There are 33 retirement homes in Halifax. Compare availability, pricing, amenities and reviews below, then call any provider directly.
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Halifax, Nova Scotia
Parkland at the Gardens is a luxury retirement community in downtown Halifax offering independent and supportive care options. Located steps from Spring Garden Road, the property features restaurant-style dining, on-site spa, fitness centre, and other premium amenities.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Parkwood Home Care is a locally owned home care agency serving Halifax, Dartmouth, Bedford, and surrounding areas in Nova Scotia. They provide personalized in-home care services for seniors including companion care, dementia care, and veterans care.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Arborstone Enhanced Care is a nursing home in Halifax with 190 residents. It offers long-term care for seniors and is one of the few nursing homes in Nova Scotia to provide long-term care for young adults with disabilities.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Caritas Residence is a retirement living community in Halifax, Nova Scotia, operated by Parkland, overlooking Bedford Basin next to Mount Saint Vincent University.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Haven Manor is a residential care facility in Halifax, Nova Scotia that accommodates both private and semi-private rooms with supervisory care for those needing help with daily activities.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Parkland at the Common is a senior living community in Halifax, Nova Scotia, located near the Halifax Common, offering a range of lifestyle options from independent living to supportive care.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Parkland Clayton Park is a vibrant senior living community in Halifax, Nova Scotia offering independent and supported lifestyle options. Located in Clayton Park, just 15 minutes from downtown Halifax, it features premium accommodations and a full range of amenities.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
The Berkeley Gladstone is a 70-apartment retirement living residence in Halifax offering independent, supportive, and memory care living options.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
The Berkeley on Pepperell is a 75-unit retirement apartment community for seniors located in Halifax's Quinpool District, offering studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom suites with included meals, activities, and support services.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Melville Heights is a retirement and assisted living community in Halifax, Nova Scotia with waterfront views of the Northwest Arm.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Maplestone Enhanced Care is a nursing home in Halifax designed with open and spacious neighbourhoods that provides long-term care for 87 residents. It operates as a Collaborative Learning Centre in partnership with Dalhousie University.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Melville Gardens is a 91-unit long-term care facility in Halifax offering both Level 1 Residential Care (60 beds) and Level 2 Nursing Care (31 beds) on the Melville Ridge Retirement Campus.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Melville Lodge is a level 2 nursing care facility in Halifax, Nova Scotia, home to 123 residents requiring nursing home care. It is part of the Melville Ridge Retirement community with on-site meal preparation, activities, and 24-hour nursing staff.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Oxford Manor is a residential care facility in Halifax, Nova Scotia, serving residents with physical or mental disabilities who require assistance with daily living. It offers private and semi-private rooms in a central location.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Parkstone Enhanced Care is a nursing home located in Clayton Park West, Halifax, Nova Scotia, serving 194 residents requiring nursing home care and respite care.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Community Living Centres Inc. is a retirement home option in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
GEM Health Care Group is a family-run Nova Scotian business offering retirement living and long-term care facilities for seniors, established in 1979.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Shannex is a senior-care organization operating multiple facilities across Atlantic Canada, offering a continuum of care services from independent living to nursing care.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Northwood Care is the largest continuing care not-for-profit organization in eastern Canada, offering various services including retirement living, long-term care, home care, assisted living, and adult day programs since 1962.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Northwood Care is the largest continuing care not-for-profit organization in eastern Canada, providing senior healthcare services since 1962.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Spencer House Senior Centre is a retirement home option in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Continuing Care is a provincial health service that assesses care needs and provides home care, community care services, and long-term care across Nova Scotia, coordinated through Continuing Care Coordinators.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Parkland at Home is a home-care service provider delivering personal care, housekeeping, household support, errands, transportation, and companion care to clients in Metro Halifax and surrounding areas.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Victoria Hall is a heritage retirement residence for women founded in 1860, currently housed in a building constructed in 1885 with approximately 70 rooms. It is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing compassionate care while respecting residents' dignity, integrity, and spiritual and cultural values.
Halifax is a city where neighbourhoods have distinct personalities, and that character often shapes what daily life in a retirement home actually feels like. Options tend to cluster in and around established residential areas — the South End, Clayton Park, Dartmouth, and the Bedford Basin corridor all have communities worth exploring. Proximity to the QEII Health Sciences Centre or Dartmouth General Hospital matters to many families, both for peace of mind and for practical continuity of care if a parent's health needs change over time. Public transit access is worth considering too, especially if your parent values independence and getting out on their own.
Nova Scotia's Department of Seniors and Long-Term Care oversees residential care in the province, licensing facilities and setting care standards. Retirement homes operate as private-pay residences — they are distinct from the publicly funded long-term care system — so private-pay rates vary by care level and suite size. That said, understanding the full continuum matters: if your parent's needs increase, knowing how a community handles care transitions, or whether a move to a licenced long-term care bed might eventually be needed, is a realistic conversation to have early.
When you begin touring in Halifax, think beyond the suite itself. Ask about how care is assessed at move-in, what triggers a reassessment, and how the community handles residents whose needs grow over time. Halifax's retirement home market can see wait times vary considerably by community and suite type, so it pays to add your parent's name to more than one waitlist if you find a good fit. Some families in Halifax begin this process while a parent is still largely independent — not because there's any urgency, but because securing a preferred spot in a desirable community takes time.
Finally, consider whether Assisted Living might be a better match if your parent needs more hands-on daily support. Halifax has options across the care spectrum, and our Assisted Living listings can help you compare. Start with a clear picture of your parent's current needs and how they might evolve, then use the listings on this page to narrow your shortlist before booking tours directly with each community.
Retirement homes in Nova Scotia operate on a private-pay basis outside the province's publicly funded long-term care system, so monthly fees are set by each community. Federal income-tested supports such as Old Age Security (OAS) and the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) may help eligible seniors with the cost.
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