In-Home Care in Rhode Island
We're still building out our in-home care directory for Rhode Island. The median estimated cost statewide is $7,627/mo. Pick a city below for local pricing and provider listings, or request a personalized shortlist.
Cost of in-home care in Rhode Island
Median monthly price, Rhode Island
$7,627/mo
Typical range $7,281 – $8,290
● Rhode Island $7,627 ○ National median $6,848
Modeled median costs for in-home care versus Rhode Island and a multi-state national aggregate. Figures are estimates, not quotes.
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What home care really costs by the hour
Hourly math uses the survey standard of 44 hrs/week when a sourced in-home monthly median is published for this city. We do not invent an hourly rate before that figure exists.
Ways families typically pay
- Private pay (savings, income, home equity)
- Long-term care insurance
- VA Aid & Attendance for eligible veterans and surviving spouses
- Medicaid home- and community-based services (HCBS) waivers, where eligible. Rules vary by state
Medicare generally does not cover long-term custodial care. State-specific Medicaid waiver guides are coming soon.
CMS rating distribution in Rhode Island
No CMS star ratings are loaded for in-home care in Rhode Island yet. When ratings exist, the 1–5 star distribution appears here.
Rhode Island licensing & regulation
Medicaid & local resources in Rhode Island
Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Rhode Island Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program helps residents of nursing homes, assisted living, and similar settings in Rhode Island resolve concerns about care and rights.
Official Ombudsman locator / program page
Source: State LTC Ombudsman.GOVMedicaid HCBS / LTSS programs
Named programs below are from official state Medicaid agency pages. We do not list eligibility dollar amounts or wait lists unless a primary source is cited in a later pass.
- Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS). Rhode Island has no active 1915(c) elderly/disabled HCBS waiver on the Medicaid.gov factsheet. Elderly HCBS is delivered under state Medicaid LTSS / 1115 authorities — confirm current branded program names on EOHHS before publishing eligibility claims.
Free national starting points. Official sites only; we do not scrape these directories.
- Eldercare Locator · 800-677-1116
Free nationwide connection to local aging services.
- 211
Local health and human services referrals.
- NCOA BenefitsCheckUp
Screen for benefits you may qualify for.
- DIAL
ACL Disability Information and Access Line.
- VA health benefits
Veterans health care and long-term care programs.
Cities in Rhode Island
- Providence
- Cranston
- Warwick
- Pawtucket
- East Providence
- Woonsocket
- Newport
- Central Falls
- Westerly
- Valley Falls
- Newport East
- Wakefield-Peace Dale
- Cumberland Hill
- Greenville
- Tiverton
- Kingston
- Pascoag
- Narragansett Pier
- Hope Valley
- Chepachet
- Harrisville
- Ashaway
- Melville
- Bradford
- Charlestown
- Carolina
- Harmony
- Greene
- Quonochontaug
- Weekapaug
- Foster Center
- Misquamicut
- Wyoming
- Clayville
- Hopkinton
- Watch Hill
In-Home Care providers in Rhode Island
We don't have licensed in-home care providers listed for Rhode Island yet.
We're adding providers on a rolling basis from CMS and state licensing data. Check back soon, or browse nearby cities below.
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Frequently asked questions
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We track 36 Rhode Island cities for in-home care. See the city list on this page for options near you.
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