Brookdale South Bay

Brookdale South Bay in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, provides several levels of care, including independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, memory care, respite care, and home care, all on a single three-story campus that makes it easy for residents to age in place if their needs change over time, so there's less moving around and less worry for families and loved ones. The staff is on-site and available around the clock, ready to help with emergencies or provide a hand with daily activities like bathing, dressing, or taking medicine, and they work with residents to develop personalized care plans. Residents don't have to worry about chores like cooking, cleaning, or apartment maintenance since the staff takes care of those tasks. The apartments come in a variety of floor plans, so someone might pick a studio or go for a one- or two-bedroom, and some homes even have private patios or balconies; pets are welcome to live in the apartments too. The community handles transportation for appointments, errands, and outings, with both free and paid options, and there's parking for residents who prefer to drive.

Meals are served restaurant-style in a community dining room, with menus that try to use fresh, healthy ingredients and offer some variety from day to day, and people can eat together and chat which often leads to new friendships. Brookdale South Bay has a busy calendar of activities, from arts and crafts to Spanish lessons, origami classes, happy hours, beach walks, and devotional services held both onsite and offsite, so there's usually something for everyone to enjoy. The building has several indoor and outdoor gathering spots such as a TV room, activity room, lounge spaces with fireplaces, a fish tank lounge, a chapel, and space set aside for those who want some quiet time. Residents can get their hair and nails done thanks to the manicurist and pedicurist who visit the community, and there are counseling services available too.

Specialized care is provided in the memory care neighborhood, designed for those living with Alzheimer's or dementia, and the skilled nursing facility on the same campus steps in if someone needs extra medical help or short-term rehab after a hospital stay. Utilities and maintenance are included in rent, modern touches like Wi-Fi are available, and both health and safety are priorities with emergency systems and staff checking in 24/7. The goal's simple: help people enjoy a good quality of life in a place where support, safety, and friendship are close at hand.

Brookdale South Bay is managed by Brookdale.

Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE: BKD) is the largest senior living operator in the United States, managing over 640 communities with capacity for approximately 59,000 residents across 41 states and employing around 36,000 associates. Founded in 1978 and publicly traded since 2005, Brookdale solidified its market leadership through major acquisitions including American Retirement Corporation (2006) and Emeritus Senior Living (2014), making it the only national full-spectrum senior living company. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, Brookdale has topped the American Seniors Housing Association's ASHA 50 list and Argentum's largest providers list for multiple consecutive years.

The company's comprehensive care continuum includes independent living, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, and continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs). Brookdale's signature Clare Bridge program, developed over 30 years ago by dementia-care experts, provides specialized Alzheimer's and dementia care through two distinct levels: Clare Bridge communities for comprehensive memory support and the Clare Bridge Solace program for advanced-stage dementia residents. The program is recognized by the Alzheimer's Association® for incorporating evidence-based Dementia Care Practice Recommendations and features secure environments, enclosed courtyards, Daily Path programming with six structured activities daily, and the InTouch technology platform offering personalized brain-stimulating games and therapeutic content.

Brookdale's holistic Optimum Life® wellness approach balances six dimensions—Purposeful, Physical, Emotional, Social, Spiritual, and Intellectual—implemented through signature programs including B-Fit (eight exercise class options), Brain Fit (mental fitness workouts), My Life Story (resident storytelling), EngagementPlus (interest-based connections), Growing Together (collaborative learning), and The Ageless Spirit (kindness and gratitude practices). The Embrace Family Partnership provides caregiver education and support for families of memory care residents.

The company's Brookdale HealthPlus® care coordination model, winner of the 2024 Argentum Best of the Best Award placing it among the top 1% of operators, is a technology-enabled healthcare service featuring dedicated RN Care Managers who proactively manage residents' health, coordinate care transitions, and help prevent avoidable hospitalizations. Communities using HealthPlus report 78% fewer urgent care visits, 36% fewer hospitalizations, and 63% more completed annual wellness visits. The Personal Solutions program delivers hygiene products, medications, and daily necessities directly to residents' doors with discreet packaging and monthly billing convenience.

Following a strategic divestiture of its home health and hospice operations to HCA Healthcare (completed December 2023), Brookdale now focuses exclusively on senior living operations while maintaining its position as the industry's largest operator, committed to its mission of enriching lives with compassion, respect, excellence, and integrity.