About the 17th World Congress of Gerontology - Site Visits Site Visits Site visits offer participants the opportunity to learn about cutting edge housing, facility care, day care, and wellness programs, as well as gerontology and geriatrics research and teaching programs in the Vancouver area.
All visits are half-day tours except for Victoria, which is a full day tour.
There will also be time for sightseeing in downtown Victoria. The first stop is a multilevel complex providing self-owned units, rentals, and licensed intermediate care. On the return trip, a stop will be made at a dementia unit. This tour focuses on housing for seniors developed by Abbeyfield House Societies in the Vancouver area. The tour will then take you to Abbeyfield houses situated in Burnaby and Coquitlam.