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Assisted living costs in Columbia Heights average about $5,733 per month. To find the best assisted living options for your needs and budget, browse through 106 communities in Columbia Heights. Our detailed directory has 2100 reviews, photos, and lists of available services, amenities, and activities. Assisted living is ideal for seniors who need help with activities of daily living, such as bathing and eating, and prefer a social setting to pursue their interests. These communities offer a variety of dining options, as well as housekeeping services to eliminate daily stresses.

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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.
Welcome to Bella Villa, a small affordable family operated private independent and assisted living facility. Bella Villa accepts individuals that are 50 years of age or older, or disabled. Our staff is highly experienced, courteous, respectful, and are available 24/7 for your personal assistance...
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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.
Located in Providence's historic Federal Hill district, Arbor Hill provides affordable assisted living options for seniors age 62 and older with low to moderate incomes. Arbor Hill offers apartment units that can accommodate one or two person living, individualized personal and health 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
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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.
Photo of Winslow Gardens
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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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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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, 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.
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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.
At Heritage at Dartmouth, a Genesis HealthCare facility, we offer active seniors a fun, dynamic lifestyle in our Assisted Living facility. This lively community supports each resident's independence, while also offering personalized health care services if they're ever needed.
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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...
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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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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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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...
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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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.
Located just outside the charming rural Connecticut Village of Essex, Meadowbrook Manor is a wonderful residential care home with a relaxed, friendly atmosphere and a professional caring staff. The fully air-conditioned home features private and semi-private rooms, 24 hour care, three home cooked...
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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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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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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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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.
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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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.

Cost of assisted living in Columbia Heights, RI

The average cost of senior living in Columbia Heights is $5,733 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Wakefield-Peacedale, RI with an average of $5,224 per month.

Assisted living costs in Columbia Heights, RI, vs. nearby cities

Columbia Heights, RI
$5,733/mo
$5,492/mo

Assisted living costs in Columbia Heights, RI, vs. state and national averages

Columbia Heights, RI
$5,733/mo
U.S. national average
$4,770/mo

Assisted living costs in Columbia Heights, RI, vs. other senior living options

Assisted Living
$5,733/mo
$6,399/mo

Assisted living costs in Columbia Heights, RI, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$6,142/mo
Studio
$6,526/mo
1 Bedroom
$7,151/mo
2 Bedroom
$8,349/mo

Senior living costs in Columbia Heights 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: Columbia Heights, RI
Column state: Rhode Island
Column national: U.S.
Community typeColumbia Heights, RIRhode IslandU.S.
Assisted Living$5,733/mo$5,114/mo$4,770/mo
Memory Care$6,399/mo$6,108/mo$5,523/mo
Independent Living$5,690/mo$5,433/mo$4,167/mo
Assisted Living
Columbia Heights, RI:$5,733/mo
Rhode Island:$5,114/mo
U.S.:$4,770/mo
Memory Care
Columbia Heights, RI:$6,399/mo
Rhode Island:$6,108/mo
U.S.:$5,523/mo
Independent Living
Columbia Heights, RI:$5,690/mo
Rhode Island:$5,433/mo
U.S.:$4,167/mo
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Assisted living costs in Columbia Heights, RI, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly assisted living costs have shifted over the past five years in Columbia Heights 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 Columbia Heights, RI

The table below shows how monthly assisted living costs in Columbia Heights 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
Columbia Heights, RI$5,599/mo$5,322/mo+5.2%
Rhode Island$5,599/mo$5,322/mo+5.2%
National$5,375/mo$5,129/mo+4.8%
Columbia Heights, RI
2024 average cost:$5,599/mo
2023 average cost:$5,322/mo
Percent change:+5.2%
Rhode Island
2024 average cost:$5,599/mo
2023 average cost:$5,322/mo
Percent change:+5.2%
National
2024 average cost:$5,375/mo
2023 average cost:$5,129/mo
Percent change:+4.8%
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Ways to pay for Assisted Living in Columbia Heights, RI

Paying for assisted living may seem daunting, but knowing all your options can be empowering. Read about the many private and public payment options that families use to pay for assisted living in Columbia Heights.

