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 |
---|---|---|
Annapolis | All Annapolis County sites |
56 days
|
Annapolis | Mountain Lea Lodge |
55 days
|
Annapolis | Annapolis Royal Nursing Home |
41 days
|
Annapolis | Heart of the Valley LTC Centre |
141 days
|
Annapolis | Soldiers Memorial Veterans Unit |
62 days
|
Antigonish | All Antigonish County sites |
115 days
|
Antigonish | R. K. MacDonald |
104 days
|
Antigonish | Parkland Antigonish | --- |
Cape Breton | All Cape Breton County sites |
97 days
|
Cape Breton | Victoria Haven |
72 days
|
Cape Breton | Taigh Na Mara Facility |
96 days
|
Cape Breton | Seaview Manor |
57 days
|
Cape Breton | Northside Community Guest |
108 days
|
Cape Breton | Harbourstone |
205 days
|
Cape Breton | Waterford Heights |
70 days
|
Cape Breton | The Cove |
38 days
|
Cape Breton | Taigh Solas |
428 days
|
Cape Breton | Miner's Memorial Manor |
97 days
|
Cape Breton | Maple Hill |
232 days
|
Cape Breton | MacGillivray Guest |
135 days
|
Cape Breton | Harbour View Hospital |
71 days
|
Cape Breton | Celtic Court |
217 days
|
Cape Breton | Kiknu |
62 days
|
Colchester | All Colchester County sites |
44 days
|
Colchester | Wynn Park Villa |
34 days
|
Colchester | Willow Lodge |
21 days
|
Colchester | Vimy Court |
50 days
|
Colchester | The Mira |
31 days
|
Colchester | Elk Court |
51 days
|
Colchester | Debert Court |
106 days
|
Colchester | Cedarstone Enhanced Care |
99 days
|
Cumberland | All Cumberland County sites |
20 days
|
Cumberland | High-Crest Springhill |
21 days
|
Cumberland | Gables Lodge |
20 days
|
Cumberland | East Cumberland Lodge |
24 days
|
Cumberland | Bayview Memorial |
20 days
|
Cumberland | South Cumberland Nursing Home | --- |
Cumberland | Northumberland Hall |
27 days
|
Cumberland | Centennial Villa |
7 days
|
Digby | All Digby County sites |
34 days
|
Digby | Villa Acadienne |
35 days
|
Digby | Tideview Terrace |
94 days
|
Digby | Villa d'la Baie |
20 days
|
Guysborough | All Guysborough County sites |
112 days
|
Guysborough | Milford Haven |
178 days
|
Guysborough | High-Crest Sherbrooke |
94 days
|
Guysborough | Canso Seaside | --- |
Halifax | All Halifax County sites |
105 days
|
Halifax | White Hills LTC Centre |
160 days
|
Halifax | The Sagewood Continuing Care Centre |
529 days
|
Halifax | The Ivy Meadows Continuing Care Centre |
138 days
|
Halifax | Saint Vincent's |
65 days
|
Halifax | Parkstone Enhanced Care |
141 days
|
Halifax | Parkland at the Lakes-Glasgow Hall |
70 days
|
Halifax | Ocean View Continuing Care Centre |
89 days
|
Halifax | Oakwood Terrace |
144 days
|
Halifax | Northwood Care |
75 days
|
Halifax | Melville Lodge |
79 days
|
Halifax | Melville Gardens Nursing Home |
97 days
|
Halifax | Maplestone Enhanced Care |
129 days
|
Halifax | Braeside Nursing Home |
53 days
|
Halifax | Bissett Court |
90 days
|
Halifax | Bedford West Northwood |
125 days
|
Halifax | Arborstone Enhanced Care |
73 days
|
Halifax | SD Camp Hill (Veterans Memorial Building) LTC Facility |
118 days
|
Halifax | The Birches |
46 days
|
Halifax | The Admiral LTC Centre |
270 days
|
Halifax | Harbourview Lodge Continuing Care Centre |
104 days
|
Halifax | De Paul Hall (Caritas) |
265 days
|
Halifax | London Hall |
175 days
|
Halifax | Moody Hall |
146 days
|
Hants | All Hants County sites |
106 days
|
Hants | Windsor Elms Village |
231 days
|
Hants | Magnolia Continuing Care Centre |
88 days
|
Hants | Dykeland Lodge |
91 days
|
Hants | Mayflower Meadows |
106 days
|
Inverness | All Inverness County sites |
78 days
|
Inverness | Port Hawkesbury Nursing Home |
78 days
|
Inverness | Inverary Manor |
250 days
|
Inverness | Foyer Pere Fiset |
68 days
|
Kings | All Kings County sites |
103 days
|
Kings | Wolfville Nursing Home |
61 days
|
Kings | Grand View Manor |
101 days
|
Kings | Evergreen Home |
75 days
|
Kings | Orchard Court |
160 days
|
Kings | Blomidon Court |
195 days
|
Lunenburg | All Lunenburg County sites |
55 days
|
Lunenburg | Shoreham Village |
45 days
|
Lunenburg | Rosedale Home |
38 days
