Service/Procedure Summary
Long-term care is an important option for people who have difficulty performing everyday tasks and whose needs cannot be met through home care. Long-term care is provided at both residential care homes and nursing homes across the province.
People living in nursing homes receive nursing and personal care on a 24-hour basis, including care given under the supervision of a nurse. Other services may include physiotherapy, occupational therapy, recreation, and those provided by a social worker and/or dietician. People may move into nursing homes directly from their homes or from hospital.
The below data shows the wait times for admission into the province’s licensed nursing homes from community and hospital. Transfers between facilities, and emergency admissions are not included in this data.
Wait times are based on completed admissions (rather than predicted wait) and represent the median wait time (the maximum time that half of all people waited). Individual wait times may vary based on a number of factors including care needs and related risk factors, client’s facility choices, and bed availability within preferred facilities.
Data reported prior to August 2023 did not include wait-times for high-priority admissions from community or admissions from hospital.
Wait times
50th
| County | Facility | Wait Time |
|---|---|---|
| Cumberland | All Cumberland County sites |
14 days
|
| Cumberland | Bayview Memorial |
4 days
|
| Cumberland | Centennial Villa |
8 days
|
| Cumberland | Northumberland Hall |
9 days
|
| Cumberland | High-Crest Springhill |
15 days
|
| Cumberland | Gables Lodge |
15 days
|
| Cumberland | East Cumberland Lodge |
39 days
|
| Cumberland | South Cumberland Nursing Home | --- |
| Pictou | All Pictou County sites |
14 days
|
| Pictou | Shiretown Nursing |
4 days
|
| Pictou | Valley View Villa |
12 days
|
| Pictou | Glen Haven |
17 days
|
| Pictou | Sutherland Harris Memorial Hospital Northumberland Veterans Unit |
35 days
|
| Pictou | Maritime Oddfellows | --- |
| Pictou | Ivey's Terrace Nursing Home | --- |
| Lunenburg | All Lunenburg County sites |
38 days
|
| Lunenburg | Mahone Nursing |
14 days
|
| Lunenburg | Rosedale Home |
23 days
|
| Lunenburg | Harbour View Haven |
34 days
|
| Lunenburg | Shoreham Village |
35 days
|
| Lunenburg | Ryan Hall |
78 days
|
| Lunenburg | SD Fisherman's Veteran Memorial Hospital |
97 days
|
| Lunenburg | Hillside Pines |
257 days
|
| Shelburne | All Shelburne County sites |
47 days
|
| Shelburne | Surf Lodge |
9 days
|
| Shelburne | Roseway Manor |
43 days
|
| Shelburne | Bay Side Home |
193 days
|
| Queens | All Queens County sites |
54 days
|
| Queens | North Queens Nursing Home |
39 days
|
| Queens | Queen's Manor |
63 days
|
| Guysborough | All Guysborough County sites |
74 days
|
| Guysborough | Milford Haven |
69 days
|
| Guysborough | High-Crest Sherbrooke |
85 days
|
| Guysborough | Canso Seaside | --- |
| Colchester | All Colchester County sites |
75 days
|
| Colchester | Wynn Park Villa |
47 days
|
| Colchester | Willow Lodge |
48 days
|
| Colchester | The Mira |
48 days
|
| Colchester | Debert Court |
71 days
|
| Colchester | Elk Court |
73 days
|
| Colchester | Vimy Court |
87 days
|
| Colchester | Cedarstone Enhanced Care |
123 days
|
| Victoria | All Victoria County sites |
86 days
|
| Victoria | Alderwood Rest Home |
85 days
|
| Victoria | Highland Manor |
94 days
|
| Annapolis | All Annapolis County sites |
90 days
|
| Annapolis | Annapolis Royal Nursing Home |
78 days
|
| Annapolis | Mountain Lea Lodge |
94 days
|
| Annapolis | Soldiers Memorial Veterans Unit |
124 days
|
| Annapolis | Heart of the Valley LTC Centre |
130 days
|
| Kings | All Kings County sites |
91 days
|
| Kings | Wolfville Nursing Home |
70 days
|
| Kings | Grand View Manor |
84 days
|
| Kings | Evergreen Home |
92 days
|
| Kings | Blomidon Court |
109 days
|
| Kings | Orchard Court |
201 days
|
| Halifax | All Halifax County sites |
96 days
|
| Halifax | Northwood Care |
26 days
|
| Halifax | The Birches |
40 days
|
| Halifax | Melville Gardens Nursing Home |
55 days
|
| Halifax | Melville Lodge |
62 days
|
| Halifax | Maplestone Enhanced Care |
65 days
|
| Halifax | Ocean View Continuing Care Centre |
69 days
|
