Tockwotton on the Waterfront

Is Tockwotton on the Waterfront a licensed assisted living residence in Rhode Island?

Yes. Tockwotton on the Waterfront at 500 Waterfront Drive, East Providence, RI 02914 holds an active Rhode Island Assisted Living Residence license, number ALR01482, for 117 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.

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 Tockwotton on the Waterfront find?

RIDOH has posted reports from 14 survey visits at Tockwotton on the Waterfront since March 2023: 10 found deficiencies and 4 found none. The most recent, on July 17, 2026, was a survey — no deficiencies cited.

The latest posted routine (biennial) licensure survey was on October 16, 2025 — deficiencies cited (nurse review of residents, medication administration and storage, physical-plant and safety requirements). 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 reporting incidents to RIDOH, resident assessments and service plans, nurse review of residents and the quality assurance program. 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; Tockwotton on the Waterfront 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 14. All posted reports for Tockwotton on the Waterfront →

Does Tockwotton on the Waterfront offer memory care in East Providence?

Yes. Tockwotton on the Waterfront holds a RIDOH Special Care Unit license for Alzheimer's and dementia care with 34 licensed beds — about 29% of its 117 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; Tockwotton on the Waterfront's unit is close to the statewide norm.

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

Tockwotton on the Waterfront 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 Tockwotton on the Waterfront located?

Tockwotton on the Waterfront is at 500 Waterfront Drive, East Providence, RI 02914, in East Providence, Providence County. Hospitals families there commonly use include The Miriam Hospital and Rhode Island Hospital.

East Providence, including the Riverside village, sits across the Seekonk River from Providence's East Side, a short drive over the Washington or Henderson bridges.

There are 4 other licensed assisted living residences in East Providence: Anchor Bay at East Providence, Bella Villa Assisted Living, The Loft at Linn, Winslow Gardens.

RIDOH also licenses a 52-bed nursing facility at the same address (Tockwotton on the Waterfront, license LTC00781), which can make a later move to skilled nursing less disruptive.

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.

What are Tockwotton on the Waterfront's Medicare star ratings?

Medicare rates Tockwotton on the Waterfront 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 5 of 5 for health inspections, 5 of 5 for staffing and 4 of 5 for quality measures. Its last standard health survey was on April 16, 2026, with 2 health deficiencies cited.

The campus also holds a RIDOH nursing facility license at the same address (Tockwotton on the Waterfront, license LTC00781); these Medicare figures describe that nursing facility, not the assisted living residence.

Ratings from Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026. Star ratings, certified beds, survey dates, deficiency counts and penalties are the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ own published figures (CMS Provider Data Catalog, Provider Information); we compute no rating of our own. They are federal inspection, staffing and quality measures, not resident reviews.

How does Tockwotton on the Waterfront compare with other assisted living in Providence County?

With 117 licensed beds, Tockwotton on the Waterfront is larger than most among the 35 licensed assisted living residences in Providence County (number 6 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 Tockwotton on the Waterfront cost per month?

Rhode Island does not publish prices for individual residences, so ask Tockwotton on the Waterfront 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.

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 Tockwotton on the Waterfront?

Start with the areas RIDOH has already cited at Tockwotton on the Waterfront — reporting incidents to RIDOH, resident assessments and service plans and nurse review of residents — and ask what changed after each Plan of Correction; then cover overnight staffing, the full rate schedule and what would force a move.

• How do you notify families and RIDOH after a fall or other reportable incident?
• How soon after move-in is the written service plan finished, and who reviews it when needs change?
• How often does the nurse review each resident, and is a nurse on site every day?
• What has your quality-assurance committee changed in the past year, and can families see the plan?
• 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 Tockwotton on the Waterfront work?

Moving into Tockwotton on the Waterfront 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 Tockwotton on the Waterfront's 34-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.

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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