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 |
15 days
|
| Cumberland | Bayview Memorial |
3 days
|
| Cumberland | Northumberland Hall |
9 days
|
| Cumberland | High-Crest Springhill |
12 days
|
| Cumberland | Centennial Villa |
14 days
|
| Cumberland | Gables Lodge |
15 days
|
| Cumberland | East Cumberland Lodge |
41 days
|
| Cumberland | South Cumberland Nursing Home | --- |
| Pictou | All Pictou County sites |
20 days
|
| Pictou | Shiretown Nursing |
3 days
|
| Pictou | Valley View Villa |
15 days
|
| Pictou | Glen Haven |
22 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 |
35 days
|
| Lunenburg | Mahone Nursing |
14 days
|
| Lunenburg | Rosedale Home |
21 days
|
| Lunenburg | Shoreham Village |
33 days
|
| Lunenburg | Harbour View Haven |
34 days
|
| Lunenburg | Ryan Hall |
78 days
|
| Lunenburg | SD Fisherman's Veteran Memorial Hospital |
97 days
|
| Lunenburg | Hillside Pines |
217 days
|
| Queens | All Queens County sites |
39 days
|
| Queens | North Queens Nursing Home |
39 days
|
| Queens | Queen's Manor |
45 days
|
| Shelburne | All Shelburne County sites |
43 days
|
| Shelburne | Surf Lodge |
16 days
|
| Shelburne | Roseway Manor |
42 days
|
| Shelburne | Bay Side Home |
212 days
|
| Guysborough | All Guysborough County sites |
74 days
|
| Guysborough | Milford Haven |
72 days
|
| Guysborough | High-Crest Sherbrooke |
84 days
|
| Guysborough | Canso Seaside | --- |
| Colchester | All Colchester County sites |
77 days
|
| Colchester | Wynn Park Villa |
19 days
|
| Colchester | Willow Lodge |
38 days
|
| Colchester | The Mira |
43 days
|
| Colchester | Elk Court |
68 days
|
| Colchester | Debert Court |
108 days
|
| Colchester | Cedarstone Enhanced Care |
120 days
|
| Colchester | Vimy Court |
205 days
|
| Victoria | All Victoria County sites |
88 days
|
| Victoria | Alderwood Rest Home |
86 days
|
| Victoria | Highland Manor |
94 days
|
| Kings | All Kings County sites |
92 days
|
| Kings | Wolfville Nursing Home |
70 days
|
| Kings | Grand View Manor |
84 days
|
| Kings | Evergreen Home |
93 days
|
| Kings | Blomidon Court |
109 days
|
| Kings | Orchard Court |
187 days
|
| Annapolis | All Annapolis County sites |
94 days
|
| Annapolis | Annapolis Royal Nursing Home |
80 days
|
| Annapolis | Mountain Lea Lodge |
119 days
|
| Annapolis | Soldiers Memorial Veterans Unit |
124 days
|
| Annapolis | Heart of the Valley LTC Centre |
130 days
|
| Halifax | All Halifax County sites |
99 days
|
| Halifax | Northwood Care |
27 days
|
| Halifax | The Birches |
33 days
|
| Halifax | Melville Gardens Nursing Home |
55 days
|
| Halifax | Melville Lodge |
60 days
|
| Halifax | Maplestone Enhanced Care |
65 days
|
| Halifax | Saint Vincent's |
67 days
|
| Halifax | Oakwood Terrace |
70 days
|
| Halifax | Ocean View Continuing Care Centre |
75 days
|
| Halifax | Arborstone Enhanced Care |
76 days
|
| Halifax | The Ivy Meadows Continuing Care Centre |
77 days
|
| Halifax | Parkland at the Lakes-Glasgow Hall |
105 days
|
| Halifax | Bissett Court |
110 days
|
| Halifax | Harbourview Lodge Continuing Care Centre |
132 days
|
| Halifax | Rosecrest - The Meadows |
141 days
|
| Halifax | Bedford West Northwood |
147 days
|
| Halifax | SD Camp Hill (Veterans Memorial Building) LTC Facility |
152 days
|
| Halifax | Parkstone Enhanced Care |
156 days
|
| Halifax | Opal Ridge Hall |
159 days
|
| Halifax | White Hills LTC Centre |
173 days
|
| Halifax | The Admiral LTC Centre |
174 days
|
| Halifax | Braeside Nursing Home |
181 days
|
| Halifax | Moody Hall |
188 days
|
| Halifax | London Hall |
193 days
|
| Halifax | De Paul Hall (Caritas) |
232 days
|
| Halifax | The Sagewood Continuing Care Centre |
297 days
|
| Hants | All Hants County sites |
112 days
|
| Hants | Mayflower Meadows |
62 days
|
| Hants | Dykeland Lodge |
85 days
|
