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My mother recently moved here and I can not speak highly enough about them! The staff is phenomenal! Personally, I was hesitant about moving my mother here but [name removed] has made this the best...
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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My friend [name removed] is the number one friend in the whole wide world! I wouldn't hurt him or let anybody else hurt him either. This is why I went to his rescue to move back to Mount Vernon in 2016 then...
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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The price range of Wyndemere Woods worked out for my mother. The staff are very friendly. Activities are offered to the residents. The community is pet friendly and they also have transportation available....
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Wyndemere Woods is an assisted living community located in the north eastern corner of Rhode Island in the town of Woonsocket. Deep in the heart of New England, residents enjoy a slower pace of life that is crowned with the annual glorious slow changing of the leaves from deep green to amber to...
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Very caring staff. Home like environment and my dad made lots of friends he loved being at Autumn Villa.
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
We are a private family owned assisted living situated in a country setting in the Town of Cumberland Rhode Island. Our peaceful location makes Autumn Villa an experience to remember for residents and family. On a quiet country road, residents can be free to enjoy the natural setting. Either...
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
The Daniel Child House is located in the heart of Warren. It is an elegant historic home build by Daniel Child around the turn of the century. Our home is within walking distance to downtown Warren, and the historic water district. East Bay Bike path and Burrs Park are just beyond our home. Our...
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Everything has been excellent here so far. Mom did have a hard time transitioning, but the staff was helping with that. They are the most affordable for what mom needed. She has finally started getting...
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
The Lodge at Eddy Pond offers spacious apartments ranging in size from studio to two bedroom apartments. Many apartments offer a wonderful view of Eddy Pond, that can be seen from your private balcony. People say “there is just something about this community”. Whether it is the very active...
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The apartments are gorgeous. This gives you a good mix of independent living and assistance when needed. There are activities available for the residents to choose from. They have cottages, apartments,...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
The warmth and character of a restored antique farmhouse, a rural setting close to the center of town, and the security and comfort of all modern amenities contribute to the relaxed and friendly ambiance of Pond Home, a retirement home in Wrentham, Massachusetts.What really sets Pond Home apart,...
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Sheltering Arms is a retirement care residence for men and women 60 years of age and older which offers a less restrictive but dignified alternative for seniors who could benefit from supervised living. Residents spend their “golden years” in comfort enjoying companionship, home style meals,...
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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My mother was a resident at the Daggett Crandall Newcomb Home from December of 2010 until she passed away in February of 2019. It would be difficult for me to accurately describe the high level of care,...
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.

Cost of assisted living in South Foster, RI

The average cost of senior living in South Foster is $6,200 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Foster, RI with an average of $4,490 per month.

Assisted living costs in South Foster, RI, vs. nearby cities

South Foster, RI
$6,200/mo
$4,929/mo

Assisted living costs in South Foster, RI, vs. state and national averages

South Foster, RI
$6,200/mo
U.S. national average
$4,612/mo

Assisted living costs in South Foster, RI, vs. other senior living options

Assisted Living
$6,200/mo
$6,911/mo

Assisted living costs in South Foster, RI, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$6,217/mo
Studio
$6,815/mo
1 Bedroom
$7,139/mo
2 Bedroom
$8,026/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$7,293/mo

Senior living costs in South Foster vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: South Foster, RI
Column state: Rhode Island
Column national: U.S.
Community typeSouth Foster, RIRhode IslandU.S.
Assisted Living$6,200/mo$4,865/mo$4,612/mo
Memory Care$6,911/mo$5,768/mo$5,372/mo
Independent Living$4,719/mo$5,183/mo$4,073/mo
Assisted Living
South Foster, RI:$6,200/mo
Rhode Island:$4,865/mo
U.S.:$4,612/mo
Memory Care
South Foster, RI:$6,911/mo
Rhode Island:$5,768/mo
U.S.:$5,372/mo
Independent Living
South Foster, RI:$4,719/mo
Rhode Island:$5,183/mo
U.S.:$4,073/mo
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Assisted living costs in South Foster, RI, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly assisted living costs have shifted over the past five years in South Foster and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent quarterly averages of what seniors actually paid after moving into A Place for Mom partner communities.

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Assisted living cost trends in South Foster, RI

The table below shows how monthly assisted living costs in South Foster have changed in the last two years and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent averages of actual costs paid by seniors who moved into A Place for Mom partner communities in 2023 and 2024.

