Blenheim Newport

Is Blenheim Newport a licensed assisted living residence in Rhode Island?

Yes. Blenheim Newport at 303 Valley Road, Middletown, RI 02842 holds an active Rhode Island Assisted Living Residence license, number ALR01507, for 126 beds, on the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) licensee list updated October 23, 2026, together with a Special Care Unit license for Alzheimer's and dementia care.

You can confirm the license yourself in RIDOH's assisted living finder or the license verification site by searching the name or license number.

What did RIDOH's recent inspections of Blenheim Newport find?

RIDOH has posted reports from 9 survey visits at Blenheim Newport since May 2023: 4 found deficiencies and 5 found none. The most recent, on July 21, 2026, was a survey — no deficiencies cited.

The latest posted routine (biennial) licensure survey was on April 30, 2025 — deficiencies cited (resident rights, residential care services). Most other visits are unannounced complaint or incident investigations, which RIDOH opens whenever a report or complaint comes in; a high count can reflect a large or busy residence as much as a problem.

Areas cited across those reports include resident rights, residential care services, resident assessments and service plans and dietary services. A cited deficiency requires a written Plan of Correction that RIDOH reviews; it is not a fine or a license action.

For context, the median Newport County residence with posted reports has 3.5 survey visits with deficiencies over the same period; Blenheim Newport has been cited more often than that.

SOD = Statement of Deficiencies; POC = Plan of Correction. Results are read from RIDOH's scanned reports; the linked PDF is the authority. Showing the latest 8 of 9. All posted reports for Blenheim Newport →

Does Blenheim Newport offer memory care in Middletown?

Yes. Blenheim Newport holds a RIDOH Special Care Unit license for Alzheimer's and dementia care with 22 licensed beds — about 17% of its 126 beds. Rhode Island requires a residence offering dementia care to hold that separate license, to be licensed at the F1–M1 level, to keep a registered nurse available for consultation at all times, and to provide a secure environment.

Across Rhode Island, 34 residences hold a Special Care Unit license, with a median of 32 dementia beds; Blenheim Newport's unit is smaller than most, which some families prefer.

Where is Blenheim Newport located?

Blenheim Newport is at 303 Valley Road, Middletown, RI 02842, in Middletown, Newport County. Hospitals families there commonly use include Newport Hospital.

Middletown sits between Newport and Portsmouth on Aquidneck Island; Newport Hospital is the island's acute-care hospital.

There is 1 other licensed assisted living residence in Middletown: Forest Farm Assisted Living.

Veterans and surviving spouses are served by the Providence VA Medical Center and may qualify for VA Aid & Attendance toward assisted living costs; the state also runs the Rhode Island Veterans Home in Bristol.

How does Blenheim Newport compare with other assisted living in Newport County?

With 126 licensed beds, Blenheim Newport is one of the largest among the 5 licensed assisted living residences in Newport County (number 1 by bed count); the county median is 87 beds.

4 of those 5 residences hold a Special Care Unit license and 2 hold a Limited Health Services license, for 427 licensed assisted living beds in the county.

Closest in size among Newport County residences, from the same RIDOH records:

How much does Blenheim Newport cost per month?

Rhode Island does not publish prices for individual residences, so ask Blenheim Newport for its written rate schedule. This site's 2026 research puts typical assisted living in the Providence metro at $5,500–$7,800/mo, with memory care at $7,000–$9,500/mo.

Expect a base monthly rate for the room or apartment plus a separate care-level charge; ask how the residence assesses care needs and how much notice it gives before raising either.

Middletown is generally toward the upper end of Rhode Island pricing; inland towns such as Woonsocket, Coventry and West Warwick tend to run lower.

Rhode Island Medicaid's long-term services and supports program can pay for assisted living services at participating residences for people who qualify, while room and board stays the resident's responsibility. Ask whether the residence participates and how many Medicaid beds it has; see our Medicaid assisted living guide.

What should you ask when touring Blenheim Newport?

Start with the areas RIDOH has already cited at Blenheim Newport — resident rights, residential care services and resident assessments and service plans — and ask what changed after each Plan of Correction; then cover overnight staffing, the full rate schedule and what would force a move.

• Can we take the residency agreement home before signing, and how are resident grievances handled?
• What personal-care help is included in the base rate, and how is a change in care level decided?
• How soon after move-in is the written service plan finished, and who reviews it when needs change?
• Who plans therapeutic diets, and how are menu changes and special diets communicated to the kitchen?
• Which care needs would require a move to a nursing facility?
• How long have the administrator and the nurse in charge been in their roles?
• How many staff are awake on the overnight shift, and for how many residents?
• Is the residence licensed F1 or F2, and M1 or M2 — and what does that mean for my parent?

Visit twice — once at a meal and once in the evening — and read the residency agreement before paying a deposit.

How does moving into Blenheim Newport work?

Moving into Blenheim Newport starts with an assessment of your parent's needs before admission; Rhode Island rules then require the administrator to complete a written service plan within seven days of move-in.

• Residency agreement and disclosures. Get the agreement, the rate schedule and the discharge terms in writing and compare them before paying a deposit.
• Medication plan. Ask whether your parent will self-administer with help (an M2-level service) or need staff to store and administer medications (M1).
• Nurse review. A nurse reviews each resident's condition on a regular schedule; ask how often and who the nurse is.
• Special Care Unit admission. Ask what criteria move a resident into Blenheim Newport's 22-bed Special Care Unit from its assisted living rooms.
• Payment. Most residents pay privately; long-term care insurance, VA Aid & Attendance and Rhode Island Medicaid (at participating residences) can offset costs.

If Blenheim Newport has no opening, ask to join its waitlist and keep touring — availability at larger Rhode Island residences changes month to month.

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