A trusted voice on matters of fairness, dignity, and uncompromising standards of care

Strategic Directions Leadership in Community Care:

A trusted voice on matters of fairness, dignity, and uncompromising standards of care.

Northwood is one of the largest continuing care providers in Nova Scotia, with an extensive and comprehensive range of programs for a diverse and vulnerable service population. It is a natural leader in this rapidly growing but largely undervalued service sector. As the need for community care grows, the need for advocacy grows with it. Northwood will continue to be a trusted voice on matters of fairness, dignity, and uncompromising standards of care.

The pandemic has highlighted the need for affordable housing options in our community. For over 60 years, Northwood has delivered programs and services to seniors to address unmet housing needs. There is much more work to be done!

Special thanks to John Gracie, Eastlink, and the Northwood Foundation for another great tree lighting and holiday concert.

Opinion Piece

In April of 2022, Lisa Roberts had an Op-Ed published in the Chronicle Herald. Northwood’s Affordable Retirement Living Program was highlighted as a local success.

Lisa Roberts is a former MLA, a former journalist, and a present-day consultant working to help get non-market housing built. She served as the NDP critic on housing.

The Op-Ed mentions Northwood's Almon Place, a 66-unit building in Halifax. Almon Place is one of four affordable housing buildings in HRM. Northwood is pleased to be able to introduce a 5th affordable housing building in Fall of 2023. Lisa Roberts highlights the fact that rents at Almon Place — include in-floor heating, a community room, and access to Northwood recreation programs when COVID allows. A twobedroom rents for $975 a month, 73 percent of the average price ($1,335) in Halifax. The Op-Ed is discussing housing inflation and how Almon Place is one of the few affordable options for seniors left in the city.

Northwood highlights

CTV MORNING LIVE

In January of 2022, CTV Morning Live surprised our Northwood Halifax staff with a donation of free individually wrapped mugs as a way of thanking staff for their hard work during some challenging times. the laker news

In May of 2022, The Laker News did a short story highlighting the Northwood and Ivy Meadows transition. The transition will be complete in April of 2023.

Organization Recognition

Northwood has been named one of Nova Scotia’s and Atlantic Canada’s Top Employers for 2022. Northwood has been named a top employer for Nova Scotia since 2014 and a top employer for Atlantic Canada since 2013.

This special designation recognizes employers in Nova Scotia and in Canada’s four Atlantic provinces that lead their industries in offering exceptional places to work.

Employers are evaluated by the editors of Canada’s Top 100 Employers using the same criteria as the national competition and are also compared to other organizations in their field to determine which organization offers the most progressive and forward-thinking programs.