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 |
27 days
|
Cumberland | Gables Lodge |
16 days
|
Cumberland | High-Crest Springhill |
23 days
|
Cumberland | East Cumberland Lodge |
36 days
|
Cumberland | Northumberland Hall |
44 days
|
Cumberland | Bayview Memorial | --- |
Cumberland | South Cumberland Nursing Home | --- |
Shelburne | All Shelburne County sites |
27 days
|
Shelburne | Surf Lodge |
15 days
|
Shelburne | Roseway Manor |
36 days
|
Shelburne | Bay Side Home |
45 days
|
Queens | All Queens County sites |
28 days
|
Queens | North Queens Nursing Home |
27 days
|
Queens | Queen's Manor |
29 days
|
Pictou | All Pictou County sites |
35 days
|
Pictou | Shiretown Nursing |
25 days
|
Pictou | Glen Haven |
29 days
|
Pictou | Valley View Villa |
30 days
|
Pictou | Ivey's Terrace Nursing Home |
32 days
|
Pictou | Sutherland Harris Memorial Hospital Northumberland Veterans Unit |
41 days
|
Pictou | Maritime Oddfellows |
95 days
|
Yarmouth | All Yarmouth County sites |
55 days
|
Yarmouth | Nakile Home |
21 days
|
Yarmouth | Yarmouth Heights |
36 days
|
Yarmouth | Villa St. Joseph du Lac |
56 days
|
Yarmouth | The Meadows- Tidal View Manor |
91 days
|
Yarmouth | Veteran's Place (Yarmouth Regional Hospital) | --- |
Digby | All Digby County sites |
57 days
|
Digby | Villa d'la Baie |
33 days
|
Digby | Villa Acadienne |
68 days
|
Digby | Tideview Terrace |
108 days
|
Colchester | All Colchester County sites |
61 days
|
Colchester | Willow Lodge |
43 days
|
Colchester | The Mira |
43 days
|
Colchester | Elk Court |
45 days
|
Colchester | Vimy Court |
47 days
|
Colchester | Debert Court |
107 days
|
Colchester | Cedarstone Enhanced Care |
111 days
|
Colchester | Wynn Park Villa |
207 days
|
Annapolis | All Annapolis County sites |
63 days
|
Annapolis | Annapolis Royal Nursing Home |
41 days
|
Annapolis | Mountain Lea Lodge |
53 days
|
Annapolis | Heart of the Valley LTC Centre |
134 days
|
Annapolis | Soldiers Memorial Veterans Unit |
134 days
|
Lunenburg | All Lunenburg County sites |
75 days
|
Lunenburg | Ryan Hall |
48 days
|
Lunenburg | Harbour View Haven |
70 days
|
Lunenburg | Mahone Nursing |
73 days
|
Lunenburg | Rosedale Home |
76 days
|
Lunenburg | Shoreham Village |
79 days
|
Lunenburg | Hillside Pines |
112 days
|
Lunenburg | SD Fisherman's Veteran Memorial Hospital |
144 days
|
Inverness | All Inverness County sites |
82 days
|
Inverness | Inverary Manor |
72 days
|
Inverness | Port Hawkesbury Nursing Home |
80 days
|
Inverness | Foyer Pere Fiset |
100 days
|
Kings | All Kings County sites |
103 days
|
Kings | Wolfville Nursing Home |
80 days
|
Kings | Evergreen Home |
82 days
|
Kings | Grand View Manor |
89 days
|
Kings | Orchard Court |
182 days
|
Kings | Blomidon Court |
195 days
|
Victoria | All Victoria County sites |
108 days
|
Victoria | Highland Manor |
92 days
|
Victoria | Alderwood Rest Home |
108 days
|
Cape Breton | All Cape Breton County sites |
112 days
|
Cape Breton | Seaview Manor |
44 days
|
Cape Breton | Victoria Haven |
48 days
|
Cape Breton | Kiknu |
50 days
|
Cape Breton | Maple Hill |
75 days
|
Cape Breton | Miner's Memorial Manor |
80 days
|
Cape Breton | Northside Community Guest |
112 days
|
Cape Breton | Harbour View Hospital |
122 days
|
Cape Breton | MacGillivray Guest |
125 days
|
Cape Breton | Taigh Solas |
156 days
|
Cape Breton | Harbourstone |
198 days
|
Cape Breton | Taigh Na Mara Facility |
201 days
|
Cape Breton | Celtic Court |
208 days
|
Cape Breton | Waterford Heights |
228 days
|
Cape Breton | The Cove |
292 days
|
Cape Breton | SD Harbour View Hospital | --- |
Hants | All Hants County sites |
113 days
|
Hants | Dykeland Lodge |
85 days
|
Hants | Mayflower Meadows |
105 days
|
Hants | Magnolia Continuing Care Centre |
161 days
|
Hants | Windsor Elms Village |
211 days
|
Guysborough | All Guysborough County sites |
119 days
|
Guysborough | High-Crest Sherbrooke |
55 days
|
Guysborough | Milford Haven |
