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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cumberland | All Cumberland County sites |
12 days
|
| Cumberland | Bayview Memorial |
6 days
|
| Cumberland | High-Crest Springhill |
7 days
|
| Cumberland | Centennial Villa |
7 days
|
| Cumberland | Northumberland Hall |
10 days
|
| Cumberland | Gables Lodge |
12 days
|
| Cumberland | South Cumberland Nursing Home |
15 days
|
| Cumberland | East Cumberland Lodge |
21 days
|
| Pictou | All Pictou County sites |
13 days
|
| Pictou | Shiretown Nursing |
6 days
|
| Pictou | Glen Haven |
9 days
|
| Pictou | Valley View Villa |
14 days
|
| Pictou | Sutherland Harris Memorial Hospital Northumberland Veterans Unit |
38 days
|
| Pictou | Maritime Oddfellows |
106 days
|
| Pictou | Ivey's Terrace Nursing Home | --- |
| Colchester | All Colchester County sites |
31 days
|
| Colchester | Willow Lodge |
14 days
|
| Colchester | Wynn Park Villa |
23 days
|
| Colchester | The Mira |
26 days
|
| Colchester | Vimy Court |
34 days
|
| Colchester | Elk Court |
47 days
|
| Colchester | Debert Court |
68 days
|
| Colchester | Cedarstone Enhanced Care |
98 days
|
| Queens | All Queens County sites |
39 days
|
| Queens | North Queens Nursing Home |
34 days
|
| Queens | Queen's Manor |
63 days
|
| Shelburne | All Shelburne County sites |
46 days
|
| Shelburne | Roseway Manor |
27 days
|
| Shelburne | Surf Lodge |
44 days
|
| Shelburne | Bay Side Home |
118 days
|
| Lunenburg | All Lunenburg County sites |
48 days
|
| Lunenburg | Harbour View Haven |
33 days
|
| Lunenburg | Rosedale Home |
41 days
|
| Lunenburg | Shoreham Village |
49 days
|
| Lunenburg | Mahone Nursing |
54 days
|
| Lunenburg | Ryan Hall |
68 days
|
| Lunenburg | Hillside Pines |
90 days
|
| Lunenburg | SD Fisherman's Veteran Memorial Hospital |
118 days
|
| Digby | All Digby County sites |
49 days
|
| Digby | Villa Acadienne |
35 days
|
| Digby | Villa d'la Baie |
53 days
|
| Digby | Tideview Terrace |
198 days
|
| Annapolis | All Annapolis County sites |
66 days
|
| Annapolis | Mountain Lea Lodge |
58 days
|
| Annapolis | Annapolis Royal Nursing Home |
65 days
|
| Annapolis | Soldiers Memorial Veterans Unit |
71 days
|
| Annapolis | Heart of the Valley LTC Centre |
180 days
|
| Antigonish | All Antigonish County sites |
66 days
|
| Antigonish | R. K. MacDonald |
48 days
|
| Antigonish | Parkland Antigonish |
97 days
|
| Richmond | All Richmond County sites |
81 days
|
| Richmond | St. Anne Centre |
27 days
|
| Richmond | Richmond Villa |
469 days
|
| Halifax | All Halifax County sites |
88 days
|
| Halifax | Northwood Care |
35 days
|
| Halifax | Braeside Nursing Home |
44 days
|
| Halifax | The Birches |
46 days
|
| Halifax | Arborstone Enhanced Care |
50 days
|
| Halifax | Saint Vincent's |
50 days
|
| Halifax | Melville Gardens Nursing Home |
56 days
|
| Halifax | Ocean View Continuing Care Centre |
60 days
|
| Halifax | Oakwood Terrace |
64 days
|
| Halifax | Parkland at the Lakes-Glasgow Hall |
68 days
|
| Halifax | Melville Lodge |
70 days
|
| Halifax | The Ivy Meadows Continuing Care Centre |
77 days
|
| Halifax | SD Camp Hill (Veterans Memorial Building) LTC Facility |
96 days
|
| Halifax | Harbourview Lodge Continuing Care Centre |
99 days
|
| Halifax | Bedford West Northwood |
133 days
|
| Halifax | Maplestone Enhanced Care |
146 days
|
| Halifax | De Paul Hall (Caritas) |
156 days
|
| Halifax | White Hills LTC Centre |
160 days
|
| Halifax | Opal Ridge Hall |
190 days
|
| Halifax | Bissett Court |
190 days
|
| Halifax | Parkstone Enhanced Care |
191 days
|
| Halifax | Moody Hall |
213 days
|
| Halifax | London Hall |
231 days
|
| Halifax | The Admiral LTC Centre |
286 days
|
| Halifax | The Sagewood Continuing Care Centre |
349 days
|
| Yarmouth | All Yarmouth County sites |
90 days
|
| Yarmouth | Nakile Home |
42 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Heights |
55 days
|
| Yarmouth | The Meadows- Tidal View Manor |
112 days
|
| Yarmouth | Villa St. Joseph du Lac |
190 days
|
| Yarmouth | Veteran's Place (Yarmouth Regional Hospital) | --- |
| Victoria | All Victoria County sites |
96 days
|
| Victoria | Highland Manor |
96 days
|
| Victoria | Alderwood Rest Home |
