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Community overview

Melville Lodge is a level 2 nursing care home in Halifax, Nova Scotia, with 123 residents who require nursing home care. It is part of the Melville Ridge Retirement community, with landscaped gardens and a fully enclosed private courtyard, and has nursing staff on site 24 hours a day.

Search description

Melville Lodge in Halifax, Nova Scotia is a level 2 nursing care home for 123 residents with 24-hour nursing staff.

Care & support

Nursing staff are on site 24 hours a day, and physicians are on call around the clock. Care is planned through an individualized assessment and delivered by a professional interdisciplinary health care team.

Care & support

The care team includes a dietician, occupational therapists, a certified therapeutic recreation specialist, and a physiotherapist and physiotherapy assistant. The home takes a palliative approach to care and offers spiritual services and extended care paramedic services.

Rooms & living spaces

Rooms are fully furnished private and semi-private rooms, and residents can bring their own decorations to personalize them. The building has an open, spacious design.

Rooms & living spaces

Each room is served by a 24-hour emergency call system, and housekeeping and laundry service are provided.

Dining & meals

Meals are prepared on site for residents.

Activities & connection

Recreation programs include music therapy, garden and horticultural activities, community and cultural events, holiday celebrations, intergenerational and volunteer programs, pet therapy visits, a Men's Club and bus trips.

Activities & connection

A Family and Resident Council gives residents and families a voice, and programs address physical, intellectual, social, vocational, emotional and spiritual needs.

Shared spaces & amenities

The home has a fully enclosed private courtyard for fresh air and sunshine and is surrounded by groomed gardens. Hairdressing and massage therapy are available for an additional fee.

Location & getting around

Melville Lodge is at 50 Shoreham Lane in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on the Melville Ridge Retirement community campus. It is a long-term care home licensed and funded through the provincial system.