Brightview Commons

Is Brightview Commons a licensed assisted living residence in Rhode Island?

Yes. Brightview Commons at 57 Grandeville Court, Wakefield, RI 02879 holds an active Rhode Island Assisted Living Residence license, number ALR01524, for 88 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 December 12, 2024. 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 Brightview Commons find?

RIDOH has posted reports from 5 survey visits at Brightview Commons since April 2023: 2 found deficiencies and 3 found none. The most recent, on January 13, 2026, was a biennial licensure survey and follow-up survey — deficiencies cited (resident rights, dietary services, medication administration and storage).

The latest posted routine (biennial) licensure survey was on January 13, 2026 — deficiencies cited (resident rights, dietary services, medication administration and storage). Most other visits are unannounced complaint or incident investigations, which RIDOH opens whenever a report or complaint comes in; a high count can reflect a large or busy residence as much as a problem.

Areas cited across those reports include dietary services, resident rights, medication administration and storage and physical-plant and safety requirements. A cited deficiency requires a written Plan of Correction that RIDOH reviews; it is not a fine or a license action.

For context, the median Washington County residence with posted reports has 3 survey visits with deficiencies over the same period; Brightview Commons has been cited less often than that.

SOD = Statement of Deficiencies; POC = Plan of Correction. Results are read from RIDOH's scanned reports; the linked PDF is the authority. All posted reports for Brightview Commons →

Does Brightview Commons offer memory care in South Kingstown?

Yes. Brightview Commons holds a RIDOH Special Care Unit license for Alzheimer's and dementia care with 21 licensed beds — about 24% of its 88 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; Brightview Commons's unit is smaller than most, which some families prefer.

Where is Brightview Commons located?

Brightview Commons is at 57 Grandeville Court, Wakefield, RI 02879, in South Kingstown, Washington County. Hospitals families there commonly use include South County Hospital.

South Kingstown, including the Wakefield and Peace Dale villages, is home to South County Hospital and the University of Rhode Island.

There is 1 other licensed assisted living residence in South Kingstown: Brookdale South Bay.

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 Brightview Commons compare with other assisted living in Washington County?

With 88 licensed beds, Brightview Commons is one of the largest among the 6 licensed assisted living residences in Washington County (number 1 by bed count); the county median is 33 beds.

3 of those 6 residences hold a Special Care Unit license and 1 hold a Limited Health Services license, for 279 licensed assisted living beds in the county.

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

How much does Brightview Commons cost per month?

Rhode Island does not publish prices for individual residences, so ask Brightview Commons 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.

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 Brightview Commons?

Start with the areas RIDOH has already cited at Brightview Commons — dietary services, resident rights and medication administration and storage — and ask what changed after each Plan of Correction; then cover overnight staffing, the full rate schedule and what would force a move.

• Who plans therapeutic diets, and how are menu changes and special diets communicated to the kitchen?
• Can we take the residency agreement home before signing, and how are resident grievances handled?
• Who administers medications on each shift, and how are errors and missed doses tracked?
• When was the last fire drill on the overnight shift, and how are evacuations practiced?
• 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?

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

How does moving into Brightview Commons work?

Before anyone moves into Brightview Commons, 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 Brightview Commons's 21-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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