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 |
---|---|---|
Annapolis | All Annapolis County sites |
91 days
|
Annapolis | Mountain Lea Lodge |
78 days
|
Annapolis | Annapolis Royal Nursing Home |
124 days
|
Annapolis | Heart of the Valley LTC Centre |
121 days
|
Annapolis | Soldiers Memorial Veterans Unit |
95 days
|
Antigonish | All Antigonish County sites |
34 days
|
Antigonish | R. K. MacDonald |
35 days
|
Antigonish | Parkland Antigonish | --- |
Cape Breton | All Cape Breton County sites |
96 days
|
Cape Breton | Victoria Haven |
142 days
|
Cape Breton | Seaview Manor |
44 days
|
Cape Breton | Northside Community Guest |
79 days
|
Cape Breton | Harbourstone |
129 days
|
Cape Breton | Waterford Heights |
74 days
|
Cape Breton | The Cove |
92 days
|
Cape Breton | Taigh Solas |
76 days
|
Cape Breton | Miner's Memorial Manor |
109 days
|
Cape Breton | Maple Hill |
148 days
|
Cape Breton | MacGillivray Guest |
86 days
|
Cape Breton | Harbour View Hospital |
123 days
|
Cape Breton | Celtic Court |
196 days
|
Colchester | All Colchester County sites |
47 days
|
Colchester | Wynn Park Villa |
107 days
|
Colchester | Willow Lodge |
52 days
|
Colchester | Vimy Court |
38 days
|
Colchester | The Mira |
42 days
|
Colchester | Elk Court |
46 days
|
Colchester | Debert Court |
96 days
|
Colchester | Cedarstone Enhanced Care |
42 days
|
Cumberland | All Cumberland County sites |
17 days
|
Cumberland | High-Crest Springhill |
17 days
|
Cumberland | Gables Lodge |
9 days
|
Cumberland | East Cumberland Lodge |
22 days
|
Cumberland | Bayview Memorial |
24 days
|
Cumberland | South Cumberland Nursing Home | --- |
Cumberland | Northumberland Hall |
32 days
|
Digby | All Digby County sites |
54 days
|
Digby | Villa Acadienne |
32 days
|
Digby | Tideview Terrace |
73 days
|
Guysborough | All Guysborough County sites |
66 days
|
Guysborough | Milford Haven |
43 days
|
Guysborough | High-Crest Sherbrooke |
98 days
|
Guysborough | Canso Seaside |
127 days
|
Halifax | All Halifax County sites |
95 days
|
Halifax | White Hills LTC Centre |
244 days
|
Halifax | The Sagewood Continuing Care Centre |
114 days
|
Halifax | The Ivy Meadows Continuing Care Centre |
118 days
|
Halifax | Saint Vincent's |
90 days
|
Halifax | Parkstone Enhanced Care |
208 days
|
Halifax | Parkland at the Lakes-Glasgow Hall |
219 days
|
Halifax | Ocean View Continuing Care Centre |
72 days
|
Halifax | Oakwood Terrace |
69 days
|
Halifax | Northwood Care |
71 days
|
Halifax | Melville Lodge |
111 days
|
Halifax | Melville Gardens Nursing Home |
56 days
|
Halifax | Maplestone Enhanced Care |
66 days
|
Halifax | Braeside Nursing Home |
201 days
|
Halifax | Bissett Court |
148 days
|
Halifax | Bedford West Northwood |
93 days
|
Halifax | Arborstone Enhanced Care |
76 days
|
Halifax | Caritas Residence |
175 days
|
Halifax | The Birches |
126 days
|
Halifax | The Admiral LTC Centre |
180 days
|
Halifax | Harbourview Lodge Continuing Care Centre | --- |
Hants | All Hants County sites |
84 days
|
Hants | Windsor Elms Village |
98 days
|
Hants | Magnolia Continuing Care Centre |
118 days
|
Hants | Dykeland Lodge |
69 days
|
Hants | Haliburton Place |
81 days
|
Inverness | All Inverness County sites |
66 days
|
Inverness | Port Hawkesbury Nursing Home |
31 days
|
Inverness | Inverary Manor |
81 days
|
Inverness | Foyer Pere Fiset |
62 days
|
Kings | All Kings County sites |
82 days
|
Kings | Wolfville Nursing Home |
42 days
|
Kings | Grand View Manor |
68 days
|
Kings | Evergreen Home |
74 days
|
Kings | Orchard Court |
236 days
|
Kings | Blomidon Court |
187 days
|
Lunenburg | All Lunenburg County sites |
98 days
|
Lunenburg | Shoreham Village |
64 days
|
Lunenburg | Rosedale Home |
113 days
|
Lunenburg | Mahone Nursing |
101 days
|
Lunenburg | Hillside Pines |
103 days
|
Lunenburg | Harbour View Haven |
105 days
|
Lunenburg | Ryan Hall |
181 days
|
Pictou | All Pictou County sites |
17 days
|
Pictou | Valley View Villa |
15 days
|
Pictou | Shiretown Nursing |
12 days
|
Pictou | Maritime Oddfellows |
10 days
|
Pictou | Ivey's Terrace Nursing Home |
18 days
|
Pictou | Glen Haven |
30 days
|
Pictou | Sutherland Harris Memorial Hospital Northumberland Veterans Unit |
18 days
|
Queens | All Queens County sites |
69 days
|
Queens | Queen's Manor |
87 days
|
Queens | North Queens Nursing Home |
62 days
|
Richmond | All Richmond County sites |
49 days
|
