In the past year, close to 800 volunteers donated 40,000 hours of their time to Providence Care’s hospital, long-term care home and community programs.

For the last 10 years, volunteer Bob Boles has been serving up jokes with morning coffees to Providence Manor residents.

The sweet treats may bring people in, but the volunteers are the real reason why the Tea and Talk program is such a hit at Providence Care Hospital.

Providence Manor is the first long-term care home in Kingston to offer virtual reality for its residents.

Shifting the conversation and recognizing a person is more than just a mental illness.