| Halifax | Oakwood Terrace |
69 days
|
| Halifax | Saint Vincent's |
75 days
|
| Halifax | Arborstone Enhanced Care |
76 days
|
| Halifax | The Ivy Meadows Continuing Care Centre |
77 days
|
| Halifax | Harbourview Lodge Continuing Care Centre |
112 days
|
| Halifax | Bedford West Northwood |
112 days
|
| Halifax | Parkland at the Lakes-Glasgow Hall |
113 days
|
| Halifax | Rosecrest - The Meadows |
127 days
|
| Halifax | SD Camp Hill (Veterans Memorial Building) LTC Facility |
140 days
|
| Halifax | Moody Hall |
158 days
|
| Halifax | Opal Ridge Hall |
167 days
|
| Halifax | Parkstone Enhanced Care |
169 days
|
| Halifax | The Admiral LTC Centre |
174 days
|
| Halifax | Braeside Nursing Home |
181 days
|
| Halifax | White Hills LTC Centre |
185 days
|
| Halifax | Bissett Court |
190 days
|
| Halifax | De Paul Hall (Caritas) |
192 days
|
| Halifax | London Hall |
193 days
|
| Halifax | The Sagewood Continuing Care Centre |
297 days
|
| Digby | All Digby County sites |
98 days
|
| Digby | Villa Acadienne |
59 days
|
| Digby | Villa d'la Baie |
95 days
|
| Digby | Tideview Terrace |
152 days
|
| Cape Breton | All Cape Breton County sites |
113 days
|
| Cape Breton | Seaview Manor |
52 days
|
| Cape Breton | Taigh Solas |
63 days
|
| Cape Breton | Victoria Haven |
74 days
|
| Cape Breton | Maple Hill |
78 days
|
| Cape Breton | Taigh Na Mara Facility |
84 days
|
| Cape Breton | Miner's Memorial Manor |
108 days
|
| Cape Breton | Waterford Heights |
115 days
|
| Cape Breton | Harbourstone |
130 days
|
| Cape Breton | Northside Community Guest |
139 days
|
| Cape Breton | Celtic Court |
158 days
|
| Cape Breton | MacGillivray Guest |
162 days
|
| Cape Breton | The Cove |
188 days
|
| Cape Breton | Harbour View Hospital | --- |
| Cape Breton | Kiknu | --- |
| Yarmouth | All Yarmouth County sites |
118 days
|
| Yarmouth | Nakile Home |
84 days
|
| Yarmouth | The Meadows- Tidal View Manor |
110 days
|
| Yarmouth | Veteran's Place (Yarmouth Regional Hospital) |
135 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Heights |
154 days
|
| Yarmouth | Villa St. Joseph du Lac |
174 days
|
| Hants | All Hants County sites |
119 days
|
| Hants | Mayflower Meadows |
88 days
|
| Hants | Dykeland Lodge |
94 days
|
| Hants | Magnolia Continuing Care Centre |
110 days
|
| Hants | Windsor Elms Village |
335 days
|
| Inverness | All Inverness County sites |
131 days
|
| Inverness | Foyer Pere Fiset |
113 days
|
| Inverness | Port Hawkesbury Nursing Home |
117 days
|
| Inverness | Inverary Manor |
354 days
|
| Antigonish | All Antigonish County sites |
133 days
|
| Antigonish | Parkland Antigonish |
97 days
|
| Antigonish | R. K. MacDonald |
139 days
|
| Richmond | All Richmond County sites |
198 days
|
| Richmond | St. Anne Centre |
89 days
|
| Richmond | Richmond Villa |
630 days
|
Volume
| County | Facility | Wait Time |
|---|---|---|
| Guysborough | All Guysborough County sites |
12 days
|
| Guysborough | Milford Haven | --- |
| Guysborough | High-Crest Sherbrooke | --- |
| Guysborough | Canso Seaside | --- |
| Victoria | All Victoria County sites |
15 days
|
| Victoria | Highland Manor | --- |
| Victoria | Alderwood Rest Home | --- |
| Shelburne | All Shelburne County sites |
16 days
|
| Shelburne | Surf Lodge | --- |
| Shelburne | Roseway Manor | --- |
| Shelburne | Bay Side Home | --- |
| Queens | All Queens County sites |
18 days
|
| Queens | Queen's Manor | --- |
| Queens | North Queens Nursing Home | --- |
| Annapolis | All Annapolis County sites |
36 days
|
| Annapolis | Mountain Lea Lodge | --- |
| Annapolis | Annapolis Royal Nursing Home | --- |
| Annapolis | Heart of the Valley LTC Centre | --- |
| Annapolis | Soldiers Memorial Veterans Unit | --- |
| Richmond | All Richmond County sites |
38 days
|
| Richmond | St. Anne Centre | --- |
| Richmond | Richmond Villa | --- |
| Cumberland | All Cumberland County sites |
41 days
|
| Cumberland | High-Crest Springhill | --- |
| Cumberland | Gables Lodge | --- |
| Cumberland | East Cumberland Lodge | --- |
| Cumberland | Bayview Memorial | --- |
| Cumberland | South Cumberland Nursing Home | --- |
| Cumberland | Northumberland Hall | --- |
| Cumberland | Centennial Villa | --- |
| Digby | All Digby County sites |
42 days
|
| Digby | Villa Acadienne | --- |