178 days
|
Guysborough | Canso Seaside | --- |
Halifax | All Halifax County sites |
125 days
|
Halifax | Braeside Nursing Home |
63 days
|
Halifax | The Birches |
75 days
|
Halifax | Parkland at the Lakes-Glasgow Hall |
88 days
|
Halifax | Melville Lodge |
88 days
|
Halifax | Saint Vincent's |
89 days
|
Halifax | Northwood Care |
99 days
|
Halifax | Melville Gardens Nursing Home |
106 days
|
Halifax | Maplestone Enhanced Care |
117 days
|
Halifax | Ocean View Continuing Care Centre |
123 days
|
Halifax | Arborstone Enhanced Care |
124 days
|
Halifax | SD Camp Hill (Veterans Memorial Building) LTC Facility |
127 days
|
Halifax | Moody Hall |
132 days
|
Halifax | London Hall |
132 days
|
Halifax | Oakwood Terrace |
134 days
|
Halifax | Harbourview Lodge Continuing Care Centre |
136 days
|
Halifax | White Hills LTC Centre |
147 days
|
Halifax | Bedford West Northwood |
151 days
|
Halifax | The Ivy Meadows Continuing Care Centre |
162 days
|
Halifax | Parkstone Enhanced Care |
164 days
|
Halifax | The Admiral LTC Centre |
179 days
|
Halifax | De Paul Hall (Caritas) |
386 days
|
Halifax | The Sagewood Continuing Care Centre |
529 days
|
Halifax | Bissett Court | --- |
Antigonish | All Antigonish County sites |
138 days
|
Antigonish | R. K. MacDonald |
83 days
|
Antigonish | Parkland Antigonish |
719 days
|
Richmond | All Richmond County sites |
149 days
|
Richmond | St. Anne Centre |
58 days
|
Richmond | Richmond Villa |
212 days
|
Volume
County | Facility | Wait Time |
---|---|---|
Guysborough | All Guysborough County sites |
12 days
|
Guysborough | Milford Haven | --- |
Guysborough | High-Crest Sherbrooke | --- |
Guysborough | Canso Seaside | --- |
Victoria | All Victoria County sites |
15 days
|
Victoria | Highland Manor | --- |
Victoria | Alderwood Rest Home | --- |
Shelburne | All Shelburne County sites |
17 days
|
Shelburne | Surf Lodge | --- |
Shelburne | Roseway Manor | --- |
Shelburne | Bay Side Home | --- |
Queens | All Queens County sites |
19 days
|
Queens | Queen's Manor | --- |
Queens | North Queens Nursing Home | --- |
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 | --- |
Yarmouth | All Yarmouth County sites |
24 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 | --- |
Digby | All Digby County sites |
25 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 | --- |
Antigonish | All Antigonish County sites |
42 days
|
Antigonish | R. K. MacDonald | --- |
Antigonish | Parkland Antigonish | --- |
Inverness | All Inverness County sites |
43 days
|
Inverness | Port Hawkesbury Nursing Home | --- |
Inverness | Inverary Manor | --- |
Inverness | Foyer Pere Fiset | --- |
Pictou | All Pictou County sites |
84 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 | --- |
Kings | All Kings County sites |
85 days
|
Kings | Wolfville Nursing Home | --- |
Kings | Grand View Manor | --- |
Kings | Evergreen Home | --- |
Kings | Orchard Court | --- |
Kings | Blomidon Court | --- |
Colchester | All Colchester County sites |
113 days
|
Colchester | Wynn Park Villa | --- |
Colchester | Willow Lodge | --- |
Colchester | Vimy Court | --- |
Colchester | The Mira | --- |
Colchester | Elk Court | --- |
Colchester | Debert Court | --- |
Colchester | Cedarstone Enhanced Care | --- |
Lunenburg | All Lunenburg County sites |
114 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 | --- |
Hants | All Hants County sites |
142 days
|
Hants | Windsor Elms Village | --- |
Hants | Magnolia Continuing Care Centre | --- |
Hants | Dykeland Lodge | --- |
Hants | Mayflower Meadows | --- |
Cape Breton | All Cape Breton County sites |
246 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 | SD Harbour View Hospital | --- |
Cape Breton | Kiknu | --- |
Halifax | All Halifax County sites |
753 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 | --- |
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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.