Last verified: October 2026
Where can you find licensed memory care in Rhode Island?
34 Rhode Island assisted living residences hold a RIDOH Special Care Unit license — the state's license for a secured Alzheimer's and dementia unit — on the licensee list updated October 23, 2026, with 1,297 dementia beds between them (Providence 17, Kent 9, Washington 3, Bristol 1, Newport 4 by county).
8 of them are dedicated memory care residences where every licensed bed is in the Special Care Unit (for example Briarcliffe Gardens, Carriage House at the Elms and Chestnut Cottage at the Elms); the rest pair a dementia unit with traditional assisted living, so a resident can move within the same community as needs change. A residence with a Special Care Unit must be licensed at the F1–M1 level and keep a registered nurse available for consultation at all times.
Data source + refresh cadence
Source: Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) — the licensee list (active Assisted Living Residence, Special Care Unit and Limited Health Services licenses; RIDOH extract updated October 23, 2026), each residence's record in the RIDOH assisted living finder, the inspection reports RIDOH links from that record, and RIDOH's disciplinary-actions list.
Listed here: 34 records. Retrieved: October 24, 2026. Refresh: quarterly, and whenever RIDOH posts new licenses or reports.
Last verified: October 2026 · Last updated October 24, 2026
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30 of the larger, best-known residences with a Special Care Unit, each with its RIDOH license record, posted inspection results, cost context and tour questions.
Smithfield · 178 beds · 55 dementia bedsThe Village at Waterman Lake
License ALR01347 · Latest RIDOH survey April 2026
Full profile →Warwick · 169 beds · 44 dementia bedsHalcyon at West Bay
License ALR01515 · Latest RIDOH survey May 2026
Full profile →Providence · 168 beds · 44 dementia bedsCapitol Ridge at Providence
License ALR01506 · Latest RIDOH survey August 2026
Full profile →Coventry · 160 beds · 47 dementia bedsBrookdale Centre of New England
License ALR01477 · Latest RIDOH survey August 2026
Full profile →Cumberland · 150 beds · 26 dementia bedsChapel Hill Assisted Living
License ALR01520 · Latest RIDOH survey April 2026
Full profile →Warwick · 149 beds · 32 dementia bedsGreenwich Farms at Warwick
License ALR01508 · Latest RIDOH survey July 2026
Full profile →Barrington · 148 beds · 41 dementia bedsAtria Bay Spring
License ALR01534 · No posted survey yet
Full profile →Smithfield · 140 beds · 42 dementia bedsSmithfield Woods
License ALR01519 · Latest RIDOH survey May 2026
Full profile →Providence · 128 beds · 62 dementia bedsWingate Residences on Blackstone Boulevard
License ALR01510 · Latest RIDOH survey September 2025
Full profile →Middletown · 126 beds · 22 dementia bedsBlenheim Newport
License ALR01507 · Latest RIDOH survey July 2026
Full profile →East Greenwich · 122 beds · 75 dementia bedsAnchor Bay at Greenwich
License ALR01531 · No posted survey yet
Full profile →East Providence · 117 beds · 34 dementia bedsTockwotton on the Waterfront
License ALR01482 · Latest RIDOH survey July 2026
Full profile →East Providence · 115 beds · 42 dementia bedsAnchor Bay at East Providence
License ALR01530 · No posted survey yet
Full profile →Lincoln · 115 beds · 32 dementia bedsAtria Lincoln Place
License ALR01533 · No posted survey yet
Full profile →Warwick · 110 beds · 42 dementia bedsAll American Assisted Living at Warwick
License ALR01526 · Latest RIDOH survey February 2026
Full profile →Providence · 101 beds · 20 dementia bedsWingate Residences on the East Side
License ALR01513 · Latest RIDOH survey June 2026
Full profile →East Greenwich · 99 beds · 19 dementia bedsAtria Harborhill
License ALR01536 · No posted survey yet
Full profile →Portsmouth · 97 beds · 18 dementia bedsAtria Aquidneck Place
License ALR01535 · No posted survey yet
Full profile →East Greenwich · 94 beds · 21 dementia bedsThe Seasons East Greenwich
License ALR01523 · Latest RIDOH survey July 2026
Full profile →South Kingstown · 88 beds · 21 dementia bedsBrightview Commons
License ALR01524 · Latest RIDOH survey January 2026
Full profile →Tiverton · 87 beds · 22 dementia bedsBrookdale Sakonnet Bay
License ALR01474 · Latest RIDOH survey June 2026
Full profile →Smithfield · 87 beds · 26 dementia bedsStillwater Assisted Living and Skilled Nursing Community
License ALR01509 · Latest RIDOH survey March 2026
