Nursing Home Admissions

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 20
days
Cumberland South Cumberland Nursing Home 10
days
Cumberland High-Crest Springhill 15
days
Cumberland Gables Lodge 17
days
Cumberland East Cumberland Lodge 30
days
Cumberland Northumberland Hall 46
days
Cumberland Bayview Memorial ---
Pictou All Pictou County sites 35
days
Pictou Ivey's Terrace Nursing Home 26
days
Pictou Valley View Villa 29
days
Pictou Glen Haven 35
days
Pictou Shiretown Nursing 38
days
Pictou Sutherland Harris Memorial Hospital Northumberland Veterans Unit 73
days
Pictou Maritime Oddfellows 81
days
Shelburne All Shelburne County sites 41
days
Shelburne Surf Lodge 32
days
Shelburne Roseway Manor 41
days
Shelburne Bay Side Home 48
days
Queens All Queens County sites 67
days
Queens Queen's Manor 50
days
Queens North Queens Nursing Home 82
days
Victoria All Victoria County sites 68
days
Victoria Alderwood Rest Home 108
days
Victoria Highland Manor ---
Digby All Digby County sites 70
days
Digby Villa d'la Baie 28
days
Digby Tideview Terrace 119
days
Digby Villa Acadienne 120
days
Guysborough All Guysborough County sites 70
days
Guysborough Milford Haven 42
days
Guysborough High-Crest Sherbrooke 73
days
Guysborough Canso Seaside ---
Colchester All Colchester County sites 76
days
Colchester The Mira 38
days
Colchester Willow Lodge 75
days
Colchester Elk Court 78
days
Colchester Vimy Court 96
days
Colchester Cedarstone Enhanced Care 113
days
Colchester Debert Court 119
days
Colchester Wynn Park Villa 131
days
Inverness All Inverness County sites 76
days
Inverness Inverary Manor 70
days
Inverness Port Hawkesbury Nursing Home 73
days
Inverness Foyer Pere Fiset 98
days
Yarmouth All Yarmouth County sites 77
days
Yarmouth Yarmouth Heights 36
days
Yarmouth Nakile Home 63
days
Yarmouth Villa St. Joseph du Lac 66
days
Yarmouth The Meadows- Tidal View Manor 88
days
Yarmouth Veteran's Place (Yarmouth Regional Hospital) 118
days
Annapolis All Annapolis County sites 81
days
Annapolis Annapolis Royal Nursing Home 53
days
Annapolis Mountain Lea Lodge 83
days
Annapolis Heart of the Valley LTC Centre 122
days
Annapolis Soldiers Memorial Veterans Unit 148
days
Kings All Kings County sites 92
days
Kings Wolfville Nursing Home 51
days
Kings Grand View Manor 54
days
Kings Evergreen Home 82
days
Kings Blomidon Court 176
days
Kings Orchard Court 191
days
Antigonish All Antigonish County sites 104
days
Antigonish R. K. MacDonald 94
days
Antigonish Parkland Antigonish 719
days
Lunenburg All Lunenburg County sites 107
days
Lunenburg Mahone Nursing 78
days
Lunenburg Rosedale Home 80
days
Lunenburg Harbour View Haven 96
days
Lunenburg Ryan Hall 119
days
Lunenburg Shoreham Village 125
days
Lunenburg Hillside Pines 144
days
Lunenburg SD Fisherman's Veteran Memorial Hospital ---
Cape Breton All Cape Breton County sites 118
days
Cape Breton Seaview Manor 27
days
Cape Breton Victoria Haven 54
days
Cape Breton Maple Hill 65
days
Cape Breton Miner's Memorial Manor 89
days
Cape Breton Taigh Solas 96
days
Cape Breton Northside Community Guest 99
days
Cape Breton Harbour View Hospital 126
days
Cape Breton Taigh Na Mara Facility 160
days
Cape Breton Celtic Court 187
days
Cape Breton Harbourstone 188
days
Cape Breton The Cove 195
days
Cape Breton MacGillivray Guest 235
days
Cape Breton Waterford Heights 270
days
Cape Breton SD Harbour View Hospital ---
Halifax All Halifax County sites 136
days
Halifax The Birches 74
days
Halifax Melville Lodge 97
days
Halifax Northwood Care 119
days
Halifax SD Camp Hill (Veterans Memorial Building) LTC Facility 122
days
Halifax White Hills LTC Centre 123
days
Halifax Maplestone Enhanced Care 123
days
Halifax Arborstone Enhanced Care 127
days
Halifax Parkstone Enhanced Care 128
days
Halifax Oakwood Terrace 135
days
Halifax Melville Gardens Nursing Home 150
days
Halifax Saint Vincent's 155
days
Halifax Parkland at the Lakes-Glasgow Hall 156
days
Halifax Ocean View Continuing Care Centre 157
days
Halifax Bedford West Northwood 160
days
Halifax Harbourview Lodge Continuing Care Centre 163
days
Halifax London Hall 170
days
Halifax The Admiral LTC Centre 178
days
Halifax The Ivy Meadows Continuing Care Centre 181
days
Halifax The Sagewood Continuing Care Centre 345
days
Halifax De Paul Hall (Caritas) 346
days
Halifax Bissett Court ---
Halifax Braeside Nursing Home ---
Hants All Hants County sites 137
days
Hants Haliburton Place 86
days
Hants Dykeland Lodge 106
days
Hants Windsor Elms Village 184
days
Hants Magnolia Continuing Care Centre 194
days
Richmond All Richmond County sites 153
days
Richmond St. Anne Centre 78
days
Richmond Richmond Villa 210
days