103 days
|
| Guysborough | All Guysborough County sites |
99 days
|
| Guysborough | Milford Haven |
89 days
|
| Guysborough | High-Crest Sherbrooke |
92 days
|
| Guysborough | Canso Seaside | --- |
| Cape Breton | All Cape Breton County sites |
101 days
|
| Cape Breton | Seaview Manor |
57 days
|
| Cape Breton | Harbour View Hospital |
71 days
|
| Cape Breton | Kiknu |
72 days
|
| Cape Breton | Victoria Haven |
74 days
|
| Cape Breton | Taigh Na Mara Facility |
84 days
|
| Cape Breton | Harbourstone |
87 days
|
| Cape Breton | Maple Hill |
98 days
|
| Cape Breton | Taigh Solas |
115 days
|
| Cape Breton | Northside Community Guest |
125 days
|
| Cape Breton | Miner's Memorial Manor |
125 days
|
| Cape Breton | The Cove |
153 days
|
| Cape Breton | MacGillivray Guest |
206 days
|
| Cape Breton | Waterford Heights | --- |
| Cape Breton | Celtic Court | --- |
| Kings | All Kings County sites |
102 days
|
| Kings | Wolfville Nursing Home |
74 days
|
| Kings | Evergreen Home |
95 days
|
| Kings | Grand View Manor |
104 days
|
| Kings | Blomidon Court |
138 days
|
| Kings | Orchard Court |
174 days
|
| Inverness | All Inverness County sites |
107 days
|
| Inverness | Foyer Pere Fiset |
68 days
|
| Inverness | Port Hawkesbury Nursing Home |
98 days
|
| Inverness | Inverary Manor |
224 days
|
| Hants | All Hants County sites |
117 days
|
| Hants | Magnolia Continuing Care Centre |
79 days
|
| Hants | Mayflower Meadows |
92 days
|
| Hants | Dykeland Lodge |
105 days
|
| Hants | Windsor Elms Village |
240 days
|
Volume
| County | Facility | Wait Time |
|---|---|---|
| Guysborough | All Guysborough County sites |
10 days
|
| Guysborough | Milford Haven | --- |
| Guysborough | High-Crest Sherbrooke | --- |
| Guysborough | Canso Seaside | --- |
| Queens | All Queens County sites |
16 days
|
| Queens | Queen's Manor | --- |
| Queens | North Queens Nursing Home | --- |
| Victoria | All Victoria County sites |
21 days
|
| Victoria | Highland Manor | --- |
| Victoria | Alderwood Rest Home | --- |
| Cumberland | All Cumberland County sites |
28 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 | --- |
| Shelburne | All Shelburne County sites |
29 days
|
| Shelburne | Surf Lodge | --- |
| Shelburne | Roseway Manor | --- |
| Shelburne | Bay Side Home | --- |
| 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 | --- |
| Digby | All Digby County sites |
40 days
|
| Digby | Villa Acadienne | --- |
| Digby | Tideview Terrace | --- |
| Digby | Villa d'la Baie | --- |
| Richmond | All Richmond County sites |
40 days
|
| Richmond | St. Anne Centre | --- |
| Richmond | Richmond Villa | --- |
| Antigonish | All Antigonish County sites |
43 days
|
| Antigonish | R. K. MacDonald | --- |
| Antigonish | Parkland Antigonish | --- |
| Inverness | All Inverness County sites |
48 days
|
| Inverness | Port Hawkesbury Nursing Home | --- |
| Inverness | Inverary Manor | --- |
| Inverness | Foyer Pere Fiset | --- |
| Yarmouth | All Yarmouth County sites |
56 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 | --- |
| Pictou | All Pictou County sites |
82 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 |
87 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 | --- |
| Kings | All Kings County sites |
91 days
|
| Kings | Wolfville Nursing Home | --- |
| Kings | Grand View Manor | --- |
| Kings | Evergreen Home | --- |
| Kings | Orchard Court | --- |
| Kings | Blomidon Court | --- |
| Colchester | All Colchester County sites |
119 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 |
151 days
|
| Hants | Windsor Elms Village | --- |
| Hants | Magnolia Continuing Care Centre | --- |
| Hants | Dykeland Lodge | --- |
| Hants | Mayflower Meadows | --- |
| Cape Breton | All Cape Breton County sites |
281 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 |
788 days
|
| Halifax | Braeside Nursing Home | --- |
| Halifax | Opal Ridge Hall | --- |
| 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 | White Hills LTC Centre | --- |
| Halifax | Maplestone Enhanced Care | --- |
| 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 | --- |
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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.