Full profile →Providence · 86 beds · 28 dementia bedsHighlands on the East Side
License ALR01496 · Latest RIDOH survey July 2026
Full profile →Warwick · 81 beds · 24 dementia bedsTamarisk Assisted Living (The Phyllis Siperstein Tamarisk)
License ALR01426 · Latest RIDOH survey June 2026
Full profile →North Providence · 78 beds · 78 dementia bedsDarlington Memory Lane
License ALR01461 · Latest RIDOH survey April 2026
Full profile →Johnston · 75 beds · 22 dementia bedsAnchor Bay at Pocasset
License ALR01532 · No posted survey yet
Full profile →Johnston · 68 beds · 68 dementia bedsBriarcliffe Gardens
License ALR01458 · Latest RIDOH survey October 2025
Full profile →Lincoln · 68 beds · 68 dementia bedsLighthouse at Lincoln
License ALR01500 · Latest RIDOH survey August 2026
Full profile →Newport · 62 beds · 26 dementia bedsSt. Clare – Newport
License ALR01494 · Latest RIDOH survey March 2026
Full profile →West Warwick · 60 beds · 60 dementia bedsSpring Villa Memory Care
License ALR01487 · Latest RIDOH survey March 2026
Full profile →All licensed Special Care Units A–Z
| Residence | City / town | Address | Phone | Beds | Dementia (SCU) beds | License # | Current license issued | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All American Assisted Living at Warwick | Warwick | 55 Toll Gate Farm Road | (401) 889-5905 | 110 | 42 | ALR01526 · SCU | September 26, 2025 | RIDOH record |
| Anchor Bay at East Providence | Riverside (East Providence) | 1440 Wampanoag Trl | (401) 425-0448 | 115 | 42 | ALR01530 · SCU/LHS | April 1, 2026 | RIDOH record |
| Anchor Bay at Greenwich | East Greenwich | 945 Main Street | (401) 307-5974 | 122 | 75 | ALR01531 · SCU/LHS | April 1, 2026 | RIDOH record |
| Anchor Bay at Pocasset | Johnston | 12 Old Pocasset Lane | (401) 249-4763 | 75 | 22 | ALR01532 · SCU/LHS | April 1, 2026 | RIDOH record |
| Atria Aquidneck Place | Portsmouth | 125 Quaker Hill Lane | (401) 683-0725 | 97 | 18 | ALR01535 · SCU | July 7, 2026 | RIDOH record |
| Atria Bay Spring | Barrington | 147 Bay Spring Avenue | (401) 246-2500 | 148 | 41 | ALR01534 · SCU | July 7, 2026 | RIDOH record |
| Atria Harborhill | East Greenwich | 159 Division Street | (401) 884-2704 | 99 | 19 | ALR01536 · SCU | July 7, 2026 | RIDOH record |
| Atria Lincoln Place | Lincoln | 612 George Washington Hwy | (401) 334-1686 | 115 | 32 | ALR01533 · SCU | July 7, 2026 | RIDOH record |
| Blenheim Newport | Middletown | 303 Valley Road | (401) 849-0031 | 126 | 22 | ALR01507 · SCU | September 1, 2019 | RIDOH record |
| Briarcliffe Gardens | Johnston | 53 Old Pocasset Road | (401) 944-2450 | 68 | 68 | ALR01458 · SCU/LHS | September 18, 2009 | RIDOH record |
| Brightview Commons | Wakefield (South Kingstown) | 57 Grandeville Court | (401) 789-8777 | 88 | 21 | ALR01524 · SCU | December 12, 2024 | RIDOH record |
| Brookdale Centre of New England | Coventry | 600 Centre of New England Blvd | (401) 821-2445 | 160 | 47 | ALR01477 · SCU/LHS | November 1, 2011 | RIDOH record |
| Brookdale Sakonnet Bay | Tiverton | 1215 Main Road | (401) 624-1880 | 87 | 22 | ALR01474 · SCU/LHS | September 1, 2011 | RIDOH record |
| Capitol Ridge at Providence | Providence | 700 Smith Street | (401) 521-0090 | 168 | 44 | ALR01506 · SCU | September 1, 2019 | RIDOH record |
| Carriage House at the Elms | Westerly | 29 Chestnut Street | (401) 596-4630 | 20 | 20 | ALR01528 · SCU | January 1, 2026 | RIDOH record |
| Chapel Hill Assisted Living | Cumberland | 10 Old Diamond Hill Road | (401) 312-4227 | 150 | 26 | ALR01520 · SCU | January 17, 2024 | RIDOH record |
| Chestnut Cottage at the Elms | Westerly | 25 Chestnut Street | (401) 596-4630 | 25 | 25 | ALR01527 · SCU/LHS | January 1, 2026 | RIDOH record |
| Darlington Memory Lane | North Providence | 1073 & 1081 Mineral Spring Ave | (401) 475-1000 | 78 | 78 | ALR01461 · SCU | September 14, 2010 | RIDOH record |
| Greenwich Farms at Warwick | Warwick | 75 Minnesota Avenue | (401) 737-7222 | 149 | 32 | ALR01508 · SCU | September 1, 2019 | RIDOH record |
| Halcyon at West Bay | Warwick | 2783 West Shore Road | — | 169 | 44 | ALR01515 · SCU | April 20, 2021 | RIDOH record |
| Highlands on the East Side | Providence | 101 Highland Avenue | (401) 654-5259 | 86 | 28 | ALR01496 · SCU | January 1, 2017 | RIDOH record |
| Lighthouse at Lincoln | Lincoln | 425 Albion Road | (401) 333-4600 | 68 | 68 | ALR01500 · SCU | October 24, 2018 | RIDOH record |
| Saint Antoine Residence – Primrose Lane | North Smithfield | 10 Rhodes Avenue | (401) 767-2574 | 26 | 26 | ALR01522 · SCU/LHS | June 28, 2024 | RIDOH record |
