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 |
4 days
|
| Cumberland | Centennial Villa |
8 days
|
| Cumberland | Northumberland Hall |
10 days
|
| Cumberland | High-Crest Springhill |
11 days
|
| Cumberland | Gables Lodge |
12 days
|
| Cumberland | East Cumberland Lodge |
26 days
|
| Cumberland | South Cumberland Nursing Home | --- |
| Pictou | All Pictou County sites |
13 days
|
| Pictou | Shiretown Nursing |
9 days
|
| Pictou | Valley View Villa |
12 days
|
| Pictou | Glen Haven |
12 days
|
| Pictou | Sutherland Harris Memorial Hospital Northumberland Veterans Unit |
35 days
|
| Pictou | Maritime Oddfellows | --- |
| Pictou | Ivey's Terrace Nursing Home | --- |
| Lunenburg | All Lunenburg County sites |
41 days
|
| Lunenburg | Harbour View Haven |
24 days
|
| Lunenburg | Rosedale Home |
34 days
|
| Lunenburg | Shoreham Village |
44 days
|
| Lunenburg | Mahone Nursing |
47 days
|
| Lunenburg | Ryan Hall |
64 days
|
| Lunenburg | Hillside Pines |
107 days
|
| Lunenburg | SD Fisherman's Veteran Memorial Hospital |
241 days
|
| Shelburne | All Shelburne County sites |
43 days
|
| Shelburne | Surf Lodge |
16 days
|
| Shelburne | Roseway Manor |
28 days
|
| Shelburne | Bay Side Home |
174 days
|
| Colchester | All Colchester County sites |
52 days
|
| Colchester | Willow Lodge |
21 days
|
| Colchester | Wynn Park Villa |
26 days
|
| Colchester | The Mira |
35 days
|
| Colchester | Elk Court |
42 days
|
| Colchester | Vimy Court |
56 days
|
| Colchester | Debert Court |
90 days
|
| Colchester | Cedarstone Enhanced Care |
123 days
|
| Queens | All Queens County sites |
54 days
|
| Queens | North Queens Nursing Home |
34 days
|
| Queens | Queen's Manor |
168 days
|
| Digby | All Digby County sites |
67 days
|
| Digby | Villa Acadienne |
33 days
|
| Digby | Villa d'la Baie |
89 days
|
| Digby | Tideview Terrace |
132 days
|
| Guysborough | All Guysborough County sites |
81 days
|
| Guysborough | Milford Haven |
72 days
|
| Guysborough | High-Crest Sherbrooke |
99 days
|
| Guysborough | Canso Seaside | --- |
| Annapolis | All Annapolis County sites |
83 days
|
| Annapolis | Annapolis Royal Nursing Home |
66 days
|
| Annapolis | Mountain Lea Lodge |
78 days
|
| Annapolis | Heart of the Valley LTC Centre |
148 days
|
| Annapolis | Soldiers Memorial Veterans Unit | --- |
| Kings | All Kings County sites |
84 days
|
| Kings | Wolfville Nursing Home |
65 days
|
| Kings | Grand View Manor |
82 days
|
| Kings | Blomidon Court |
85 days
|
| Kings | Evergreen Home |
91 days
|
| Kings | Orchard Court |
201 days
|
| Victoria | All Victoria County sites |
88 days
|
| Victoria | Alderwood Rest Home |
86 days
|
| Victoria | Highland Manor |
94 days
|
| Halifax | All Halifax County sites |
89 days
|
| Halifax | Northwood Care |
30 days
|
| Halifax | The Birches |
39 days
|
| Halifax | Arborstone Enhanced Care |
55 days
|
| Halifax | Melville Gardens Nursing Home |
55 days
|
| Halifax | Oakwood Terrace |
56 days
|
| Halifax | Saint Vincent's |
61 days
|
| Halifax | Melville Lodge |
62 days
|
| Halifax | Ocean View Continuing Care Centre |
68 days
|
| Halifax | SD Camp Hill (Veterans Memorial Building) LTC Facility |
75 days
|
| Halifax | The Ivy Meadows Continuing Care Centre |
77 days
|
| Halifax | Maplestone Enhanced Care |
100 days
|
| Halifax | Harbourview Lodge Continuing Care Centre |
102 days
|
| Halifax | Parkland at the Lakes-Glasgow Hall |
113 days
|
| Halifax | Bedford West Northwood |
120 days
|
| Halifax | Bissett Court |
129 days
|
| Halifax | Opal Ridge Hall |
148 days
|
| Halifax | De Paul Hall (Caritas) |
152 days
|
| Halifax | Braeside Nursing Home |
153 days
|
| Halifax | White Hills LTC Centre |
155 days
|
| Halifax | Parkstone Enhanced Care |
164 days
|
| Halifax | Moody Hall |
176 days
|
| Halifax | London Hall |
184 days
|
| Halifax | The Admiral LTC Centre |
