Independent Living in Rhode Island
We're still building out our independent living directory for Rhode Island. Pick a city below for local pricing and provider listings, or request a personalized shortlist.
Cost of independent living in Rhode Island
We have not published independent living local medians. No free complete state source is available yet, so this stays empty rather than guessed.
CMS rating distribution in Rhode Island
No CMS star ratings are loaded for independent living 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
Independent Living providers in Rhode Island
We don't have licensed independent living 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.
How we rank these
Frequently asked questions
Which cities in Rhode Island have independent living listings?
We track 36 Rhode Island cities for independent living. See the city list on this page for options near you.
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