Volume

County Facility Wait Time
Digby All Digby County sites 16
days
Digby Villa Acadienne ---
Digby Tideview Terrace ---
Digby Villa d'la Baie ---
Victoria All Victoria County sites 16
days
Victoria Highland Manor ---
Victoria Alderwood Rest Home ---
Guysborough All Guysborough County sites 20
days
Guysborough Milford Haven ---
Guysborough High-Crest Sherbrooke ---
Guysborough Canso Seaside ---
Queens All Queens County sites 20
days
Queens Queen's Manor ---
Queens North Queens Nursing Home ---
Shelburne All Shelburne County sites 22
days
Shelburne Surf Lodge ---
Shelburne Roseway Manor ---
Shelburne Bay Side Home ---
Yarmouth All Yarmouth County sites 29
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 ---
Annapolis All Annapolis County sites 31
days
Annapolis Mountain Lea Lodge ---
Annapolis Annapolis Royal Nursing Home ---
Annapolis Heart of the Valley LTC Centre ---
Annapolis Soldiers Memorial Veterans Unit ---
Cumberland All Cumberland County sites 33
days
Cumberland High-Crest Springhill ---
Cumberland Gables Lodge ---
Cumberland East Cumberland Lodge ---
Cumberland Bayview Memorial ---
Cumberland South Cumberland Nursing Home ---
Cumberland Northumberland Hall ---
Richmond All Richmond County sites 34
days
Richmond St. Anne Centre ---
Richmond Richmond Villa ---
Inverness All Inverness County sites 41
days
Inverness Port Hawkesbury Nursing Home ---
Inverness Inverary Manor ---
Inverness Foyer Pere Fiset ---
Antigonish All Antigonish County sites 47
days
Antigonish R. K. MacDonald ---
Antigonish Parkland Antigonish ---
Pictou All Pictou County sites 92
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 ---
Kings All Kings County sites 93
days
Kings Wolfville Nursing Home ---
Kings Grand View Manor ---
Kings Evergreen Home ---
Kings Orchard Court ---
Kings Blomidon Court ---
Colchester All Colchester County sites 108
days
Colchester Wynn Park Villa ---
Colchester Willow Lodge ---
Colchester Vimy Court ---
Colchester The Mira ---
Colchester Elk Court ---
Colchester Debert Court ---
Colchester Cedarstone Enhanced Care ---
Lunenburg All Lunenburg County sites 127
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 ---
Hants All Hants County sites 133
days
Hants Windsor Elms Village ---
Hants Magnolia Continuing Care Centre ---
Hants Dykeland Lodge ---
Hants Haliburton Place ---
Cape Breton All Cape Breton County sites 266
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 SD Harbour View Hospital ---
Halifax All Halifax County sites 785
days
Halifax Maplestone Enhanced Care ---
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 Braeside Nursing Home ---
Halifax White Hills LTC Centre ---
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 ---

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.