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
Cumberland All Cumberland County sites 13
days
Cumberland Bayview Memorial 5
days
Cumberland Centennial Villa 8
days
Cumberland Northumberland Hall 10
days
Cumberland Gables Lodge 13
days
Cumberland High-Crest Springhill 14
days
Cumberland East Cumberland Lodge 35
days
Cumberland South Cumberland Nursing Home ---
Pictou All Pictou County sites 13
days
Pictou Shiretown Nursing 9
days
Pictou Valley View Villa 11
days
Pictou Glen Haven 13
days
Pictou Maritime Oddfellows 45
days
Pictou Ivey's Terrace Nursing Home ---
Pictou Sutherland Harris Memorial Hospital Northumberland Veterans Unit ---
Lunenburg All Lunenburg County sites 39
days
Lunenburg Mahone Nursing 18
days
Lunenburg Rosedale Home 23
days
Lunenburg Harbour View Haven 33
days
Lunenburg Shoreham Village 40
days
Lunenburg Ryan Hall 70
days
Lunenburg SD Fisherman's Veteran Memorial Hospital 118
days
Lunenburg Hillside Pines 217
days
Shelburne All Shelburne County sites 43
days
Shelburne Surf Lodge 9
days
Shelburne Roseway Manor 40
days
Shelburne Bay Side Home 174
days
Queens All Queens County sites 47
days
Queens North Queens Nursing Home 34
days
Queens Queen's Manor 68
days
Colchester All Colchester County sites 64
days
Colchester Willow Lodge 21
days
Colchester Wynn Park Villa 37
days
Colchester Elk Court 47
days
Colchester The Mira 50
days
Colchester Debert Court 71
days
Colchester Vimy Court 77
days
Colchester Cedarstone Enhanced Care 119
days
Victoria All Victoria County sites 86
days
Victoria Alderwood Rest Home 85
days
Victoria Highland Manor 94
days
Digby All Digby County sites 89
days
Digby Villa Acadienne 49
days
Digby Villa d'la Baie 89
days
Digby Tideview Terrace 146
days
Annapolis All Annapolis County sites 90
days
Annapolis Annapolis Royal Nursing Home 70
days
Annapolis Mountain Lea Lodge 94
days
Annapolis Soldiers Memorial Veterans Unit 150
days
Annapolis Heart of the Valley LTC Centre 161
days
Guysborough All Guysborough County sites 91
days
Guysborough Milford Haven 75
days
Guysborough High-Crest Sherbrooke 109
days
Guysborough Canso Seaside ---
Halifax All Halifax County sites 91
days
Halifax Northwood Care 26
days
Halifax The Birches 40
days
Halifax Melville Gardens Nursing Home 55
days
Halifax Oakwood Terrace 60
days
Halifax Arborstone Enhanced Care 61
days
Halifax Saint Vincent's 61
days
Halifax Melville Lodge 62
days
Halifax Maplestone Enhanced Care 65
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 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 Braeside Nursing Home 154
days
Halifax White Hills LTC Centre 158
days
Halifax Opal Ridge Hall 161
days
Halifax Parkstone Enhanced Care 169
days
Halifax Moody Hall 173
days
Halifax De Paul Hall (Caritas) 192
days
Halifax London Hall 193
days
Halifax The Admiral LTC Centre 230
days
Halifax The Sagewood Continuing Care Centre 265
days
Kings All Kings County sites 93
days
Kings Wolfville Nursing Home 69
days
Kings Grand View Manor 93
days
Kings Evergreen Home 93
days
Kings Blomidon Court 123
days
Kings Orchard Court 201
days
Cape Breton All Cape Breton County sites 115
days
Cape Breton Seaview Manor 55
days
Cape Breton Taigh Solas 68
days
Cape Breton Maple Hill 69
days
Cape Breton Victoria Haven 74
days
Cape Breton Taigh Na Mara Facility 90
days
Cape Breton Harbourstone 100
days
Cape Breton Miner's Memorial Manor 108
days
Cape Breton Waterford Heights 110
days
Cape Breton Celtic Court 154
days
Cape Breton Northside Community Guest 157
days
Cape Breton MacGillivray Guest 169
days
Cape Breton The Cove 188
days
Cape Breton Harbour View Hospital ---
Cape Breton Kiknu ---
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 91
days
Hants Mayflower Meadows 104
days
Hants Dykeland Lodge 111
days
Hants Windsor Elms Village 316
days
Inverness All Inverness County sites 126
days
Inverness Port Hawkesbury Nursing Home 114
days
Inverness Foyer Pere Fiset 123
days
Inverness Inverary Manor 314
days
Yarmouth All Yarmouth County sites 131
days
Yarmouth Nakile Home 77
days
Yarmouth The Meadows- Tidal View Manor 134
days
Yarmouth Yarmouth Heights 152
days
Yarmouth Villa St. Joseph du Lac 153
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 7
days
Guysborough Milford Haven ---
Guysborough High-Crest Sherbrooke ---
Guysborough Canso Seaside ---
Shelburne All Shelburne County sites 13
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 ---
Victoria All Victoria County sites 19
days
Victoria Highland Manor ---
Victoria Alderwood Rest Home ---
Richmond All Richmond County sites 34
days
Richmond St. Anne Centre ---
Richmond Richmond Villa ---
Cumberland All Cumberland County sites 37
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 39
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 45
days
Digby Villa Acadienne ---
Digby Tideview Terrace ---
Digby Villa d'la Baie ---
Antigonish All Antigonish County sites 51
days
Antigonish R. K. MacDonald ---
Antigonish Parkland Antigonish ---
Yarmouth All Yarmouth County sites 57
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 63
days
Inverness Port Hawkesbury Nursing Home ---
Inverness Inverary Manor ---
Inverness Foyer Pere Fiset ---
Lunenburg All Lunenburg County sites 73
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 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 ---
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 121
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 260
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 737
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 ---

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.