| Digby | Tideview Terrace | --- |
| Digby | Villa d'la Baie | --- |
| Antigonish | All Antigonish County sites |
46 days
|
| Antigonish | R. K. MacDonald | --- |
| Antigonish | Parkland Antigonish | --- |
| Yarmouth | All Yarmouth County sites |
55 days
|
| Yarmouth | Villa St. Joseph du Lac | --- |
| Yarmouth | The Meadows- Tidal View Manor | --- |
| Yarmouth | Nakile Home | --- |
| Yarmouth | Veteran's Place (Yarmouth Regional Hospital) | --- |
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Heights | --- |
| Inverness | All Inverness County sites |
64 days
|
| Inverness | Port Hawkesbury Nursing Home | --- |
| Inverness | Inverary Manor | --- |
| Inverness | Foyer Pere Fiset | --- |
| Lunenburg | All Lunenburg County sites |
72 days
|
| Lunenburg | Shoreham Village | --- |
| Lunenburg | Rosedale Home | --- |
| Lunenburg | Mahone Nursing | --- |
| Lunenburg | Hillside Pines | --- |
| Lunenburg | Harbour View Haven | --- |
| Lunenburg | Ryan Hall | --- |
| Lunenburg | SD Fisherman's Veteran Memorial Hospital | --- |
| Kings | All Kings County sites |
86 days
|
| Kings | Wolfville Nursing Home | --- |
| Kings | Grand View Manor | --- |
| Kings | Evergreen Home | --- |
| Kings | Orchard Court | --- |
| Kings | Blomidon Court | --- |
| Pictou | All Pictou County sites |
89 days
|
| Pictou | Valley View Villa | --- |
| Pictou | Shiretown Nursing | --- |
| Pictou | Maritime Oddfellows | --- |
| Pictou | Ivey's Terrace Nursing Home | --- |
| Pictou | Glen Haven | --- |
| Pictou | Sutherland Harris Memorial Hospital Northumberland Veterans Unit | --- |
| Colchester | All Colchester County sites |
119 days
|
| Colchester | Wynn Park Villa | --- |
| Colchester | Willow Lodge | --- |
| Colchester | Vimy Court | --- |
| Colchester | The Mira | --- |
| Colchester | Elk Court | --- |
| Colchester | Debert Court | --- |
| Colchester | Cedarstone Enhanced Care | --- |
| Hants | All Hants County sites |
141 days
|
| Hants | Windsor Elms Village | --- |
| Hants | Magnolia Continuing Care Centre | --- |
| Hants | Dykeland Lodge | --- |
| Hants | Mayflower Meadows | --- |
| Cape Breton | All Cape Breton County sites |
261 days
|
| Cape Breton | Victoria Haven | --- |
| Cape Breton | Taigh Na Mara Facility | --- |
| Cape Breton | Seaview Manor | --- |
| Cape Breton | Northside Community Guest | --- |
| Cape Breton | Harbourstone | --- |
| Cape Breton | Waterford Heights | --- |
| Cape Breton | The Cove | --- |
| Cape Breton | Taigh Solas | --- |
| Cape Breton | Miner's Memorial Manor | --- |
| Cape Breton | Maple Hill | --- |
| Cape Breton | MacGillivray Guest | --- |
| Cape Breton | Harbour View Hospital | --- |
| Cape Breton | Celtic Court | --- |
| Cape Breton | Kiknu | --- |
| Halifax | All Halifax County sites |
744 days
|
| Halifax | Braeside Nursing Home | --- |
| Halifax | Rosecrest - The Meadows | --- |
| Halifax | Opal Ridge Hall | --- |
| Halifax | Moody Hall | --- |
| Halifax | London Hall | --- |
| Halifax | De Paul Hall (Caritas) | --- |
| Halifax | Harbourview Lodge Continuing Care Centre | --- |
| Halifax | The Admiral LTC Centre | --- |
| Halifax | The Birches | --- |
| Halifax | SD Camp Hill (Veterans Memorial Building) LTC Facility | --- |
| Halifax | Arborstone Enhanced Care | --- |
| Halifax | Bedford West Northwood | --- |
| Halifax | Bissett Court | --- |
| Halifax | White Hills LTC Centre | --- |
| Halifax | Maplestone Enhanced Care | --- |
| Halifax | Melville Gardens Nursing Home | --- |
| Halifax | Melville Lodge | --- |
| Halifax | Northwood Care | --- |
| Halifax | Oakwood Terrace | --- |
| Halifax | Ocean View Continuing Care Centre | --- |
| Halifax | Parkland at the Lakes-Glasgow Hall | --- |
| Halifax | Parkstone Enhanced Care | --- |
| Halifax | Saint Vincent's | --- |
| Halifax | The Ivy Meadows Continuing Care Centre | --- |
| Halifax | The Sagewood Continuing Care Centre | --- |
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Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, and clinics across the province provide all wait time information displayed on this website. Wait times are based on historical data and do not include emergency admissions. Sites without a wait time listed did not have enough admissions to calculate a wait time.
