying library tech at Mohawk. Things have been really good."

Michael, former resident

How it works

From first conversation to coming home

Langley's five homes are supported through private and non health region funded arrangements. Referrals do not go through a health authority intake line. Instead, the first step is a direct conversation with Janette Jackman, who schedules the meetings and walks you through the rest of the process.

CONNECT Langley physiotherapy session

Start here

Janette Jackman

Service Access and Transitions Leader. Call or email Janette to schedule an initial conversation and begin the referral process for CONNECT Langley.

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Initial conversation

We listen, answer questions, and help you understand whether CONNECT Langley is the right fit.

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Assessment and proposal

We conduct a needs assessment and prepare a tailored cost proposal for submission to the insurer or funder.

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Tour the home

See CONNECT Langley in person or virtually. We want people to feel at home before they arrive.

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Rehabilitation

3 month funding cycles with regular progress reporting. An integrated team, a real life setting, and a person centred plan that evolves with the person being supported.

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Coming home

Planned transition to home or a less dependent environment, with full documentation and continued support through the next chapter.

Ready to talk?

Your first conversation starts here

We respond to all inquiries within one business day. No commitment required, just a conversation.

Get in touch

Janette Jackman, Service Access and Transitions Leader

First point of contact for placements, funding questions, and case consultations for CONNECT Langley.

Our Team