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
Shelburne All Shelburne County sites 27
days
Shelburne Surf Lodge 19
days
Shelburne Roseway Manor 26
days
Shelburne Bay Side Home 48
days
Cumberland All Cumberland County sites 28
days
Cumberland Gables Lodge 20
days
Cumberland High-Crest Springhill 21
days
Cumberland East Cumberland Lodge 31
days
Cumberland Northumberland Hall 44
days
Cumberland Bayview Memorial ---
Cumberland South Cumberland Nursing Home ---
Pictou All Pictou County sites 36
days
Pictou Glen Haven 22
days
Pictou Valley View Villa 31
days
Pictou Shiretown Nursing 49
days
Pictou Sutherland Harris Memorial Hospital Northumberland Veterans Unit 49
days
Pictou Ivey's Terrace Nursing Home 75
days
Pictou Maritime Oddfellows 106
days
Queens All Queens County sites 38
days
Queens Queen's Manor 19
days
Queens North Queens Nursing Home 48
days
Colchester All Colchester County sites 51
days
Colchester Willow Lodge 32
days
Colchester The Mira 32
days
Colchester Wynn Park Villa 43
days
Colchester Elk Court 45
days
Colchester Vimy Court 51
days
Colchester Cedarstone Enhanced Care 98
days
Colchester Debert Court 106
days
Digby All Digby County sites 51
days
Digby Villa d'la Baie 28
days
Digby Villa Acadienne 52
days
Digby Tideview Terrace 125
days
Yarmouth All Yarmouth County sites 56
days
Yarmouth Nakile Home 21
days
Yarmouth Villa St. Joseph du Lac 45
days
Yarmouth Yarmouth Heights 56
days
Yarmouth The Meadows- Tidal View Manor 96
days
Yarmouth Veteran's Place (Yarmouth Regional Hospital) ---
Annapolis All Annapolis County sites 64
days
Annapolis Annapolis Royal Nursing Home 43
days
Annapolis Mountain Lea Lodge 53
days
Annapolis Soldiers Memorial Veterans Unit 82
days
Annapolis Heart of the Valley LTC Centre 134
days
Lunenburg All Lunenburg County sites 72
days
Lunenburg Hillside Pines 57
days
Lunenburg Shoreham Village 67
days
Lunenburg Harbour View Haven 69
days
Lunenburg Mahone Nursing 72
days
Lunenburg SD Fisherman's Veteran Memorial Hospital 74
days
Lunenburg Rosedale Home 76
days
Lunenburg Ryan Hall 82
days
Inverness All Inverness County sites 81
days
Inverness Foyer Pere Fiset 78
days
Inverness Inverary Manor 79
days
Inverness Port Hawkesbury Nursing Home 82
days
Cape Breton All Cape Breton County sites 97
days
Cape Breton Seaview Manor 47
days
Cape Breton Victoria Haven 55
days
Cape Breton Kiknu 56
days
Cape Breton The Cove 94
days
Cape Breton Miner's Memorial Manor 97
days
Cape Breton Northside Community Guest 103
days
Cape Breton Taigh Na Mara Facility 105
days
Cape Breton Waterford Heights 110
days
Cape Breton MacGillivray Guest 126
days
Cape Breton Harbour View Hospital 174
days
Cape Breton Maple Hill 176
days
Cape Breton Harbourstone 192
days
Cape Breton Celtic Court 217
days
Cape Breton Taigh Solas 225
days
Hants All Hants County sites 106
days
Hants Dykeland Lodge 79
days
Hants Mayflower Meadows 104
days
Hants Magnolia Continuing Care Centre 157
days
Hants Windsor Elms Village 214
days
Kings All Kings County sites 106
days
Kings Evergreen Home 82
days
Kings Wolfville Nursing Home 86
days
Kings Grand View Manor 99
days
Kings Orchard Court 182
days
Kings Blomidon Court 246
days
Victoria All Victoria County sites 108
days
Victoria Highland Manor 92
days
Victoria Alderwood Rest Home 108
days
Guysborough All Guysborough County sites 112
days
Guysborough High-Crest Sherbrooke 68
days
Guysborough Milford Haven 191
days
Guysborough Canso Seaside ---
Halifax All Halifax County sites 112
days
Halifax Braeside Nursing Home 57
days
Halifax The Birches 71
days
Halifax Parkland at the Lakes-Glasgow Hall 76
days
Halifax Saint Vincent's 84
days
Halifax Arborstone Enhanced Care 88
days
Halifax Melville Lodge 88
days
Halifax Bissett Court 90
days
Halifax Northwood Care 91
days
Halifax Ocean View Continuing Care Centre 93
days
Halifax Melville Gardens Nursing Home 106
days
Halifax Maplestone Enhanced Care 117
days
Halifax Harbourview Lodge Continuing Care Centre 130
days
Halifax Moody Hall 135
days
Halifax SD Camp Hill (Veterans Memorial Building) LTC Facility 137
days
Halifax Bedford West Northwood 138
days
Halifax Oakwood Terrace 139
days
Halifax Parkstone Enhanced Care 141
days
Halifax London Hall 142
days
Halifax White Hills LTC Centre 160
days
Halifax The Ivy Meadows Continuing Care Centre 170
days
Halifax The Admiral LTC Centre 206
days
Halifax De Paul Hall (Caritas) 265
days
Halifax The Sagewood Continuing Care Centre ---
Richmond All Richmond County sites 114
days
Richmond St. Anne Centre 27
days
Richmond Richmond Villa 258
days
Antigonish All Antigonish County sites 160
days
Antigonish R. K. MacDonald 104
days
Antigonish Parkland Antigonish 719
days

