Smithfield Woods

Is Smithfield Woods a licensed assisted living residence in Rhode Island?

Yes. Smithfield Woods at 171 Pleasant View Avenue, Smithfield, RI 02917 holds an active Rhode Island Assisted Living Residence license, number ALR01519, for 140 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 and a Limited Health Services license.

At about 2 years under its current license, Smithfield Woods has a shorter record to review than the long-established residences in Providence County.

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 Smithfield Woods find?

RIDOH has posted reports from 25 survey visits at Smithfield Woods since February 2023: 12 found deficiencies and 13 found none. The most recent, on May 13, 2026, was a survey — no deficiencies cited.

The latest posted routine (biennial) licensure survey was on May 7, 2025 — deficiencies cited (personnel records, resident records, medication administration and storage). 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 medication administration and storage, resident assessments and service plans, special care (dementia) unit requirements and personnel records. 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; Smithfield Woods 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 25. All posted reports for Smithfield Woods →

Does Smithfield Woods offer memory care in Smithfield?

Yes. Smithfield Woods holds a RIDOH Special Care Unit license for Alzheimer's and dementia care with 42 licensed beds — about 30% of its 140 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; Smithfield Woods'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.

Smithfield Woods also holds a Limited Health Services license, which lets its staff provide physician-ordered care such as stage I–II pressure-ulcer care, simple wound care, ostomy care and urinary-catheter care without bringing in an outside agency.

Where is Smithfield Woods located?

Smithfield Woods is at 171 Pleasant View Avenue, Smithfield, RI 02917, in Smithfield, Providence County. Hospitals families there commonly use include Our Lady of Fatima Hospital and Landmark Medical Center.

Smithfield, including the Greenville village along Putnam Pike, sits in northern Rhode Island off I-295 and Route 44.

There are 2 other licensed assisted living residences in Smithfield: Stillwater Assisted Living and Skilled Nursing Community, The Village at Waterman Lake.

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 Smithfield Woods compare with other assisted living in Providence County?

With 140 licensed beds, Smithfield Woods is one of the largest among the 35 licensed assisted living residences in Providence County (number 4 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 Smithfield Woods cost per month?

Rhode Island does not publish prices for individual residences, so ask Smithfield Woods 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.

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 Smithfield Woods?

Start with the areas RIDOH has already cited at Smithfield Woods — medication administration and storage, resident assessments and service plans and special care (dementia) unit requirements — and ask what changed after each Plan of Correction; then cover overnight staffing, the full rate schedule and what would force a move.

• Who administers medications on each shift, and how are errors and missed doses tracked?
• How soon after move-in is the written service plan finished, and who reviews it when needs change?
• How is the Special Care Unit secured, and what dementia training do its staff complete?
• Do you complete criminal background (BCI) checks and annual evaluations for every staff member?
• What happens if a resident runs out of private funds — do you participate in Rhode Island Medicaid?
• Can we visit at mealtime and in the evening without an appointment?
• How do you handle a hospital discharge back to the residence?
• What is the full monthly rate for my parent's care level, and what triggers an increase?

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

How does moving into Smithfield Woods work?

Before anyone moves into Smithfield Woods, the residence assesses their needs, and RIDOH's rules require a written service plan — services, frequency and who provides them — 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 Smithfield Woods's 42-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 Smithfield Woods 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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