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
50%
County | Facility | Wait Time |
---|---|---|
Cumberland | All Cumberland County sites |
15 days
|
Cumberland | South Cumberland Nursing Home |
7 days
|
Cumberland | Gables Lodge |
9 days
|
Cumberland | High-Crest Springhill |
14 days
|
Cumberland | East Cumberland Lodge |
22 days
|
Cumberland | Bayview Memorial |
29 days
|
Cumberland | Northumberland Hall |
43 days
|
Pictou | All Pictou County sites |
17 days
|
Pictou | Maritime Oddfellows |
7 days
|
Pictou | Shiretown Nursing |
9 days
|
Pictou | Glen Haven |
20 days
|
Pictou | Sutherland Harris Memorial Hospital Northumberland Veterans Unit |
22 days
|
Pictou | Valley View Villa |
25 days
|
Pictou | Ivey's Terrace Nursing Home | --- |
Antigonish | All Antigonish County sites |
39 days
|
Antigonish | R. K. MacDonald |
42 days
|
Antigonish | Parkland Antigonish | --- |
Shelburne | All Shelburne County sites |
48 days
|
Shelburne | Surf Lodge |
31 days
|
Shelburne | Roseway Manor |
61 days
|
Shelburne | Bay Side Home |
62 days
|
Colchester | All Colchester County sites |
53 days
|
Colchester | The Mira |
39 days
|
Colchester | Vimy Court |
41 days
|
Colchester | Cedarstone Enhanced Care |
50 days
|
Colchester | Wynn Park Villa |
52 days
|
Colchester | Willow Lodge |
75 days
|
Colchester | Debert Court |
92 days
|
Colchester | Elk Court |
93 days
|
Victoria | All Victoria County sites |
55 days
|
Victoria | Highland Manor |
3 days
|
Victoria | Alderwood Rest Home |
86 days
|
Guysborough | All Guysborough County sites |
62 days
|
Guysborough | Milford Haven |
30 days
|
Guysborough | High-Crest Sherbrooke |
76 days
|
Guysborough | Canso Seaside | --- |
Inverness | All Inverness County sites |
62 days
|
Inverness | Port Hawkesbury Nursing Home |
31 days
|
Inverness | Foyer Pere Fiset |
51 days
|
Inverness | Inverary Manor |
81 days
|
Queens | All Queens County sites |
74 days
|
Queens | North Queens Nursing Home |
73 days
|
Queens | Queen's Manor |
80 days
|
Richmond | All Richmond County sites |
77 days
|
Richmond | St. Anne Centre |
19 days
|
Richmond | Richmond Villa |
118 days
|
Kings | All Kings County sites |
78 days
|
Kings | Wolfville Nursing Home |
39 days
|
Kings | Grand View Manor |
68 days
|
Kings | Evergreen Home |
70 days
|
Kings | Blomidon Court |
190 days
|
Kings | Orchard Court |
213 days
|
Annapolis | All Annapolis County sites |
83 days
|
Annapolis | Heart of the Valley LTC Centre |
55 days
|
Annapolis | Mountain Lea Lodge |
81 days
|
Annapolis | Soldiers Memorial Veterans Unit |
95 days
|
Annapolis | Annapolis Royal Nursing Home |
104 days
|
Cape Breton | All Cape Breton County sites |
91 days
|
Cape Breton | Taigh Solas |
23 days
|
Cape Breton | Seaview Manor |
37 days
|
Cape Breton | Northside Community Guest |
53 days
|
Cape Breton | Waterford Heights |
74 days
|
Cape Breton | The Cove |
110 days
|
Cape Breton | Taigh Na Mara Facility |
119 days
|
Cape Breton | Maple Hill |
122 days
|
Cape Breton | Victoria Haven |
123 days
|
Cape Breton | Harbour View Hospital |
123 days
|
Cape Breton | Harbourstone |
126 days
|
Cape Breton | Miner's Memorial Manor |
127 days
|
Cape Breton | MacGillivray Guest |
142 days
|
Cape Breton | Celtic Court | --- |
Digby | All Digby County sites |
91 days
|
Digby | Villa Acadienne |
69 days
|
Digby | Tideview Terrace |
106 days
|
Hants | All Hants County sites |
98 days
|
Hants | Dykeland Lodge |
69 days
|
Hants | Haliburton Place |
85 days
|
Hants | Magnolia Continuing Care Centre |
118 days
|
Hants | Windsor Elms Village |
129 days
|
Yarmouth | All Yarmouth County sites |
104 days
|
Yarmouth | Veteran's Place (Yarmouth Regional Hospital) |
82 days
|
Yarmouth | The Meadows- Tidal View Manor |
98 days
|
Yarmouth | Nakile Home |
103 days
|
Yarmouth | Villa St. Joseph du Lac |
141 days
|
Halifax | All Halifax County sites |
110 days
|
Halifax | Maplestone Enhanced Care |
66 days
|
Halifax | Northwood Care |
70 days
|
Halifax | Ocean View Continuing Care Centre |
79 days
|
Halifax | Oakwood Terrace |