Volume

County Facility Wait Time
Guysborough All Guysborough County sites 14
days
Guysborough Milford Haven ---
Guysborough High-Crest Sherbrooke ---
Guysborough Canso Seaside ---
Victoria All Victoria County sites 18
days
Victoria Highland Manor ---
Victoria Alderwood Rest Home ---
Queens All Queens County sites 19
days
Queens Queen's Manor ---
Queens North Queens Nursing Home ---
Shelburne All Shelburne County sites 19
days
Shelburne Surf Lodge ---
Shelburne Roseway Manor ---
Shelburne Bay Side Home ---
Yarmouth All Yarmouth County sites 25
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 ---
Cumberland All Cumberland County sites 26
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 33
days
Digby Villa Acadienne ---
Digby Tideview Terrace ---
Digby Villa d'la Baie ---
Richmond All Richmond County sites 35
days
Richmond St. Anne Centre ---
Richmond Richmond Villa ---
Annapolis All Annapolis County sites 36
days
Annapolis Mountain Lea Lodge ---
Annapolis Annapolis Royal Nursing Home ---
Annapolis Heart of the Valley LTC Centre ---
Annapolis Soldiers Memorial Veterans Unit ---
Inverness All Inverness County sites 41
days
Inverness Port Hawkesbury Nursing Home ---
Inverness Inverary Manor ---
Inverness Foyer Pere Fiset ---
Antigonish All Antigonish County sites 46
days
Antigonish R. K. MacDonald ---
Antigonish Parkland Antigonish ---
Kings All Kings County sites 69
days
Kings Wolfville Nursing Home ---
Kings Grand View Manor ---
Kings Evergreen Home ---
Kings Orchard Court ---
Kings Blomidon Court ---
Pictou All Pictou County sites 87
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 111
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 123
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 132
days
Hants Windsor Elms Village ---
Hants Magnolia Continuing Care Centre ---
Hants Dykeland Lodge ---
Hants Mayflower Meadows ---
Cape Breton All Cape Breton County sites 251
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 ---
Halifax All Halifax County sites 736
days
Halifax Maplestone Enhanced Care ---
Halifax Moody Hall ---
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 ---

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.