Richmond | St. Anne Centre |
19 days
|
Richmond | Richmond Villa |
166 days
|
Shelburne | All Shelburne County sites |
59 days
|
Shelburne | Surf Lodge |
44 days
|
Shelburne | Roseway Manor |
50 days
|
Shelburne | Bay Side Home |
64 days
|
Victoria | All Victoria County sites |
39 days
|
Victoria | Highland Manor |
3 days
|
Victoria | Alderwood Rest Home |
92 days
|
Yarmouth | All Yarmouth County sites |
96 days
|
Yarmouth | Villa St. Joseph du Lac |
129 days
|
Yarmouth | The Meadows- Tidal View Manor |
87 days
|
Yarmouth | Nakile Home |
78 days
|
Yarmouth | Veteran's Place (Yarmouth Regional Hospital) |
70 days
|
Volume
County | Facility | Wait Time |
---|---|---|
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 | --- |
Antigonish | All Antigonish County sites |
38 days
|
Antigonish | R. K. MacDonald | --- |
Antigonish | Parkland Antigonish | --- |
Cape Breton | All Cape Breton County sites |
251 days
|
Cape Breton | Victoria Haven | --- |
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 | --- |
Colchester | All Colchester County sites |
94 days
|
Colchester | Wynn Park Villa | --- |
Colchester | Willow Lodge | --- |
Colchester | Vimy Court | --- |
Colchester | The Mira | --- |
Colchester | Elk Court | --- |
Colchester | Debert Court | --- |
Colchester | Cedarstone Enhanced Care | --- |
Cumberland | All Cumberland County sites |
24 days
|
Cumberland | High-Crest Springhill | --- |
Cumberland | Gables Lodge | --- |
Cumberland | East Cumberland Lodge | --- |
Cumberland | Bayview Memorial | --- |
Cumberland | South Cumberland Nursing Home | --- |
Cumberland | Northumberland Hall | --- |
Digby | All Digby County sites |
36 days
|
Digby | Villa Acadienne | --- |
Digby | Tideview Terrace | --- |
Guysborough | All Guysborough County sites |
9 days
|
Guysborough | Milford Haven | --- |
Guysborough | High-Crest Sherbrooke | --- |
Guysborough | Canso Seaside | --- |
Halifax | All Halifax County sites |
709 days
|
Halifax | White Hills LTC Centre | --- |
Halifax | The Sagewood Continuing Care Centre | --- |
Halifax | The Ivy Meadows Continuing Care Centre | --- |
Halifax | Saint Vincent's | --- |
Halifax | Parkstone Enhanced Care | --- |
Halifax | Parkland at the Lakes-Glasgow Hall | --- |
Halifax | Ocean View Continuing Care Centre | --- |
Halifax | Oakwood Terrace | --- |
Halifax | Northwood Care | --- |
Halifax | Melville Lodge | --- |
Halifax | Melville Gardens Nursing Home | --- |
Halifax | Maplestone Enhanced Care | --- |
Halifax | Braeside Nursing Home | --- |
Halifax | Bissett Court | --- |
Halifax | Bedford West Northwood | --- |
Halifax | Arborstone Enhanced Care | --- |
Halifax | Caritas Residence | --- |
Halifax | The Birches | --- |
Halifax | The Admiral LTC Centre | --- |
Halifax | Harbourview Lodge Continuing Care Centre | --- |
Hants | All Hants County sites |
117 days
|
Hants | Windsor Elms Village | --- |
Hants | Magnolia Continuing Care Centre | --- |
Hants | Dykeland Lodge | --- |
Hants | Haliburton Place | --- |
Inverness | All Inverness County sites |
38 days
|
Inverness | Port Hawkesbury Nursing Home | --- |
Inverness | Inverary Manor | --- |
Inverness | Foyer Pere Fiset | --- |
Kings | All Kings County sites |
82 days
|
Kings | Wolfville Nursing Home | --- |
Kings | Grand View Manor | --- |
Kings | Evergreen Home | --- |
Kings | Orchard Court | --- |
Kings | Blomidon Court | --- |
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 | --- |
Pictou | All Pictou County sites |
71 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 | --- |
Queens | All Queens County sites |
13 days
|
Queens | Queen's Manor | --- |
Queens | North Queens Nursing Home | --- |
Richmond | All Richmond County sites |
22 days
|
Richmond | St. Anne Centre | --- |
Richmond | Richmond Villa | --- |
Shelburne | All Shelburne County sites |
21 days
|
Shelburne | Surf Lodge | --- |
Shelburne | Roseway Manor | --- |
Shelburne | Bay Side Home | --- |
Victoria | All Victoria County sites |
11 days
|
Victoria | Highland Manor | --- |
Victoria | Alderwood Rest Home | --- |
Yarmouth | All Yarmouth County sites |
63 days
|
Yarmouth | Villa St. Joseph du Lac | --- |
Yarmouth | The Meadows- Tidal View Manor | --- |
Yarmouth | Nakile Home | --- |
Yarmouth | Veteran's Place (Yarmouth Regional Hospital) | --- |
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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.