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 |
---|---|---|
Shelburne | All Shelburne County sites |
27 days
|
Shelburne | Surf Lodge |
19 days
|
Shelburne | Roseway Manor |
26 days
|
Shelburne | Bay Side Home |
48 days
|
Cumberland | All Cumberland County sites |
28 days
|
Cumberland | Gables Lodge |
20 days
|
Cumberland | High-Crest Springhill |
21 days
|
Cumberland | East Cumberland Lodge |
31 days
|
Cumberland | Northumberland Hall |
44 days
|
Cumberland | Bayview Memorial | --- |
Cumberland | South Cumberland Nursing Home | --- |
Pictou | All Pictou County sites |
36 days
|
Pictou | Glen Haven |
22 days
|
Pictou | Valley View Villa |
31 days
|
Pictou | Shiretown Nursing |
49 days
|
Pictou | Sutherland Harris Memorial Hospital Northumberland Veterans Unit |
49 days
|
Pictou | Ivey's Terrace Nursing Home |
75 days
|
Pictou | Maritime Oddfellows |
106 days
|
Queens | All Queens County sites |
38 days
|
Queens | Queen's Manor |
19 days
|
Queens | North Queens Nursing Home |
48 days
|
Colchester | All Colchester County sites |
51 days
|
Colchester | Willow Lodge |
32 days
|
Colchester | The Mira |
32 days
|
Colchester | Wynn Park Villa |
43 days
|
Colchester | Elk Court |
45 days
|
Colchester | Vimy Court |
51 days
|
Colchester | Cedarstone Enhanced Care |
98 days
|
Colchester | Debert Court |
106 days
|
Digby | All Digby County sites |
51 days
|
Digby | Villa d'la Baie |
28 days
|
Digby | Villa Acadienne |
52 days
|
Digby | Tideview Terrace |
125 days
|
Yarmouth | All Yarmouth County sites |
56 days
|
Yarmouth | Nakile Home |
21 days
|
Yarmouth | Villa St. Joseph du Lac |
45 days
|
Yarmouth | Yarmouth Heights |
56 days
|
Yarmouth | The Meadows- Tidal View Manor |
96 days
|
Yarmouth | Veteran's Place (Yarmouth Regional Hospital) | --- |
Annapolis | All Annapolis County sites |
64 days
|
Annapolis | Annapolis Royal Nursing Home |
43 days
|
Annapolis | Mountain Lea Lodge |
53 days
|
Annapolis | Soldiers Memorial Veterans Unit |
82 days
|
Annapolis | Heart of the Valley LTC Centre |
134 days
|
Lunenburg | All Lunenburg County sites |
72 days
|
Lunenburg | Hillside Pines |
57 days
|
Lunenburg | Shoreham Village |
67 days
|
Lunenburg | Harbour View Haven |
69 days
|
Lunenburg | Mahone Nursing |
72 days
|
Lunenburg | SD Fisherman's Veteran Memorial Hospital |
74 days
|
Lunenburg | Rosedale Home |
76 days
|
Lunenburg | Ryan Hall |
82 days
|
Inverness | All Inverness County sites |
81 days
|
Inverness | Foyer Pere Fiset |
78 days
|
Inverness | Inverary Manor |
79 days
|
Inverness | Port Hawkesbury Nursing Home |
82 days
|
Cape Breton | All Cape Breton County sites |
97 days
|
Cape Breton | Seaview Manor |
47 days
|
Cape Breton | Victoria Haven |
55 days
|
Cape Breton | Kiknu |
56 days
|
Cape Breton | The Cove |
94 days
|
Cape Breton | Miner's Memorial Manor |
97 days
|
Cape Breton | Northside Community Guest |
103 days
|
Cape Breton | Taigh Na Mara Facility |
105 days
|
Cape Breton | Waterford Heights |
110 days
|
Cape Breton | MacGillivray Guest |
126 days
|
Cape Breton | Harbour View Hospital |
174 days
|
Cape Breton | Maple Hill |
176 days
|
Cape Breton | Harbourstone |
192 days
|
Cape Breton | Celtic Court |
217 days
|
Cape Breton | Taigh Solas |
225 days
|
Hants | All Hants County sites |
106 days
|
Hants | Dykeland Lodge |
79 days
|
Hants | Mayflower Meadows |
104 days
|
Hants | Magnolia Continuing Care Centre |
157 days
|
Hants | Windsor Elms Village |
214 days
|
Kings | All Kings County sites |
106 days
|
Kings | Evergreen Home |
82 days
|
Kings | Wolfville Nursing Home |
86 days
|
Kings | Grand View Manor |
99 days
|
Kings | Orchard Court |
182 days
|
Kings | Blomidon Court |
246 days
|
Victoria | All Victoria County sites |
108 days
|
Victoria | Highland Manor |
92 days
|
Victoria | Alderwood Rest Home |
108 days
|