| Hants | Magnolia Continuing Care Centre |
108 days
|
| Hants | Windsor Elms Village |
342 days
|
| Cape Breton | All Cape Breton County sites |
115 days
|
| Cape Breton | Seaview Manor |
53 days
|
| Cape Breton | Victoria Haven |
60 days
|
| Cape Breton | Maple Hill |
62 days
|
| Cape Breton | Taigh Solas |
63 days
|
| Cape Breton | Taigh Na Mara Facility |
84 days
|
| Cape Breton | Waterford Heights |
118 days
|
| Cape Breton | Miner's Memorial Manor |
118 days
|
| Cape Breton | Harbourstone |
148 days
|
| Cape Breton | MacGillivray Guest |
148 days
|
| Cape Breton | Celtic Court |
158 days
|
| Cape Breton | Northside Community Guest |
164 days
|
| Cape Breton | The Cove |
233 days
|
| Cape Breton | Harbour View Hospital | --- |
| Cape Breton | Kiknu | --- |
| Digby | All Digby County sites |
119 days
|
| Digby | Villa Acadienne |
89 days
|
| Digby | Villa d'la Baie |
102 days
|
| Digby | Tideview Terrace |
184 days
|
| Yarmouth | All Yarmouth County sites |
125 days
|
| Yarmouth | Nakile Home |
82 days
|
| Yarmouth | The Meadows- Tidal View Manor |
127 days
|
| Yarmouth | Veteran's Place (Yarmouth Regional Hospital) |
135 days
|
| Yarmouth | Villa St. Joseph du Lac |
147 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Heights |
297 days
|
| Antigonish | All Antigonish County sites |
133 days
|
| Antigonish | R. K. MacDonald |
133 days
|
| Antigonish | Parkland Antigonish |
287 days
|
| Richmond | All Richmond County sites |
135 days
|
| Richmond | St. Anne Centre |
80 days
|
| Richmond | Richmond Villa |
338 days
|
| Inverness | All Inverness County sites |
141 days
|
| Inverness | Foyer Pere Fiset |
126 days
|
| Inverness | Port Hawkesbury Nursing Home |
141 days
|
| Inverness | Inverary Manor |
354 days
|
Volume
| County | Facility | Wait Time |
|---|---|---|
| Guysborough | All Guysborough County sites |
13 days
|
| Guysborough | Milford Haven | --- |
| Guysborough | High-Crest Sherbrooke | --- |
| Guysborough | Canso Seaside | --- |
| Shelburne | All Shelburne County sites |
17 days
|
| Shelburne | Surf Lodge | --- |
| Shelburne | Roseway Manor | --- |
| Shelburne | Bay Side Home | --- |
| Victoria | All Victoria County sites |
17 days
|
| Victoria | Highland Manor | --- |
| Victoria | Alderwood Rest Home | --- |
| Queens | All Queens County sites |
19 days
|
| Queens | Queen's Manor | --- |
| Queens | North Queens Nursing 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 |
36 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 |
38 days
|
| Digby | Villa Acadienne | --- |
| Digby | Tideview Terrace | --- |
| Digby | Villa d'la Baie | --- |
| Richmond | All Richmond County sites |
38 days
|
| Richmond | St. Anne Centre | --- |
| Richmond | Richmond Villa | --- |
| Antigonish | All Antigonish County sites |
43 days
|
| Antigonish | R. K. MacDonald | --- |
| Antigonish | Parkland Antigonish | --- |
| Yarmouth | All Yarmouth County sites |
54 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 |
65 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 |
93 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 |
95 days
|
| Kings | Wolfville Nursing Home | --- |
| Kings | Grand View Manor | --- |
| Kings | Evergreen Home | --- |
| Kings | Orchard Court | --- |
| Kings | Blomidon Court | --- |
| Colchester | All Colchester County sites |
124 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 |
141 days
|
| Hants | Windsor Elms Village | --- |
| Hants | Magnolia Continuing Care Centre | --- |
| Hants | Dykeland Lodge | --- |
| Hants | Mayflower Meadows | --- |
| Cape Breton | All Cape Breton County sites |
268 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 |
775 days
|
| Halifax | Braeside Nursing Home | --- |
| Halifax | Rosecrest - The Meadows | --- |
| 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.
