Table 5-4
Full-time equivalent personnel1 in operating residential care facilities by facility characteristics2 and geography — Nova Scotia

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Nova Scotia
  Operating facilities Reporting facilities Full-time equivalent personnel
Number Approved beds Number Approved beds
Total, residential care facilities 217 8,947 153 6,633 9,949
Total, homes for the aged 107 6,823 79 5,229 7,346
1 to 19 beds 23 279 14 167 296
20 to 49 beds 30 913 22 700 874
50 to 99 beds 32 2,245 25 1,748 2,531
100 beds or more 22 3,386 18 2,614 3,645
Total, facilities for persons with mental disorders 110 2,124 74 1,404 2,602
1 to 19 beds 80 700 56 454 844
20 beds or more 30 1,424 18 950 1,758
Total, other residential care facilities 0 0 0 0 0
1.
Data on paid hours and financial data for residential care facilities may include amounts related to activities that are outside the scope of residential care, such as outpatient or hospital care. This phenomenon is not widespread outside of Quebec, but in this province, such situations are more likely. For this reason, financial data pertaining to non-residential care activities in Quebec were statistically removed. Nevertheless, caution should be exercised in comparison with data from other provinces.
2.
Principal characteristic of predominant group of residents and size of facility.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Residential Care Facilities Survey (CANSIM table 107-5505).