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
50%
County | Facility | Wait Time |
---|---|---|
Cumberland | All Cumberland County sites |
13 days
|
Cumberland | South Cumberland Nursing Home |
7 days
|
Cumberland | Gables Lodge |
9 days
|
Cumberland | High-Crest Springhill |
14 days
|
Cumberland | East Cumberland Lodge |
18 days
|
Cumberland | Bayview Memorial |
22 days
|
Cumberland | Northumberland Hall |
30 days
|
Pictou | All Pictou County sites |
26 days
|
Pictou | Maritime Oddfellows |
7 days
|
Pictou | Ivey's Terrace Nursing Home |
26 days
|
Pictou | Glen Haven |
26 days
|
Pictou | Valley View Villa |
27 days
|
Pictou | Shiretown Nursing |
34 days
|
Pictou | Sutherland Harris Memorial Hospital Northumberland Veterans Unit |
120 days
|
Victoria | All Victoria County sites |
31 days
|
Victoria | Highland Manor |
3 days
|
Victoria | Alderwood Rest Home |
66 days
|
Shelburne | All Shelburne County sites |
48 days
|
Shelburne | Surf Lodge |
43 days
|
Shelburne | Roseway Manor |
50 days
|
Shelburne | Bay Side Home |
86 days
|
Inverness | All Inverness County sites |
62 days
|
Inverness | Foyer Pere Fiset |
38 days
|
Inverness | Port Hawkesbury Nursing Home |
68 days
|
Inverness | Inverary Manor |
70 days
|
Antigonish | All Antigonish County sites |
63 days
|
Antigonish | R. K. MacDonald |
66 days
|
Antigonish | Parkland Antigonish | --- |
Guysborough | All Guysborough County sites |
68 days
|
Guysborough | Milford Haven |
40 days
|
Guysborough | High-Crest Sherbrooke |
73 days
|
Guysborough | Canso Seaside | --- |
Kings | All Kings County sites |
70 days
|
Kings | Wolfville Nursing Home |
15 days
|
Kings | Grand View Manor |
54 days
|
Kings | Evergreen Home |
72 days
|
Kings | Blomidon Court |
138 days
|
Kings | Orchard Court |
146 days
|
Colchester | All Colchester County sites |
75 days
|
Colchester | The Mira |
33 days
|
Colchester | Willow Lodge |
61 days
|
Colchester | Vimy Court |
79 days
|
Colchester | Wynn Park Villa |
88 days
|
Colchester | Cedarstone Enhanced Care |
118 days
|
Colchester | Debert Court |
130 days
|
Colchester | Elk Court | --- |
Annapolis | All Annapolis County sites |
79 days
|
Annapolis | Mountain Lea Lodge |
77 days
|
Annapolis | Heart of the Valley LTC Centre |
87 days
|
Annapolis | Soldiers Memorial Veterans Unit |
110 days
|
Annapolis | Annapolis Royal Nursing Home |
117 days
|
Queens | All Queens County sites |
79 days
|
Queens | North Queens Nursing Home |
78 days
|
Queens | Queen's Manor |
79 days
|
Yarmouth | All Yarmouth County sites |
87 days
|
Yarmouth | Nakile Home |
77 days
|
Yarmouth | The Meadows- Tidal View Manor |
91 days
|
Yarmouth | Villa St. Joseph du Lac |
101 days
|
Yarmouth | Veteran's Place (Yarmouth Regional Hospital) | --- |
Digby | All Digby County sites |
105 days
|
Digby | Villa Acadienne |
75 days
|
Digby | Tideview Terrace |
118 days
|
Lunenburg | All Lunenburg County sites |
115 days
|
Lunenburg | Shoreham Village |
91 days
|
Lunenburg | Harbour View Haven |
96 days
|
Lunenburg | Hillside Pines |
99 days
|
Lunenburg | Mahone Nursing |
104 days
|
Lunenburg | Rosedale Home |
120 days
|
Lunenburg | Ryan Hall |
146 days
|
Hants | All Hants County sites |
117 days
|
Hants | Haliburton Place |
86 days
|
Hants | Dykeland Lodge |
104 days
|
Hants | Windsor Elms Village |
111 days
|
Hants | Magnolia Continuing Care Centre |
161 days
|
Cape Breton | All Cape Breton County sites |
118 days
|
Cape Breton | Seaview Manor |
32 days
|
Cape Breton | Northside Community Guest |
63 days
|
Cape Breton | Taigh Solas |
64 days
|
Cape Breton | Maple Hill |
72 days
|
Cape Breton | Harbour View Hospital |
118 days
|
Cape Breton | Victoria Haven |
123 days
|
Cape Breton | Miner's Memorial Manor |
127 days
|
Cape Breton | Harbourstone |
152 days
|
Cape Breton | Celtic Court |
166 days
|
Cape Breton | Taigh Na Mara Facility |
174 days
|
Cape Breton | The Cove |
188 days
|
Cape Breton | MacGillivray Guest |
189 days
|
Cape Breton | Waterford Heights |
251 days
|
Halifax | All Halifax County sites |
140 days
|
Halifax | Bedford West Northwood |
93 days
|
Halifax | Oakwood Terrace |
94 days
|
