--- title: "Long-term care homes in New Brunswick: how to apply" url: "https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/long-term-care/new-brunswick" description: "Apply for a long-term care home in New Brunswick: handled by Department of Social Development. Compare all 13 provinces and territories. From official sources." site: "Canada Service Map" author: "Mahmoud Halat" publisher: "Space & Story" lastReviewed: "2026-10-12" licence: "Built entirely from public data: open data and official government pages. Each record keeps the licence of its source, listed at https://canadaservicemap.ca/data." --- # Long-term care homes in New Brunswick: how to apply New Brunswick · Seniors Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, checked 12 October 2026. Not a government website. The official page always has the final word. ## Short answer In New Brunswick, Department of Social Development handles it. Who handles it: [Department of Social Development](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/the-government-of-new-brunswick). Handles it in New Brunswick. ## Official links - [Long-term care services](https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/services/services_renderer.10115.Long-Term_Care_Services_for_Seniors.html), checked 12 October 2026 - [Find a nursing home](https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/social_development/nursinghomes.html), checked 12 October 2026 ## In every province and territory The same service across Canada: who handles it and the official link. New Brunswick is marked. | Province or territory | Who handles it | Official link | Good to know | |---|---|---|---| | [British Columbia](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/long-term-care/british-columbia) | Regional health authorities (Fraser, Interior, Island, Northern, Vancouver Coastal Health) | [Long-term care services](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/accessing-health-care/home-community-care/care-options-and-cost/long-term-care-services), checked 12 October 2026 | Apply through your health authority's home and community care office; there is no single provincial application. | | [Alberta](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/long-term-care/alberta) | Assisted Living Alberta | [How to access continuing care](https://www.alberta.ca/assisted-living-services-near-me), checked 12 October 2026 | Access to a continuing care home needs a health professional's assessment; call 811 to start. | | [Saskatchewan](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/long-term-care/saskatchewan) | Saskatchewan Health Authority | [Long-term care](https://www.saskhealthauthority.ca/your-health/conditions-illnesses-services-wellness/all-z/long-term-care), checked 12 October 2026 | Long-term care homes are called special care homes in Saskatchewan. | | [Manitoba](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/long-term-care/manitoba) | Regional health authorities (Home Care program), Manitoba Health | [Personal care homes](https://www.gov.mb.ca/health/pch/index.html), checked 12 October 2026 | Apply through the Home Care program of your regional health authority. | | [Ontario](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/long-term-care/ontario) | Ontario Health atHome | [Apply for long-term care](https://www.ontario.ca/page/apply-long-term-care), checked 12 October 2026 | Applications go through Ontario Health atHome (1-833-515-1234), not directly to the homes. | | [Quebec](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/long-term-care/quebec) | Your local CLSC (Santé Québec health network) | [Services when you lose independence](https://www.quebec.ca/en/family-and-support-for-individuals/loss-of-independence/loss-of-independence), checked 12 October 2026 | Apply for a CHSLD place through your local CLSC. | | New Brunswick (this page) | Department of Social Development | [Long-term care services](https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/services/services_renderer.10115.Long-Term_Care_Services_for_Seniors.html), checked 12 October 2026 | | | [Nova Scotia](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/long-term-care/nova-scotia) | Nova Scotia Health Continuing Care (Department of Seniors and Long-term Care) | [How to apply](https://www.nshealth.ca/clinics-programs-and-services/long-term-care), checked 12 October 2026 | Call Continuing Care at 1-800-225-7225 to arrange an assessment; there is no online application. | | [Prince Edward Island](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/long-term-care/prince-edward-island) | Health PEI | None on record | Contact your local Home Care office to book the required assessment. | | [Newfoundland and Labrador](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/long-term-care/newfoundland-and-labrador) | NL Health Services (funded by the Department of Health and Community Services) | [Long-term care homes](https://www.gov.nl.ca/hcs/seniors/residentialoptions/), checked 12 October 2026 | Admission needs an assessment by NL Health Services staff; contact your local NL Health Services office. | | [Yukon](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/long-term-care/yukon) | Continuing Care (Government of Yukon, Health and Social Services) | None on record | Anyone can make the referral, including you or your family. | | [Northwest Territories](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/long-term-care/northwest-territories) | Continuing Care Services (Department of Health and Social Services) and regional health authorities | [How to apply](https://www.hss.gov.nt.ca/en/services/continuing-care-services/long-term-care), checked 12 October 2026 | Apply through your local Home Care program or community health centre. | | [Nunavut](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/long-term-care/nunavut) | Home, Community and Continuing Care (Nunavut Department of Health) | [Long-term care facilities](https://www.gov.nu.ca/en/health/long-term-care-facilities-nunavut), checked 12 October 2026 | Start at your community health centre. | ## Where to go in person - Long-term care homes: [Moncton, NB](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/new-brunswick/moncton/long-term-care-homes) (6), [Saint John, NB](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/new-brunswick/saint-john/long-term-care-homes) (22), [Fredericton, NB](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/new-brunswick/fredericton/long-term-care-homes) (6), [Dieppe, NB](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/new-brunswick/dieppe) (1), [Quispamsis, NB](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/new-brunswick/quispamsis) (2), [Miramichi, NB](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/new-brunswick/miramichi/long-term-care-homes) (3), [Edmundston, NB](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/new-brunswick/edmundston) (1), [Tracadie, NB](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/new-brunswick/tracadie) (1), [Bathurst, NB](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/new-brunswick/bathurst) (2), [Shediac, NB](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/new-brunswick/shediac) (1) ## More - [Apply for a long-term care home in every province and territory](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/long-term-care) - [Public services in New Brunswick](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/new-brunswick) - [Canada Pension Plan (CPP) retirement pension](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/cpp) - [Old Age Security (OAS) pension](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/oas) - [Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/gis) - [Provincial income top-ups for low-income seniors](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/seniors-benefits) ## Cite this page Canada Service Map, "Long-term care homes in New Brunswick: how to apply", checked 12 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/long-term-care/new-brunswick