Guysborough | All Guysborough County sites |
112 days
|
Guysborough | High-Crest Sherbrooke |
68 days
|
Guysborough | Milford Haven |
191 days
|
Guysborough | Canso Seaside | --- |
Halifax | All Halifax County sites |
112 days
|
Halifax | Braeside Nursing Home |
57 days
|
Halifax | The Birches |
71 days
|
Halifax | Parkland at the Lakes-Glasgow Hall |
76 days
|
Halifax | Saint Vincent's |
84 days
|
Halifax | Arborstone Enhanced Care |
88 days
|
Halifax | Melville Lodge |
88 days
|
Halifax | Bissett Court |
90 days
|
Halifax | Northwood Care |
91 days
|
Halifax | Ocean View Continuing Care Centre |
93 days
|
Halifax | Melville Gardens Nursing Home |
106 days
|
Halifax | Maplestone Enhanced Care |
117 days
|
Halifax | Harbourview Lodge Continuing Care Centre |
130 days
|
Halifax | Moody Hall |
135 days
|
Halifax | SD Camp Hill (Veterans Memorial Building) LTC Facility |
137 days
|
Halifax | Bedford West Northwood |
138 days
|
Halifax | Oakwood Terrace |
139 days
|
Halifax | Parkstone Enhanced Care |
141 days
|
Halifax | London Hall |
142 days
|
Halifax | White Hills LTC Centre |
160 days
|
Halifax | The Ivy Meadows Continuing Care Centre |
170 days
|
Halifax | The Admiral LTC Centre |
206 days
|
Halifax | De Paul Hall (Caritas) |
265 days
|
Halifax | The Sagewood Continuing Care Centre | --- |
Richmond | All Richmond County sites |
114 days
|
Richmond | St. Anne Centre |
27 days
|
Richmond | Richmond Villa |
258 days
|
Antigonish | All Antigonish County sites |
160 days
|
Antigonish | R. K. MacDonald |
104 days
|
Antigonish | Parkland Antigonish |
719 days
|
Volume
County | Facility | Wait Time |
---|---|---|
Guysborough | All Guysborough County sites |
14 days
|
Guysborough | Milford Haven | --- |
Guysborough | High-Crest Sherbrooke | --- |
Guysborough | Canso Seaside | --- |
Victoria | All Victoria County sites |
18 days
|
Victoria | Highland Manor | --- |
Victoria | Alderwood Rest Home | --- |
Queens | All Queens County sites |
19 days
|
Queens | Queen's Manor | --- |
Queens | North Queens Nursing Home | --- |
Shelburne | All Shelburne County sites |
19 days
|
Shelburne | Surf Lodge | --- |
Shelburne | Roseway Manor | --- |
Shelburne | Bay Side Home | --- |
Yarmouth | All Yarmouth County sites |
25 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 | --- |
Cumberland | All Cumberland County sites |
26 days
|
Cumberland | High-Crest Springhill | --- |
Cumberland | Gables Lodge | --- |
Cumberland | East Cumberland Lodge | --- |
Cumberland | Bayview Memorial | --- |
Cumberland | South Cumberland Nursing Home | --- |
Cumberland | Northumberland Hall | --- |
Digby | All Digby County sites |
33 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 | --- |
Inverness | All Inverness County sites |
41 days
|
Inverness | Port Hawkesbury Nursing Home | --- |
Inverness | Inverary Manor | --- |
Inverness | Foyer Pere Fiset | --- |
Antigonish | All Antigonish County sites |
46 days
|
Antigonish | R. K. MacDonald | --- |
Antigonish | Parkland Antigonish | --- |
Kings | All Kings County sites |
69 days
|
Kings | Wolfville Nursing Home | --- |
Kings | Grand View Manor | --- |
Kings | Evergreen Home | --- |
Kings | Orchard Court | --- |
Kings | Blomidon Court | --- |
Pictou | All Pictou County sites |
87 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 |
111 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 | --- |
Colchester | All Colchester County sites |
123 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 |
132 days
|
Hants | Windsor Elms Village | --- |
Hants | Magnolia Continuing Care Centre | --- |
Hants | Dykeland Lodge | --- |
Hants | Mayflower Meadows | --- |
Cape Breton | All Cape Breton County sites |
251 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 |
736 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.