Medicare offers limited skilled nursing facility care
when certain conditions are met. Call a DHS long
term care office for information about Medical Assistance
(Medicaid) and nursing home care.
Area offices include:
Cranston..........................462-5182
East Providence.......222-7311
or 222-7000
Newport.........849-6000 or 1-800-675-9397
Providence............222-7371
or 222-7000
Woonsocket......235-6300 or 1-800-510-6988
The Department of Health maintains a list
of nursing homes and investigates patient abuse.
Call 222-2566 (Voice/TTY) for information.
The information leaflet Medical Assistance
and Paying for Nursing Home Care is available
from DEA. Call 462-4000 (Voice) or 462-
0740 (TTY).
The Alliance for Better Long Term Care,
422 Post Road, Warwick, RI 02888 serves as the
state’s long term care ombudsman, offering mediation
and problem-solving. For a more information,
about the Alliance and its services, call 785-
3340 or refer to the Ombudsman section on page
57.
category.
