Atria Bay Spring

Is Atria Bay Spring a licensed assisted living residence in Rhode Island?

Yes. Atria Bay Spring at 147 Bay Spring Avenue, Barrington, RI 02806 holds an active Rhode Island Assisted Living Residence license, number ALR01534, for 148 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 Bay Spring find?

RIDOH has not posted any inspection report for Atria Bay Spring 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. 2 of the 3 licensed residences in Bristol County have posted reports. Ask Atria Bay Spring for the date and outcome of its most recent RIDOH survey — residences receive the Statement of Deficiencies directly and can share it.

Does Atria Bay Spring offer memory care in Barrington?

Yes. Atria Bay Spring holds a RIDOH Special Care Unit license for Alzheimer's and dementia care with 41 licensed beds — about 28% of its 148 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 Bay Spring's unit is larger than most.

Where is Atria Bay Spring located?

Atria Bay Spring is at 147 Bay Spring Avenue, Barrington, RI 02806, in Barrington, Bristol County. Hospitals families there commonly use include The Miriam Hospital and Rhode Island Hospital.

Barrington is an East Bay town in Bristol County on Narragansett Bay; Bristol County has no acute-care hospital of its own, so residents use the Providence hospitals.

Atria Bay Spring is the only licensed assisted living residence in Barrington 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 Bay Spring compare with other assisted living in Bristol County?

With 148 licensed beds, Atria Bay Spring is one of the largest among the 3 licensed assisted living residences in Bristol County (number 1 by bed count); the county median is 107 beds.

1 of those 3 residences hold a Special Care Unit license and 0 hold a Limited Health Services license, for 287 licensed assisted living beds in the county.

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

How much does Atria Bay Spring cost per month?

Rhode Island does not publish prices for individual residences, so ask Atria Bay Spring 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.

Expect a base monthly rate for the room or apartment plus a separate care-level charge; ask how the residence assesses care needs and how much notice it gives before raising either.

Barrington 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 Bay Spring?

Ask Atria Bay Spring 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.

• 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?
• 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?

Visit twice — once at a meal and once in the evening — and read the residency agreement before paying a deposit.

How does moving into Atria Bay Spring work?

Before anyone moves into Atria Bay Spring, the residence assesses their needs, and RIDOH's rules require a written service plan — services, frequency and who provides them — 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 Bay Spring's 41-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.

If Atria Bay Spring has no opening, ask to join its waitlist and keep touring — availability at larger Rhode Island residences changes month to month.

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