82 days
|
Halifax | Bedford West Northwood |
83 days
|
Halifax | Parkland at the Lakes-Glasgow Hall |
85 days
|
Halifax | Arborstone Enhanced Care |
96 days
|
Halifax | Melville Gardens Nursing Home |
108 days
|
Halifax | Saint Vincent's |
110 days
|
Halifax | White Hills LTC Centre |
111 days
|
Halifax | The Ivy Meadows Continuing Care Centre |
118 days
|
Halifax | Melville Lodge |
122 days
|
Halifax | The Birches |
143 days
|
Halifax | SD Camp Hill (Veterans Memorial Building) LTC Facility |
157 days
|
Halifax | Bissett Court |
197 days
|
Halifax | Braeside Nursing Home |
215 days
|
Halifax | The Admiral LTC Centre |
245 days
|
Halifax | Parkstone Enhanced Care |
292 days
|
Halifax | The Sagewood Continuing Care Centre |
350 days
|
Halifax | Harbourview Lodge Continuing Care Centre | --- |
Lunenburg | All Lunenburg County sites |
116 days
|
Lunenburg | Hillside Pines |
61 days
|
Lunenburg | Shoreham Village |
68 days
|
Lunenburg | Mahone Nursing |
111 days
|
Lunenburg | Rosedale Home |
117 days
|
Lunenburg | Harbour View Haven |
124 days
|
Lunenburg | Ryan Hall |
160 days
|
Volume
County | Facility | Wait Time |
---|---|---|
Guysborough | All Guysborough County sites |
9 days
|
Guysborough | Milford Haven | --- |
Guysborough | High-Crest Sherbrooke | --- |
Guysborough | Canso Seaside | --- |
Victoria | All Victoria County sites |
13 days
|
Victoria | Highland Manor | --- |
Victoria | Alderwood Rest Home | --- |
Cumberland | All Cumberland County sites |
22 days
|
Cumberland | High-Crest Springhill | --- |
Cumberland | Gables Lodge | --- |
Cumberland | East Cumberland Lodge | --- |
Cumberland | Bayview Memorial | --- |
Cumberland | South Cumberland Nursing Home | --- |
Cumberland | Northumberland Hall | --- |
Queens | All Queens County sites |
22 days
|
Queens | Queen's Manor | --- |
Queens | North Queens Nursing Home | --- |
Shelburne | All Shelburne County sites |
26 days
|
Shelburne | Surf Lodge | --- |
Shelburne | Roseway Manor | --- |
Shelburne | Bay Side Home | --- |
Annapolis | All Annapolis County sites |
28 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 |
33 days
|
Richmond | St. Anne Centre | --- |
Richmond | Richmond Villa | --- |
Digby | All Digby County sites |
42 days
|
Digby | Villa Acadienne | --- |
Digby | Tideview Terrace | --- |
Inverness | All Inverness County sites |
43 days
|
Inverness | Port Hawkesbury Nursing Home | --- |
Inverness | Inverary Manor | --- |
Inverness | Foyer Pere Fiset | --- |
Yarmouth | All Yarmouth County sites |
47 days
|
Yarmouth | Villa St. Joseph du Lac | --- |
Yarmouth | The Meadows- Tidal View Manor | --- |
Yarmouth | Nakile Home | --- |
Yarmouth | Veteran's Place (Yarmouth Regional Hospital) | --- |
Antigonish | All Antigonish County sites |
52 days
|
Antigonish | R. K. MacDonald | --- |
Antigonish | Parkland Antigonish | --- |
Pictou | All Pictou County sites |
79 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 |
90 days
|
Kings | Wolfville Nursing Home | --- |
Kings | Grand View Manor | --- |
Kings | Evergreen Home | --- |
Kings | Orchard Court | --- |
Kings | Blomidon Court | --- |
Lunenburg | All Lunenburg County sites |
100 days
|
Lunenburg | Shoreham Village | --- |
Lunenburg | Rosedale Home | --- |
Lunenburg | Mahone Nursing | --- |
Lunenburg | Hillside Pines | --- |
Lunenburg | Harbour View Haven | --- |
Lunenburg | Ryan Hall | --- |
Colchester | All Colchester County sites |
110 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 |
146 days
|
Hants | Windsor Elms Village | --- |
Hants | Magnolia Continuing Care Centre | --- |
Hants | Dykeland Lodge | --- |
Hants | Haliburton Place | --- |
Cape Breton | All Cape Breton County sites |
255 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 | --- |
Halifax | All Halifax County sites |
761 days
|
Halifax | Melville Gardens Nursing Home | --- |
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 | Maplestone Enhanced Care | --- |
Halifax | White Hills LTC Centre | --- |
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.