Wingate Residences on Blackstone Boulevard

Is Wingate Residences on Blackstone Boulevard a licensed assisted living residence in Rhode Island?

Yes. Wingate Residences on Blackstone Boulevard at 353 Blackstone Boulevard, Providence, RI 02906 holds an active Rhode Island Assisted Living Residence license, number ALR01510, for 128 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 Wingate Residences on Blackstone Boulevard find?

RIDOH has posted reports from 14 survey visits at Wingate Residences on Blackstone Boulevard since April 2023: 8 found deficiencies and 6 found none. The most recent, on September 12, 2025, was a biennial licensure survey and complaint/incident investigation — deficiencies cited (dietary services, medication administration and storage, the quality assurance program).

The latest posted routine (biennial) licensure survey was on September 12, 2025 — deficiencies cited (dietary services, medication administration and storage, the quality assurance program). 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, medication administration and storage 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; Wingate Residences on Blackstone Boulevard 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 Wingate Residences on Blackstone Boulevard →

Does Wingate Residences on Blackstone Boulevard offer memory care in Providence?

Yes. Wingate Residences on Blackstone Boulevard holds a RIDOH Special Care Unit license for Alzheimer's and dementia care with 62 licensed beds — about 48% of its 128 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; Wingate Residences on Blackstone Boulevard's unit is larger than most.

Where is Wingate Residences on Blackstone Boulevard located?

Wingate Residences on Blackstone Boulevard is at 353 Blackstone Boulevard, Providence, RI 02906, in Providence, Providence County. Hospitals families there commonly use include Rhode Island Hospital, The Miriam Hospital and Roger Williams Medical Center.

Providence is the state capital and its medical hub: Rhode Island Hospital and Women & Infants share the hospital district south of downtown, and The Miriam sits on the East Side.

There are 6 other licensed assisted living residences in Providence: Arbor Hill, Capitol Ridge at Providence, Charlesgate Senior Living Center, Highlands on the East Side, Saint Elizabeth Court, Wingate Residences on the East Side.

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 Wingate Residences on Blackstone Boulevard compare with other assisted living in Providence County?

With 128 licensed beds, Wingate Residences on Blackstone Boulevard is one of the largest among the 35 licensed assisted living residences in Providence County (number 5 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 Wingate Residences on Blackstone Boulevard cost per month?

Rhode Island does not publish prices for individual residences, so ask Wingate Residences on Blackstone Boulevard 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.

Providence 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 Wingate Residences on Blackstone Boulevard?

Start with the areas RIDOH has already cited at Wingate Residences on Blackstone Boulevard — resident assessments and service plans, dietary services and medication administration and storage — 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?
• Who administers medications on each shift, and how are errors and missed doses tracked?
• What has your quality-assurance committee changed in the past year, and can families see the plan?
• 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?

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

How does moving into Wingate Residences on Blackstone Boulevard work?

Moving into Wingate Residences on Blackstone Boulevard 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 Wingate Residences on Blackstone Boulevard's 62-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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