What families are saying about assisted living in Columbia Heights

Recent reviews for assisted living in Columbia Heights

StoneRidge Senior Care LLC dba StoneRidge, a CCRC in Mystic, CT

4.4
This facility is very good. Mom is ecstatic to be here and she loves it. The staff is super nice all the time. I love going to visit mom and eating with her. It's a beautiful setting. It's pricey, but you get what you pay for. Communication with the family is pretty good. They're busy, but do ...
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Crescent Point At Niantic

4.0
While our loved one was there, they did a good job. The care our loved one needed they were able to handle, she needed a assisted living with a medical room and they were able to accommodate that. We were happy with then, and given the circumstances they did their best with communicating to our ...
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Swan Brook Assisted Living in Swansea, MA

5.0
I would highly recommend this facility to others. It was the least expensive for miles around. It is very homey. The staff and the owner are so nice. I can't say enough good things about this facility. The staff calls me for every little issue. For example, she fell a couple of times. They call ...
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Reviews mention these favorite features of communities

Warm and caring staff. Several reviews highlight the kindness and attentiveness of staff members at various communities, such as Stillwater Assisted Living Community and Colebrook Village at Hebron, where residents and their families have formed close relationships with caregivers.
Variety of activities for residents. Residents enjoy the diverse range of activities offered at different communities, including movie nights, museum outings, gardening classes, and hobbies like knitting and painting. For example, residents of Benchmark Senior Living at Forge Hill and Atria Lincoln Place have praised the activi ...
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Communication between staff and families. Clear and consistent communication between community staff and families is a key feature mentioned in numerous reviews. Families appreciate the regular updates and dialogue, as seen in Atria Harborhill and All American Assisted Living at Wrentham, which helps them feel reassured and informed ...
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Reasonably priced for the value provided. Many reviews mention that the communities offer a good balance between cost and the quality of care and services provided. For instance, The Village at Waterman Lake, Halcyon at West Bay, and The Enclave of Franklin Assisted Living and Memory Care Community have been commended for their af ...
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Home-like environments. Residents often remark on the homely atmosphere and sense of familiarity at their communities, like The Residence at Great Woods, Anchor Bay at East Providence, and Highlands on the East Side, which contribute to a comfortable and welcoming living experience.
Cleanliness and maintenance of facilities. Cleanliness and upkeep are crucial aspects of senior living communities, and several reviews note the meticulous attention to maintaining clean and well-maintained spaces, as seen in Chapel Hill Senior Living, Wingate Residences on the East Side, and StoneRidge Senior Care LLC dba StoneRidg ...
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Columbia Heights review score based on 565 family reviews

8.6
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This proprietary review score is based on 565 reviews of 97 Columbia Heights assisted living communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.
The Columbia Heights 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

Columbia Heights review score compared against nearby cities

8.6
Columbia Heights, RI97 facilities
7.7
Newport, RI6 facilities

Review subcategories for Columbia Heights 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 565 reviews of 97 Columbia Heights assisted living communities. This chart helps you compare Columbia Heights 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.
Columbia Heights, RI averageNational average
Cleanliness
4.2
4.1
Friendliness
4.2
4.2
Care services
3.9
3.8
Staff
4.2
4.0
Meals & dining
3.9
3.7
Activities
3.9
3.7
Value for cost*
3.8
3.7
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Columbia Heights assisted living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Columbia Heights assisted living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Columbia Heights, 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 Columbia Heights 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 Columbia Heights that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Columbia Heights, RINational
Full medication management
Full medication management
59.8%
52.5%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
29.9%
33.8%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
96.9%
96.1%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
96.9%
97.6%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
68%
56.7%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
37.1%
30%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
95.9%
96.7%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
62.9%
47.6%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
71.1%
52.4%
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Availability of select dementia care services in Columbia Heights 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 Columbia Heights Assisted Living partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Columbia Heights, RINational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
58.8%
51.3%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
45.4%
32.5%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
53.6%
41.1%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
17.5%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Columbia Heights 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 Columbia Heights partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Columbia Heights, RINational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
36.1%
27.2%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
55.7%
40.9%
No sugar
No sugar
54.6%
37.5%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
48.5%
36.2%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
14.4%
17.3%
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Availability of select dining options in Columbia Heights 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 Columbia Heights communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
51.5%
31.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
60.8%
42.3%
Room service
Room service
52.6%
36.7%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
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18%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Columbia Heights 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 Columbia Heights offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Columbia Heights, RINational
Activity director
Activity director
58.8%
46.4%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
43.3%
31%
Community service programs
Community service programs
45.4%
30.4%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
56.7%
49.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
62.9%
49.3%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
68%
52.3%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
52.6%
41.3%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
44.3%
35.4%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
55.7%
38.1%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
61.9%
46.8%
Live performances
Live performances
61.9%
46.9%
Dances
Dances
40.2%
30.5%
Fitness center
Fitness center
34%
24.6%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
62.9%
46%
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State regulations for assisted living in Columbia Heights

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 Columbia Heights protect seniors.
Learn about Rhode Island assisted living regulationsDownload the Guide to Senior Living Licensure and Inspection Reports
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