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Table 1-4
Residential care facilities by ownership, facility characteristics1 and geography — Nova Scotia

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Nova Scotia
  Operating facilities Reporting facilities Beds staffed and in operation 2
Number Approved beds Number Approved beds
Total, facility ownership  
Total, residential care facilities 216 8,964 167 6,840 8,926
Total, homes for the aged 109 6,745 88 5,119 6,714
1 to 19 beds 25 296 21 265 291
20 to 49 beds 30 916 26 789 910
50 to 99 beds 33 2,304 25 1,732 2,282
100 beds or more 21 3,229 16 2,333 3,231
Total, facilities for persons with mental disorders 104 2,141 76 1,643 2,134
1 to 19 beds 74 732 54 524 714
20 beds or more 30 1,409 22 1,119 1,420
Total, other residential care facilities 3 78 3 78 78
Facility ownership, proprietary  
Total, residential care facilities 78 3,243 52 1,547 3,199
Total, homes for the aged 54 2,775 35 1,223 2,741
1 to 19 beds 17 180 13 149 175
20 to 49 beds 15 439 12 336 432
50 to 99 beds 16 1,136 9 614 1,111
100 beds or more 6 1,020 1 124 1,023
Total, facilities for persons with mental disorders 24 468 17 324 458
1 to 19 beds 12 157 9 110 150
20 beds or more 12 311 8 214 308
Total, other residential care facilities 0 0 0 0 0
Facility ownership, religious  
Total, residential care facilities 5 413 5 413 413
Total, homes for the aged 3 336 3 336 336
1 to 19 beds 0 0 0 0 0
20 to 49 beds 0 0 0 0 0
50 to 99 beds 1 79 1 79 79
100 beds or more 2 257 2 257 257
Total, facilities for persons with mental disorders 1 18 1 18 18
1 to 19 beds 1 18 1 18 18
20 beds or more 0 0 0 0 0
Total, other residential care facilities 1 59 1 59 59
Facility ownership, lay  
Total, residential care facilities 80 2,540 63 2,318 2,533
Total, homes for the aged 20 1,687 18 1,613 1,686
1 to 19 beds 0 0 0 0 0
20 to 49 beds 8 277 7 253 277
50 to 99 beds 7 473 6 423 473
100 beds or more 5 937 5 937 936
Total, facilities for persons with mental disorders 58 834 43 686 828
1 to 19 beds 49 431 35 314 422
20 beds or more 9 403 8 372 406
Total, other residential care facilities 2 19 2 19 19
Facility ownership, municipal  
Total, residential care facilities 29 2,180 28 2,072 2,181
Total, homes for the aged 22 1,752 22 1,752 1,755
1 to 19 beds 2 34 2 34 34
20 to 49 beds 3 87 3 87 87
50 to 99 beds 9 616 9 616 619
100 beds or more 8 1,015 8 1,015 1,015
Total, facilities for persons with mental disorders 7 428 6 320 426
1 to 19 beds 2 12 2 12 12
20 beds or more 5 416 4 308 414
Total, other residential care facilities 0 0 0 0 0
Facility ownership, provincial or territorial  
Total, residential care facilities 23 581 18 483 593
Total, homes for the aged 10 195 10 195 196
1 to 19 beds 6 82 6 82 82
20 to 49 beds 4 113 4 113 114
50 to 99 beds 0 0 0 0 0
100 beds or more 0 0 0 0 0
Total, facilities for persons with mental disorders 13 386 8 288 397
1 to 19 beds 9 107 6 63 105
20 beds or more 4 279 2 225 292
Total, other residential care facilities 0 0 0 0 0
Facility ownership, federal  
Total, residential care facilities 1 7 1 7 7
Total, homes for the aged 0 0 0 0 0
1 to 19 beds 0 0 0 0 0
20 to 49 beds 0 0 0 0 0
50 to 99 beds 0 0 0 0 0
100 beds or more 0 0 0 0 0
Total, facilities for persons with mental disorders 1 7 1 7 7
1 to 19 beds 1 7 1 7 7
20 beds or more 0 0 0 0 0
Total, other residential care facilities 0 0 0 0 0
Facility ownership, other  
Total, residential care facilities 0 0 0 0 0
Total, homes for the aged 0 0 0 0 0
1 to 19 beds 0 0 0 0 0
20 to 49 beds 0 0 0 0 0
50 to 99 beds 0 0 0 0 0
100 beds or more 0 0 0 0 0
Total, facilities for persons with mental disorders 0 0 0 0 0
1 to 19 beds 0 0 0 0 0
20 beds or more 0 0 0 0 0
Total, other residential care facilities 0 0 0 0 0
1.
Principal characteristic of predominant group of residents and size of facility.
2.
"Beds staffed and in operation" refers to the number of beds that are either occupied or available for new resident admissions on the last day of the reference period.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Residential Care Facilities Survey (CANSIM table 107-5501).
Date Modified: 2010-05-11

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