Rhode Island Senior Living Communities

Assisted living residence is a publicly or privately operated residence that provides directly or indirectly by means of contracts or arrangements personal assistance to meet the resident's changing needs and preferences, lodging, and meals to two (2) or more adults. . . . Assisted living residences include sheltered care homes, and board and care residences, or any other entity by any other name providing the above services which meet the definition of assisted living residence." There are four levels of licensure for residential care and assisted living facilities. A residence may have areas within the facility that are licensed separately. The levels are:

• Level F1: licensure for residents who are not capable of self preservation; and/or
   
• Level F2: licensure for residents who are capable of self preservation; or
   
• Level M1: licensure for residents who require central storage and administration of medications; or
   
• Level M2: licensure for facilities which only assist residents with self-administration of medications.
   

Alzheimer's special care unit/program means any assisted living residence that locks, secures, segregates, or provides a special program or a special unit for residents with a diagnosis of probable Alzheimer or a related disorder, to prevent or limit access by a resident outside the designated or separated areas; and that advertises or markets the residence as providing specialized Alzheimer/dementia care.

The state's Medicaid waiver defines assisted living as "personal care and services, homemaker, chore, attendant care, companion services, medication oversight (to the extent permitted under state law), therapeutic social and recreational programming, provided in a home-like environment in a licensed community care facility. This service includes 24-hour, on-site response staff to meet unscheduled or unpredictable needs in a way that promotes maximum dignity and independence, and to provide supervision, safety and security."

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Below is a sample of the senior living communities that are currently available in our database. If you do not see one listed for the area in which you are interested, please give us a call at 866-353-5337. Our specialists are always available to perform a unique search for you, or to simply answer any questions that you may have.

This directory of assisted living homes, independent living communities and senior retirement communities shows the locations of some of the best senior facilities throughout the country: