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
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 ---

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.