| Smithfield Woods | Smithfield | 171 Pleasant View Avenue | (401) 232-5577 | 140 | 42 | ALR01519 · SCU/LHS | January 23, 2024 | RIDOH record |
| Spring Villa Memory Care | West Warwick | 59 Pleasant St. | (401) 639-7556 | 60 | 60 | ALR01487 · SCU | January 30, 2014 | RIDOH record |
| St. Clare – Newport | Newport | 309 Spring Street | (401) 849-3204 | 62 | 26 | ALR01494 · SCU/LHS | December 15, 2016 | RIDOH record |
| Stillwater Assisted Living and Skilled Nursing Community | Greenville (Smithfield) | 20 Austin Avenue | (401) 949-3880 | 87 | 26 | ALR01509 · SCU | December 4, 2019 | RIDOH record |
| Tamarisk Assisted Living (The Phyllis Siperstein Tamarisk) | Warwick | 3 Shalom Drive | (401) 732-0037 | 81 | 24 | ALR01426 · SCU/LHS | September 17, 2003 | RIDOH record |
| The Seasons East Greenwich | East Greenwich | 5 Saint Elizabeth Way | (401) 884-9099 | 94 | 21 | ALR01523 · SCU | November 1, 2024 | RIDOH record |
| The Village at Waterman Lake | Greenville (Smithfield) | 715 Putman Pike | (401) 949-1333 | 178 | 55 | ALR01347 · SCU | August 5, 1991 | RIDOH record |
| Tockwotton on the Waterfront | East Providence | 500 Waterfront Drive | (401) 272-5280 | 117 | 34 | ALR01482 · SCU/LHS | January 12, 2013 | RIDOH record |
| Victoria Court Memory Care | Cranston | 55 Oaklawn Avenue | (401) 946-5522 | 65 | 65 | ALR01537 · SCU | October 15, 2026 | RIDOH record |
| Wingate Residences on Blackstone Boulevard | Providence | 353 Blackstone Boulevard | (401) 273-6565 | 128 | 62 | ALR01510 · SCU | February 6, 2020 | RIDOH record |
| Wingate Residences on the East Side | Providence | One Butler Avenue | (401) 275-0682 | 101 | 20 | ALR01513 · SCU | January 28, 2021 | RIDOH record |
SCU = Special Care Unit (Alzheimer's/dementia) license · LHS = Limited Health Services license.
What is the difference between assisted living and memory care in Rhode Island?
Assisted living is a RIDOH-licensed Assisted Living Residence that provides housing, meals, personal care and medication help; memory care is a secured Alzheimer's/dementia Special Care Unit that the residence runs under an additional RIDOH license. Neither is a nursing home.
| Assisted living (ALR) | Memory care (Special Care Unit) | |
|---|---|---|
| Who licenses it | RIDOH — Assisted Living Residence license (R.I. Gen. Laws ch. 23-17.4) | RIDOH — a separate Special Care Unit license on the same ALR license number |
| What it is | Private rooms or apartments with meals, personal care and medication help | A distinct, physically adapted and secured unit for people with Alzheimer's or other dementia |
| What it isn't | Not a nursing home — no 24-hour skilled nursing | Not a nursing home, and not just a locked hallway: it needs dementia-trained staff and an RN on call |
| Fire / medication level | F1 or F2, and M1 or M2, depending on residents' needs | Must be licensed F1–M1 (residents may need help to evacuate; staff administer medications) |
| Who it fits | Adults who need daily help but are largely independent | People whose dementia affects safety, such as wandering risk |
| Typical Providence-area cost (2026) | $5,500–$7,800/mo | $7,000–$9,500/mo |
Licensing levels: 216-RICR-40-10-2 §2.4.2. Costs: this site's 2026 Providence-metro research.
Frequently asked questions
How do you check a Rhode Island assisted living residence's license and inspections?
Search the residence in RIDOH's assisted living finder; its record shows the license number, status, beds and each license type, and links to the inspection reports RIDOH has posted.
What do F1, F2, M1 and M2 mean on a Rhode Island assisted living license?
They are RIDOH's licensing levels: F1 is for residents who may not be able to evacuate on their own and F2 for residents who can, while M1 lets staff store and administer medications and M2 covers help with self-administration. Every residence holds one F and one M level.
Does Rhode Island Medicaid pay for memory care in assisted living?
Rhode Island Medicaid's long-term services and supports program can cover assisted living services at participating residences for people who qualify, but room and board remains the resident's cost; ask each residence whether it participates and whether that includes its Special Care Unit.
How often is this directory updated?
We re-pull the RIDOH licensee list, each residence's record and its posted inspection reports quarterly; this page was last verified in October 2026.
