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 |
24 days
|
| Cumberland | High-Crest Springhill |
15 days
|
| Cumberland | Gables Lodge |
18 days
|
| Cumberland | East Cumberland Lodge |
36 days
|
| Cumberland | Northumberland Hall |
44 days
|
| Cumberland | Bayview Memorial | --- |
| Cumberland | South Cumberland Nursing Home | --- |
| Pictou | All Pictou County sites |
35 days
|
| Pictou | Ivey's Terrace Nursing Home |
24 days
|
| Pictou | Valley View Villa |
28 days
|
| Pictou | Sutherland Harris Memorial Hospital Northumberland Veterans Unit |
36 days
|
| Pictou | Glen Haven |
40 days
|
| Pictou | Shiretown Nursing |
47 days
|
| Pictou | Maritime Oddfellows |
81 days
|
| Shelburne | All Shelburne County sites |
40 days
|
| Shelburne | Surf Lodge |
26 days
|
| Shelburne | Roseway Manor |
40 days
|
| Shelburne | Bay Side Home |
45 days
|
| Digby | All Digby County sites |
47 days
|
| Digby | Villa d'la Baie |
28 days
|
| Digby | Villa Acadienne |
43 days
|
| Digby | Tideview Terrace |
94 days
|
| Yarmouth | All Yarmouth County sites |
58 days
|
| Yarmouth | Nakile Home |
33 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Heights |
36 days
|
| Yarmouth | Villa St. Joseph du Lac |
58 days
|
| Yarmouth | The Meadows- Tidal View Manor |
84 days
|
| Yarmouth | Veteran's Place (Yarmouth Regional Hospital) | --- |
| Colchester | All Colchester County sites |
69 days
|
| Colchester | Willow Lodge |
38 days
|
| Colchester | Wynn Park Villa |
46 days
|
| Colchester | The Mira |
48 days
|
| Colchester | Elk Court |
56 days
|
| Colchester | Vimy Court |
79 days
|
| Colchester | Cedarstone Enhanced Care |
111 days
|
| Colchester | Debert Court |
119 days
|
| Guysborough | All Guysborough County sites |
73 days
|
| Guysborough | Milford Haven |
55 days
|
| Guysborough | High-Crest Sherbrooke |
73 days
|
| Guysborough | Canso Seaside | --- |
| Queens | All Queens County sites |
73 days
|
| Queens | Queen's Manor |
57 days
|
| Queens | North Queens Nursing Home |
90 days
|
| Annapolis | All Annapolis County sites |
75 days
|
| Annapolis | Annapolis Royal Nursing Home |
42 days
|
| Annapolis | Mountain Lea Lodge |
74 days
|
| Annapolis | Heart of the Valley LTC Centre |
109 days
|
| Annapolis | Soldiers Memorial Veterans Unit |
109 days
|
| Inverness | All Inverness County sites |
82 days
|
| Inverness | Inverary Manor |
68 days
|
| Inverness | Port Hawkesbury Nursing Home |
80 days
|
| Inverness | Foyer Pere Fiset |
107 days
|
| Victoria | All Victoria County sites |
88 days
|
| Victoria | Alderwood Rest Home |
131 days
|
| Victoria | Highland Manor | --- |
| Lunenburg | All Lunenburg County sites |
91 days
|
| Lunenburg | Mahone Nursing |
73 days
|
| Lunenburg | Rosedale Home |
77 days
|
| Lunenburg | Harbour View Haven |
81 days
|
| Lunenburg | Shoreham Village |
115 days
|
| Lunenburg | Hillside Pines |
139 days
|
| Lunenburg | Ryan Hall |
140 days
|
| Lunenburg | SD Fisherman's Veteran Memorial Hospital |
191 days
|
| Kings | All Kings County sites |
98 days
|
| Kings | Wolfville Nursing Home |
39 days
|
| Kings | Grand View Manor |
56 days
|
| Kings | Evergreen Home |
87 days
|
| Kings | Blomidon Court |
176 days
|
| Kings | Orchard Court |
197 days
|
| Cape Breton | All Cape Breton County sites |
118 days
|
| Cape Breton | Seaview Manor |
31 days
|
| Cape Breton | Victoria Haven |
53 days
|
| Cape Breton | Maple Hill |
69 days
|
| Cape Breton | Northside Community Guest |
112 days
|
| Cape Breton | Taigh Solas |
115 days
|
| Cape Breton | Miner's Memorial Manor |
116 days
|
| Cape Breton | Harbour View Hospital |
122 days
|
| Cape Breton | MacGillivray Guest |
135 days
|
| Cape Breton | Kiknu |
137 days
|
| Cape Breton | Celtic Court |
187 days
|
| Cape Breton | Harbourstone |
188 days
|
| Cape Breton | The Cove |
188 days
|
| Cape Breton | Taigh Na Mara Facility |
201 days
|
| Cape Breton | Waterford Heights |
205 days
|
| Cape Breton | SD Harbour View Hospital | --- |
| Hants | All Hants County sites |
128 days
|
| Hants | Dykeland Lodge |
97 days
|
| Hants | Mayflower Meadows |
106 days
|
| Hants | Magnolia Continuing Care Centre |
189 days
|
| Hants | Windsor Elms Village |
213 days
