Darlington Memory Lane

Is Darlington Memory Lane a licensed assisted living residence in Rhode Island?

Yes. Darlington Memory Lane at 1073 & 1081 Mineral Spring Ave, North Providence, RI 02904 holds an active Rhode Island Assisted Living Residence license, number ALR01461, for 78 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 Darlington Memory Lane find?

RIDOH has posted reports from 26 survey visits at Darlington Memory Lane since January 2023: 10 found deficiencies and 14 found none. The most recent, on April 16, 2026, was a survey — deficiencies cited (reporting incidents to RIDOH).

The latest posted routine (biennial) licensure survey was on July 23, 2025 — no deficiencies cited. 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 assessments and service plans, dietary services, residential care services and special care (dementia) unit requirements. 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 Providence County residence with posted reports has 3.5 survey visits with deficiencies over the same period; Darlington Memory Lane 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 26. All posted reports for Darlington Memory Lane →

Does Darlington Memory Lane offer memory care in North Providence?

Yes. Darlington Memory Lane holds a RIDOH Special Care Unit license for Alzheimer's and dementia care with 78 licensed beds — the whole residence is licensed as a Special Care Unit. 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; Darlington Memory Lane's unit is larger than most.

At least one posted RIDOH report cited a Special Care Unit requirement — ask what was cited and what changed.

Where is Darlington Memory Lane located?

Darlington Memory Lane is at 1073 & 1081 Mineral Spring Ave, North Providence, RI 02904, in North Providence, Providence County. Hospitals families there commonly use include Our Lady of Fatima Hospital and Roger Williams Medical Center.

North Providence borders Providence to the north along Mineral Spring Avenue; Our Lady of Fatima Hospital is in the town.

Darlington Memory Lane is the only licensed assisted living residence in North Providence on RIDOH's current list.

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 Darlington Memory Lane compare with other assisted living in Providence County?

With 78 licensed beds, Darlington Memory Lane is about typical in size among the 35 licensed assisted living residences in Providence County (number 15 by bed count); the county median is 72 beds.

17 of those 35 residences hold a Special Care Unit license and 8 hold a Limited Health Services license, for 2,703 licensed assisted living beds in the county.

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

How much does Darlington Memory Lane cost per month?

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

Most Rhode Island residences charge base rent plus a level-of-care fee that rises as help with bathing, dressing, medications or mobility increases, so get the fee for your parent's assessed level in writing.

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 Darlington Memory Lane?

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

• 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?
• What personal-care help is included in the base rate, and how is a change in care level decided?
• How is the Special Care Unit secured, and what dementia training do its staff complete?
• 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?
• What happens if a resident runs out of private funds — do you participate in Rhode Island Medicaid?

Tour at different times of day, sit in on an activity, and take the residency agreement home to read before you commit.

How does moving into Darlington Memory Lane work?

Moving into Darlington Memory Lane 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 Darlington Memory Lane's 78-bed Special Care Unit — here the whole residence is the unit.
• Payment. Most residents pay privately; long-term care insurance, VA Aid & Attendance and Rhode Island Medicaid (at participating residences) can offset costs.

Most moves take two to four weeks once a room is available; a hospital discharge can compress that to days, which is when a second set of eyes on the agreement helps most.

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