Atria Aquidneck Place

Is Atria Aquidneck Place a licensed assisted living residence in Rhode Island?

Yes. Atria Aquidneck Place at 125 Quaker Hill Lane, Portsmouth, RI 02871 holds an active Rhode Island Assisted Living Residence license, number ALR01535, for 97 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.

The current license number was issued July 7, 2026. A new license number on an established building usually reflects a new licensee — for example a change of ownership — so reports filed under an earlier license will not appear in this record. Ask the residence who the licensee is and for its most recent survey results under the prior owner.

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 Atria Aquidneck Place find?

RIDOH has not posted any inspection report for Atria Aquidneck Place under its current license number as of October 2026, so there is no public finding or enforcement action on file for this license yet.

RIDOH can inspect an assisted living residence at any time without notice and posts reports to each residence's record over time. 4 of the 5 licensed residences in Newport County have posted reports. Ask Atria Aquidneck Place for the date and outcome of its most recent RIDOH survey — residences receive the Statement of Deficiencies directly and can share it.

Does Atria Aquidneck Place offer memory care in Portsmouth?

Yes. Atria Aquidneck Place holds a RIDOH Special Care Unit license for Alzheimer's and dementia care with 18 licensed beds — about 19% of its 97 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; Atria Aquidneck Place's unit is smaller than most, which some families prefer.

Where is Atria Aquidneck Place located?

Atria Aquidneck Place is at 125 Quaker Hill Lane, Portsmouth, RI 02871, in Portsmouth, Newport County. Hospitals families there commonly use include Newport Hospital.

Portsmouth occupies the northern end of Aquidneck Island, connected to the mainland by the Mount Hope and Sakonnet River bridges.

Atria Aquidneck Place is the only licensed assisted living residence in Portsmouth on RIDOH's current list.

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 Atria Aquidneck Place compare with other assisted living in Newport County?

With 97 licensed beds, Atria Aquidneck Place is one of the largest among the 5 licensed assisted living residences in Newport County (number 2 by bed count); the county median is 87 beds.

4 of those 5 residences hold a Special Care Unit license and 2 hold a Limited Health Services license, for 427 licensed assisted living beds in the county.

Closest in size among Newport County residences, from the same RIDOH records:

How much does Atria Aquidneck Place cost per month?

Rhode Island does not publish prices for individual residences, so ask Atria Aquidneck Place 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.

Portsmouth 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 Atria Aquidneck Place?

Ask Atria Aquidneck Place for its most recent RIDOH survey result first, then cover overnight staffing, the full rate schedule, its F and M licensing levels, and which care needs would force a move.

• 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?
• Can we visit at mealtime and in the evening without an appointment?
• How do you handle a hospital discharge back to the residence?
• What is the full monthly rate for my parent's care level, and what triggers an increase?
• Which care needs would require a move to a nursing facility?
• How long have the administrator and the nurse in charge been in their roles?

Tour at different times of day, sit in on an activity, and take the residency agreement home to read before you commit.

How does moving into Atria Aquidneck Place work?

Moving into Atria Aquidneck Place 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 Atria Aquidneck Place's 18-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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