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Community overview

Parkstone Enhanced Care is a nursing home in Clayton Park West, Halifax, Nova Scotia. It is home to 194 residents who need nursing home care, plus four respite guests. The building is organized into open, spacious neighbourhoods, each with living, dining and activity rooms, a kitchen servery and a nursing station. Fireplaces and comfortable furniture make gatherings easy.

Search description

Parkstone Enhanced Care is a nursing home in Clayton Park West, Halifax, with 24-hour nursing, private washrooms and recreation programs.

Care & support

Care begins with individualized assessment and care planning by a professional interdisciplinary health care team. Nursing staff are on site 24 hours a day.

Care & support

Services include a dietitian, occupational therapists and physiotherapists, a palliative approach to care, pain and symptom management, spiritual services and hairdressing and barber services.

Rooms & living spaces

Rooms are fully furnished with a private washroom, are private and wheelchair accessible, and have space for residents' own decorations. Housekeeping and laundry service are provided, and telephone and cable service are optional.

Rooms & living spaces

Each room has a 24-hour emergency call system.

Dining & meals

Meals for enhanced care residents are prepared from menus developed by chefs at the Culinary Centre in Halifax, with as many fresh, seasonal and local products as possible. Dietitians complete a nutritional assessment with each resident to understand dietary requirements, allergies, sensitivities and food preferences.

Activities & connection

Recreation staff get to know each resident and design activities around their hobbies and interests. Programs include musical entertainment, garden and horticultural activities, community and cultural events, holiday celebrations, intergenerational and volunteer programs, and pet visits.

Activities & connection

Wellness programs take a holistic approach across six dimensions: physical, intellectual, social, vocational, emotional and spiritual. A Resident Council and a Family Council are in place.

Location & getting around

Parkstone is in the heart of Clayton Park West on Parkland Drive in Halifax.