Assisted Living in Providence, RI
Providence has 8 state-licensed assisted living communities. The median cost of assisted living in Rhode Island is $7,781 a month (CareScout 2025), against $6,200 nationally.
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Choosing Assisted Living
A practical guide for families, with checklists to take on your tours.
- What assisted living costs and the ways to pay
- Signs it may be time
- Tour checklists to print and take with you
- What residents and families told us matters most
All 8 licensed assisted living communities in Providence
Every assisted living community Rhode Island licenses in Providence, from state records. Being listed is not a rating: Lilisity scores only communities with verified interviews (the Top Communities). Communities with verified testimonials are listed first, then by size.
8 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Capitol Ridge at Providencememory care700 Smith Street | Large168 residents | from $3,800/mo |
| Wingate Residences on Blackstone Boulevardmemory care353 Blackstone Boulevard | Large128 residents | from $5,150/mo |
| Wingate Residences on the East Sidememory careOne Butler Avenue | Large101 residents | $4,850 to $7,800/moLilisity estimate |
| Highlands on the East Sidememory care101 Highland Avenue | Large86 residents | $4,850 to $7,800/moLilisity estimate |
| Saint Elizabeth Court109 Melrose Street | Large72 residents | $4,850 to $7,800/moLilisity estimate |
| Charlesgate Senior Living Center670 North Main Street | Large60 residents | $4,850 to $7,800/moLilisity estimate |
| Arbor HillAttn: Sherry Vieira | Large53 residents | $4,850 to $7,800/moLilisity estimate |
| Scandinavian Communities50 Warwick Avenue | Mid-size40 residents | $4,850 to $7,800/moLilisity estimate |
How much does assisted living cost in Providence?
The median cost of assisted living in Rhode Island is $7,781 a month ($93,372 a year), above the national median of $6,200. That’s CareScout’s 2025 survey, collected July to November 2025. 2 Providence communities publish a starting price on Lilisity, from $3,800 to $5,150 a month. If more care is needed: nursing home costs in Rhode Island, with CareScout medians and the private-pay rates nursing homes publish.
Medicare does not pay for assisted living. People pay from savings and income, long-term care insurance, or VA Aid and Attendance (up to $29,093 a year for a veteran in 2026), and some qualify for Medicaid help with care costs at communities that accept it. Who actually pays for long-term care.
Free tools: how long will the money last? · home care or assisted living? · VA Aid and Attendance estimator
Three questions to ask on every Providence tour
From about 23,000 concerns residents and families raised in Senior Living Alliance phone interviews, the most common are about dining, housekeeping and hearing back from management.
- Can I come back and eat a meal here, unannounced?Dining was 23% of all concerns: quality that changes day to day.
- How is laundry labeled and tracked, and what happens when something goes missing?Housekeeping was 17%.
- Who is my main contact, and how often will I hear from them?Communication with management was 15%.
All 8 tour questions, with a free printable tour card (PDF).
Check a Providence community’s license
Rhode Island publishes licensing records, and in most cases inspection or complaint reports, for every community on this page. Look up any community on the state’s site: health.ri.gov. Ask the community for its most recent inspection report too; they have to keep it.
Providence assisted living questions
Rhode Island licenses 8 assisted living communities in Providence as of November 2026.
The median cost of assisted living in Rhode Island is $7,781 a month (CareScout 2025), compared with $6,200 nationally. Prices vary with the room, the level of care and the community, so ask each one for its current rate sheet. The table on this page shows each community's published price or a Lilisity estimate where we have one, and our free guide lists the questions to ask about cost.
Medicaid doesn't pay rent or meals in assisted living. Most states offer a Medicaid waiver or program that can pay for care services at participating communities for people who qualify; not every community takes it, so ask each one. Rhode Island's Medicaid agency or your local Area Agency on Aging can tell you what's available.
Rhode Island publishes its licensing records at health.ri.gov. You can also ask any community for its most recent state inspection report.