Halifax | Bissett Court |
110 days
|
Halifax | Melville Lodge |
113 days
|
Halifax | Maplestone Enhanced Care |
115 days
|
Halifax | Northwood Care |
120 days
|
Halifax | White Hills LTC Centre |
121 days
|
Halifax | Arborstone Enhanced Care |
135 days
|
Halifax | Saint Vincent's |
135 days
|
Halifax | The Ivy Meadows Continuing Care Centre |
140 days
|
Halifax | The Birches |
143 days
|
Halifax | Parkstone Enhanced Care |
145 days
|
Halifax | Parkland at the Lakes-Glasgow Hall |
156 days
|
Halifax | SD Camp Hill (Veterans Memorial Building) LTC Facility |
156 days
|
Halifax | Ocean View Continuing Care Centre |
160 days
|
Halifax | Harbourview Lodge Continuing Care Centre |
178 days
|
Halifax | The Admiral LTC Centre |
204 days
|
Halifax | Melville Gardens Nursing Home |
324 days
|
Halifax | The Sagewood Continuing Care Centre |
350 days
|
Halifax | Braeside Nursing Home | --- |
Richmond | All Richmond County sites |
153 days
|
Richmond | St. Anne Centre |
100 days
|
Richmond | Richmond Villa |
187 days
|
Volume
County | Facility | Wait Time |
---|---|---|
Guysborough | All Guysborough County sites |
13 days
|
Guysborough | Milford Haven | --- |
Guysborough | High-Crest Sherbrooke | --- |
Guysborough | Canso Seaside | --- |
Queens | All Queens County sites |
18 days
|
Queens | Queen's Manor | --- |
Queens | North Queens Nursing Home | --- |
Victoria | All Victoria County sites |
18 days
|
Victoria | Highland Manor | --- |
Victoria | Alderwood Rest Home | --- |
Cumberland | All Cumberland County sites |
19 days
|
Cumberland | High-Crest Springhill | --- |
Cumberland | Gables Lodge | --- |
Cumberland | East Cumberland Lodge | --- |
Cumberland | Bayview Memorial | --- |
Cumberland | South Cumberland Nursing Home | --- |
Cumberland | Northumberland Hall | --- |
Shelburne | All Shelburne County sites |
22 days
|
Shelburne | Surf Lodge | --- |
Shelburne | Roseway Manor | --- |
Shelburne | Bay Side Home | --- |
Annapolis | All Annapolis County sites |
31 days
|
Annapolis | Mountain Lea Lodge | --- |
Annapolis | Annapolis Royal Nursing Home | --- |
Annapolis | Heart of the Valley LTC Centre | --- |
Annapolis | Soldiers Memorial Veterans Unit | --- |
Richmond | All Richmond County sites |
31 days
|
Richmond | St. Anne Centre | --- |
Richmond | Richmond Villa | --- |
Inverness | All Inverness County sites |
41 days
|
Inverness | Port Hawkesbury Nursing Home | --- |
Inverness | Inverary Manor | --- |
Inverness | Foyer Pere Fiset | --- |
Digby | All Digby County sites |
43 days
|
Digby | Villa Acadienne | --- |
Digby | Tideview Terrace | --- |
Yarmouth | All Yarmouth County sites |
44 days
|
Yarmouth | Villa St. Joseph du Lac | --- |
Yarmouth | The Meadows- Tidal View Manor | --- |
Yarmouth | Nakile Home | --- |
Yarmouth | Veteran's Place (Yarmouth Regional Hospital) | --- |
Antigonish | All Antigonish County sites |
49 days
|
Antigonish | R. K. MacDonald | --- |
Antigonish | Parkland Antigonish | --- |
Kings | All Kings County sites |
84 days
|
Kings | Wolfville Nursing Home | --- |
Kings | Grand View Manor | --- |
Kings | Evergreen Home | --- |
Kings | Orchard Court | --- |
Kings | Blomidon Court | --- |
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 | --- |
Colchester | All Colchester County sites |
92 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 |
112 days
|
Lunenburg | Shoreham Village | --- |
Lunenburg | Rosedale Home | --- |
Lunenburg | Mahone Nursing | --- |
Lunenburg | Hillside Pines | --- |
Lunenburg | Harbour View Haven | --- |
Lunenburg | Ryan Hall | --- |
Hants | All Hants County sites |
131 days
|
Hants | Windsor Elms Village | --- |
Hants | Magnolia Continuing Care Centre | --- |
Hants | Dykeland Lodge | --- |
Hants | Haliburton Place | --- |
Cape Breton | All Cape Breton County sites |
271 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 | --- |
Halifax | All Halifax County sites |
736 days
|
Halifax | Melville Gardens Nursing Home | --- |
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 | Maplestone Enhanced Care | --- |
Halifax | White Hills LTC Centre | --- |
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.