Table 7-4
Total expenditures1 in operating residential care facilities by facility characteristics2 and geography — Nova Scotia

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Nova Scotia
  Operating facilities Reporting facilities Total expenditures
Number Approved beds Number Approved beds
                  thousands of dollars
Total, residential care facilities 217 8,947 151 6,599 574,864
Total, homes for the aged 107 6,823 78 5,193 429,902
1 to 19 beds 23 279 14 179 16,573
20 to 49 beds 30 913 22 702 53,534
50 to 99 beds 32 2,245 24 1,698 145,258
100 beds or more 22 3,386 18 2,614 214,538
Total, facilities for persons with mental disorders 110 2,124 73 1,406 144,961
1 to 19 beds 80 700 55 459 48,780
20 beds or more 30 1,424 18 947 96,181
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 107-5507).