Cost comparison table showing 2023 and 2024 median costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column location: Location
Column cost2024: 2024 average cost
Column cost2023: 2023 average cost
Column percentChange: Percent change
Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
South Foster, RI$5,605/mo$5,322/mo+5.3%
Rhode Island$5,605/mo$5,322/mo+5.3%
National$5,368/mo$5,120/mo+4.8%
South Foster, RI
2024 average cost:$5,605/mo
2023 average cost:$5,322/mo
Percent change:+5.3%
Rhode Island
2024 average cost:$5,605/mo
2023 average cost:$5,322/mo
Percent change:+5.3%
National
2024 average cost:$5,368/mo
2023 average cost:$5,120/mo
Percent change:+4.8%
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Ways to pay for Assisted Living in South Foster, RI

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What families are saying about assisted living in South Foster

Recent reviews for assisted living in South Foster

Brigham House in Watertown, MA

5.0
Watertown is our home town, [name removed] is able to go shopping and take a walk in familiar surroundings. Biggest plus is when her money runs out, they will keep her and she gets a small amount of her social security.

Cadbury Commons in Cambridge, MA

3.8
Our experience with this community was good, overall it is kept pretty clean. The care services are pretty reliable, the activities were however a little bit weaker. The food at this community was very good, and we really liked the responsiveness of the staff and the availability the memory care ...
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The Residence at Paine Estate in Wayland, MA

4.1
As I expected; pleasant. Food needs to improve; there are more people with memory problems than I expected.We picked this community because of the location, ambiance, and the fact that rooms are live in place.

South Foster review score based on 1,283 family reviews

8.5
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This proprietary review score is based on 1283 reviews of 233 South Foster assisted living communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.
The South Foster review score informs your search by letting you see at a glance how assisted living residents and family members rate assisted living in your area. Compare review scores in multiple locations to understand how overall satisfaction rates differ from city to city. Based on recent reviews, the maximum possible score is 10.Methodology: How we calculate our city review scores

South Foster review score compared against nearby cities

8.5
South Foster, RI233 facilities
9.1
Cranston, RI36 facilities
9.1
Providence, RI33 facilities

Review subcategories for South Foster assisted living

When assisted living residents and family members submit a review on our site, they rate each community on categories such as cleanliness, activities, meals, and more. The chart below is based on 1,283 reviews of 233 South Foster assisted living communities. This chart helps you compare South Foster resident and family assisted living satisfaction rates against national averages. Use it to assess your needs and develop criteria for your own search. If you know that one of these categories is important to you or your loved one, our senior living advisors can help you find communities to match your needs.
South Foster, RI averageNational average
Cleanliness
4.1
4.0
Friendliness
4.1
4.1
Care services
3.7
3.7
Staff
4.0
4.0
Meals & dining
3.7
3.6
Activities
3.7
3.6
Value for cost*
3.7
3.7
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South Foster assisted living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in South Foster assisted living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in South Foster, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.

Availability of select care services in South Foster assisted living

Assisted living communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of assisted living partners in South Foster that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
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Full medication management
Full medication management
57.1%
53.2%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
25.8%
34.1%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
99.6%
98.9%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
100%
99.4%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
76%
57.9%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
37.8%
30.8%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
99.1%
99.1%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
71.7%
49.1%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
73.8%
54.5%
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Availability of select dementia care services in South Foster assisted living

Our community partners provide many services to keep residents with dementia or other memory concerns safe and engaged. Below, take a look at what percentage of South Foster Assisted Living partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
South Foster, RINational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
65.7%
52%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
53.2%
32.8%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
57.5%
42.1%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
17.2%
14%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in South Foster assisted living

Assisted living communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of South Foster partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
South Foster, RINational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
45.9%
27.4%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
67.8%
40.6%
No sugar
No sugar
63.5%
37.5%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
55.4%
36%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
14.2%
13.4%
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Availability of select dining options in South Foster assisted living

Our assisted living communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of South Foster communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
60.5%
31.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
69.5%
42.6%
Room service
Room service
55.8%
36.3%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
31.3%
18.1%
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Availability of select programs and activities in South Foster assisted living

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered assisted living communities in South Foster offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
South Foster, RINational
Activity director
Activity director
69.5%
46.8%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
50.6%
31.5%
Community service programs
Community service programs
51.5%
30.4%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
63.9%
50.7%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
71.2%
49.6%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
75.1%
53.5%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
63.1%
41.7%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
49.4%
34.6%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
67%
38%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
70%
47.1%
Live performances
Live performances
70.4%
47.4%
Dances
Dances
39.1%
29.9%
Fitness center
Fitness center
42.1%
24.4%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
70.8%
46.3%
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State regulations for assisted living in South Foster

Safety is a primary concern when seniors and their families look for assisted living. Each state has its own laws and inspection processes to help ensure seniors reside in a safe environment and receive quality care. Learning about Rhode Island assisted living regulations will help you understand how assisted living communities in South Foster protect seniors.
Learn about Rhode Island assisted living regulationsDownload the Guide to Senior Living Licensure and Inspection Reports
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