Seniors in several long-term care homes around Ottawa have been getting special visits over the last year from newborn babies.
Organized by non-profit group 鈥淏abies Who Volunteer,鈥� the visits look to enrich the lives of seniors with hour-long sessions of cuddling and play.
鈥淥h, I love it,鈥� 85-year-old Jinny Maclean told 麻豆影视. 鈥淲e have lots of good things that happen here, but to me, this is the best.鈥�
The program was born last year, when Jessica Turner took her newborn daughter along to visit a friend鈥檚 parent, who had Alzheimer鈥檚 disease.
She put the newborn in the woman鈥檚 arm, who hadn鈥檛 spoken in years, and was surprised when she started singing to the child.
鈥淗er daughter was amazed that she was hearing her mom speak again for the first time,鈥� Turner said.
The organization visits dozens of long-term care facilities across Ottawa and Kingston, with 1,100 parents volunteering their children.
They hope that in time, they can expand to include school-aged children in the program.