|
| Antigonish | All Antigonish County sites |
129 days
|
| Antigonish | R. K. MacDonald |
97 days
|
| Antigonish | Parkland Antigonish |
719 days
|
| Halifax | All Halifax County sites |
134 days
|
| Halifax | The Birches |
79 days
|
| Halifax | Melville Lodge |
93 days
|
| Halifax | Bissett Court |
97 days
|
| Halifax | Braeside Nursing Home |
111 days
|
| Halifax | Parkstone Enhanced Care |
116 days
|
| Halifax | Northwood Care |
116 days
|
| Halifax | Maplestone Enhanced Care |
129 days
|
| Halifax | White Hills LTC Centre |
132 days
|
| Halifax | SD Camp Hill (Veterans Memorial Building) LTC Facility |
135 days
|
| Halifax | Harbourview Lodge Continuing Care Centre |
136 days
|
| Halifax | Oakwood Terrace |
139 days
|
| Halifax | Ocean View Continuing Care Centre |
139 days
|
| Halifax | Arborstone Enhanced Care |
140 days
|
| Halifax | The Admiral LTC Centre |
147 days
|
| Halifax | Saint Vincent's |
149 days
|
| Halifax | Melville Gardens Nursing Home |
155 days
|
| Halifax | Bedford West Northwood |
156 days
|
| Halifax | The Ivy Meadows Continuing Care Centre |
172 days
|
| Halifax | London Hall |
175 days
|
| Halifax | Parkland at the Lakes-Glasgow Hall |
177 days
|
| Halifax | The Sagewood Continuing Care Centre |
264 days
|
| Halifax | De Paul Hall (Caritas) |
430 days
|
| Richmond | All Richmond County sites |
194 days
|
| Richmond | St. Anne Centre |
87 days
|
| Richmond | Richmond Villa |
228 days
|
Volume
| County | Facility | Wait Time |
|---|---|---|
| Digby | All Digby County sites |
12 days
|
| Digby | Villa Acadienne | --- |
| Digby | Tideview Terrace | --- |
| Digby | Villa d'la Baie | --- |
| Victoria | All Victoria County sites |
17 days
|
| Victoria | Highland Manor | --- |
| Victoria | Alderwood Rest Home | --- |
| Queens | All Queens County sites |
18 days
|
| Queens | Queen's Manor | --- |
| Queens | North Queens Nursing Home | --- |
| Shelburne | All Shelburne County sites |
20 days
|
| Shelburne | Surf Lodge | --- |
| Shelburne | Roseway Manor | --- |
| Shelburne | Bay Side Home | --- |
| Guysborough | All Guysborough County sites |
21 days
|
| Guysborough | Milford Haven | --- |
| Guysborough | High-Crest Sherbrooke | --- |
| Guysborough | Canso Seaside | --- |
| Yarmouth | All Yarmouth County sites |
21 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 |
30 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 |
31 days
|
| Richmond | St. Anne Centre | --- |
| Richmond | Richmond Villa | --- |
| Cumberland | All Cumberland County sites |
37 days
|
| Cumberland | High-Crest Springhill | --- |
| Cumberland | Gables Lodge | --- |
| Cumberland | East Cumberland Lodge | --- |
| Cumberland | Bayview Memorial | --- |
| Cumberland | South Cumberland Nursing Home | --- |
| Cumberland | Northumberland Hall | --- |
| Inverness | All Inverness County sites |
40 days
|
| Inverness | Port Hawkesbury Nursing Home | --- |
| Inverness | Inverary Manor | --- |
| Inverness | Foyer Pere Fiset | --- |
| Antigonish | All Antigonish County sites |
44 days
|
| Antigonish | R. K. MacDonald | --- |
| Antigonish | Parkland Antigonish | --- |
| Kings | All Kings County sites |
93 days
|
| Kings | Wolfville Nursing Home | --- |
| Kings | Grand View Manor | --- |
| Kings | Evergreen Home | --- |
| Kings | Orchard Court | --- |
| Kings | Blomidon Court | --- |
| Pictou | All Pictou County sites |
95 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 | --- |
| Lunenburg | All Lunenburg County sites |
102 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 | --- |
| Colchester | All Colchester County sites |
124 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 |
131 days
|
| Hants | Windsor Elms Village | --- |
| Hants | Magnolia Continuing Care Centre | --- |
| Hants | Dykeland Lodge | --- |
| Hants | Mayflower Meadows | --- |
| Cape Breton | All Cape Breton County sites |
234 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 | --- |
| Cape Breton | Kiknu | --- |
| Halifax | All Halifax County sites |
791 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 | --- |
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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.