|
Lunenburg | Mahone Nursing |
72 days
|
Lunenburg | Hillside Pines |
67 days
|
Lunenburg | Harbour View Haven |
41 days
|
Lunenburg | Ryan Hall |
82 days
|
Lunenburg | SD Fisherman's Veteran Memorial Hospital |
109 days
|
Pictou | All Pictou County sites |
20 days
|
Pictou | Valley View Villa |
24 days
|
Pictou | Shiretown Nursing |
18 days
|
Pictou | Maritime Oddfellows |
98 days
|
Pictou | Ivey's Terrace Nursing Home |
82 days
|
Pictou | Glen Haven |
13 days
|
Pictou | Sutherland Harris Memorial Hospital Northumberland Veterans Unit |
46 days
|
Queens | All Queens County sites |
57 days
|
Queens | Queen's Manor |
96 days
|
Queens | North Queens Nursing Home |
48 days
|
Richmond | All Richmond County sites |
52 days
|
Richmond | St. Anne Centre |
37 days
|
Richmond | Richmond Villa |
68 days
|
Shelburne | All Shelburne County sites |
26 days
|
Shelburne | Surf Lodge |
14 days
|
Shelburne | Roseway Manor |
26 days
|
Shelburne | Bay Side Home | --- |
Victoria | All Victoria County sites |
108 days
|
Victoria | Highland Manor |
132 days
|
Victoria | Alderwood Rest Home |
65 days
|
Yarmouth | All Yarmouth County sites |
58 days
|
Yarmouth | Villa St. Joseph du Lac |
74 days
|
Yarmouth | The Meadows- Tidal View Manor |
88 days
|
Yarmouth | Nakile Home |
27 days
|
Yarmouth | Veteran's Place (Yarmouth Regional Hospital) | --- |
Yarmouth | Yarmouth Heights |
55 days
|
Volume
County | Facility | Wait Time |
---|---|---|
Annapolis | All Annapolis County sites |
33 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 |
47 days
|
Antigonish | R. K. MacDonald | --- |
Antigonish | Parkland Antigonish | --- |
Cape Breton | All Cape Breton County sites |
259 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 | --- |
Colchester | All Colchester County sites |
116 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 |
20 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 |
33 days
|
Digby | Villa Acadienne | --- |
Digby | Tideview Terrace | --- |
Digby | Villa d'la Baie | --- |
Guysborough | All Guysborough County sites |
9 days
|
Guysborough | Milford Haven | --- |
Guysborough | High-Crest Sherbrooke | --- |
Guysborough | Canso Seaside | --- |
Halifax | All Halifax County sites |
706 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 | SD Camp Hill (Veterans Memorial Building) LTC Facility | --- |
Halifax | The Birches | --- |
Halifax | The Admiral LTC Centre | --- |
Halifax | Harbourview Lodge Continuing Care Centre | --- |
Halifax | De Paul Hall (Caritas) | --- |
Halifax | London Hall | --- |
Halifax | Moody Hall | --- |
Hants | All Hants County sites |
135 days
|
Hants | Windsor Elms Village | --- |
Hants | Magnolia Continuing Care Centre | --- |
Hants | Dykeland Lodge | --- |
Hants | Mayflower Meadows | --- |
Inverness | All Inverness County sites |
38 days
|
Inverness | Port Hawkesbury Nursing Home | --- |
Inverness | Inverary Manor | --- |
Inverness | Foyer Pere Fiset | --- |
Kings | All Kings County sites |
77 days
|
Kings | Wolfville Nursing Home | --- |
Kings | Grand View Manor | --- |
Kings | Evergreen Home | --- |
Kings | Orchard Court | --- |
Kings | Blomidon Court | --- |
Lunenburg | All Lunenburg County sites |
121 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 | --- |
Pictou | All Pictou County sites |
80 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 |
22 days
|
Queens | Queen's Manor | --- |
Queens | North Queens Nursing Home | --- |
Richmond | All Richmond County sites |
38 days
|
Richmond | St. Anne Centre | --- |
Richmond | Richmond Villa | --- |
Shelburne | All Shelburne County sites |
18 days
|
Shelburne | Surf Lodge | --- |
Shelburne | Roseway Manor | --- |
Shelburne | Bay Side Home | --- |
Victoria | All Victoria County sites |
21 days
|
Victoria | Highland Manor | --- |
Victoria | Alderwood Rest Home | --- |
Yarmouth | All Yarmouth County sites |
36 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 | --- |
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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.