230 days
|
| Halifax | The Sagewood Continuing Care Centre |
265 days
|
| Cape Breton | All Cape Breton County sites |
118 days
|
| Cape Breton | Seaview Manor |
57 days
|
| Cape Breton | Celtic Court |
71 days
|
| Cape Breton | Victoria Haven |
74 days
|
| Cape Breton | Taigh Solas |
85 days
|
| Cape Breton | Taigh Na Mara Facility |
92 days
|
| Cape Breton | Waterford Heights |
115 days
|
| Cape Breton | Maple Hill |
115 days
|
| Cape Breton | Miner's Memorial Manor |
118 days
|
| Cape Breton | Harbourstone |
120 days
|
| Cape Breton | Northside Community Guest |
152 days
|
| Cape Breton | MacGillivray Guest |
169 days
|
| Cape Breton | The Cove |
234 days
|
| Cape Breton | Harbour View Hospital | --- |
| Cape Breton | Kiknu | --- |
| Inverness | All Inverness County sites |
121 days
|
| Inverness | Port Hawkesbury Nursing Home |
105 days
|
| Inverness | Foyer Pere Fiset |
123 days
|
| Inverness | Inverary Manor |
198 days
|
| Antigonish | All Antigonish County sites |
122 days
|
| Antigonish | Parkland Antigonish |
97 days
|
| Antigonish | R. K. MacDonald |
128 days
|
| Hants | All Hants County sites |
123 days
|
| Hants | Magnolia Continuing Care Centre |
73 days
|
| Hants | Mayflower Meadows |
104 days
|
| Hants | Dykeland Lodge |
111 days
|
| Hants | Windsor Elms Village |
282 days
|
| Yarmouth | All Yarmouth County sites |
125 days
|
| Yarmouth | Nakile Home |
77 days
|
| Yarmouth | The Meadows- Tidal View Manor |
126 days
|
| Yarmouth | Villa St. Joseph du Lac |
148 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Heights |
152 days
|
| Yarmouth | Veteran's Place (Yarmouth Regional Hospital) | --- |
| Richmond | All Richmond County sites |
168 days
|
| Richmond | St. Anne Centre |
89 days
|
| Richmond | Richmond Villa |
560 days
|
Volume
| County | Facility | Wait Time |
|---|---|---|
| Guysborough | All Guysborough County sites |
9 days
|
| Guysborough | Milford Haven | --- |
| Guysborough | High-Crest Sherbrooke | --- |
| Guysborough | Canso Seaside | --- |
| Shelburne | All Shelburne County sites |
14 days
|
| Shelburne | Surf Lodge | --- |
| Shelburne | Roseway Manor | --- |
| Shelburne | Bay Side Home | --- |
| Queens | All Queens County sites |
17 days
|
| Queens | Queen's Manor | --- |
| Queens | North Queens Nursing Home | --- |
| Victoria | All Victoria County sites |
19 days
|
| Victoria | Highland Manor | --- |
| Victoria | Alderwood Rest Home | --- |
| Cumberland | All Cumberland County sites |
35 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 | --- |
| Annapolis | All Annapolis County sites |
38 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 |
39 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 |
49 days
|
| Antigonish | R. K. MacDonald | --- |
| Antigonish | Parkland Antigonish | --- |
| 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 | --- |
| Inverness | All Inverness County sites |
62 days
|
| Inverness | Port Hawkesbury Nursing Home | --- |
| Inverness | Inverary Manor | --- |
| Inverness | Foyer Pere Fiset | --- |
| Lunenburg | All Lunenburg County sites |
76 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 |
85 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 |
90 days
|
| Kings | Wolfville Nursing Home | --- |
| Kings | Grand View Manor | --- |
| Kings | Evergreen Home | --- |
| Kings | Orchard Court | --- |
| Kings | Blomidon Court | --- |
| 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 | --- |
| Hants | All Hants County sites |
149 days
|
| Hants | Windsor Elms Village | --- |
| Hants | Magnolia Continuing Care Centre | --- |
| Hants | Dykeland Lodge | --- |
| Hants | Mayflower Meadows | --- |
| Cape Breton | All Cape Breton County sites |
255 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 |
701 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.
