Melville Lodge
30Limited50 Shoreham Ln, Halifax, NS B3P 2R3, Canada
2.8(17 reviews)Last updated September 2026
About This Community
Melville Lodge is a level 2 nursing care facility in Halifax, Nova Scotia, home to 123 residents requiring nursing home care. It is part of the Melville Ridge Retirement community with on-site meal preparation, activities, and 24-hour nursing staff.
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Melville Lodge is a level 2 nursing care facility part of the Melville Ridge Retirement community, surrounded by elegantly groomed gardens.
The facility is designed with an open and spacious concept creating a warm, comfortable atmosphere, and features a fully enclosed private courtyard for residents to enjoy fresh air and sunshine.
Residents benefit from meals prepared on-site, engaging recreation programs, and 24-hour nursing staff.
The facility offers a professional interdisciplinary health care team including occupational therapists, physiotherapists, a dietician, and a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist. Physicians are on-call 24 hours a day, and palliative care approaches are used.
Recreation programs address physical, intellectual, social, vocational, emotional, and spiritual needs through music therapy, garden activities, cultural events, pet therapy visits, volunteer programs, and intergenerational initiatives.
Additional services include hairdressing and massage therapy (with additional fees).
Editorial summary by Senior Care Path based on verified listing data, last reviewed September 2026.
Pricing at Melville Lodge
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Who This Community Is Best For
Ideal For
- Seniors who need supportive care within a residential community
- Seniors who need higher-acuity or 24-hour nursing care
Consider Alternatives For
- Active, fully independent seniors who don't need support
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Care Services
- 24-hour nursing
- Medication management
- Occupational therapy
- Physiotherapy
- Dietician services
- Spiritual services
- Palliative care
- Therapeutic recreation
- Extended care paramedic services
Amenities
- Dining room
- Private courtyard
- Gardens
- Hair salon
- Massage therapy
- Call system
Key Features
- Pet Therapy visits
- Level 2 nursing care
- Professional interdisciplinary health care team
- Physicians on-call 24 hours
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Google Reviews
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17 Google reviews
Summary of Google Reviews
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Melville Lodge holds a 2.8-star rating across 17 Google reviews. Recent reviewers most often highlight caring, attentive staff and quality dining and meals.
Most common praise
- Caring, attentive staff
- Quality dining and meals
Most recent reviews
Beth Carman
a month ago · via Google
A relative is in here and you see people walking around interacting. The staff seem to know everyone and you eat in the dining room with other people. You don't sit on the side of your bed with a hospital tray in front of your face. I've also found that the newer places everybody stays in their room and it's dead quiet. This place is busy. I've been there twice and they've had live music and I've been told that the food's pretty good. Can't beat that.
Shane D
4 months ago · via Google
Great place for older people live out their life.
Rick Reid
8 months ago · via Google
Worst experience ever. If I had read the reviews ahead of time, I would never have let my poor deceased mother get placed there.
Google reviews and rating refreshed September 2026.
Confidence Score
Limited
Our 100-point confidence rating
Senior Care Path gives Melville Lodge an SCP Confidence Score of 30/100 (Limited), our 100-point trust rating. How we calculate it.
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Location
50 Shoreham Ln, Halifax, NS B3P 2R3, Canada, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3P 2R3
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