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Highlands on the East Side

101 Highland Avenue, Providence, RI 02906

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9.4
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31 reviews
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Child of resident/client

5.0 out of 5 stars

Family experience.

5 on each. Small and the personal care is wonderful. Yes, I would recommend this community to other families based on the experience so far.

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Highlands on the East Side

Highlands on the East Side is an assisted living and memory care community located in a diverse, historic neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island. Welcoming up to 67 residents, friendliness is woven into the fabric of life here. Many of our highly-skilled staff have graced our halls with their heartfelt service for considerable tenures and foster connections between each other and those in our care. This elevates the ambiance to truly feel like a nurturing home. Throughout the communal living areas of comfortable lounges, lovely dining rooms, and activity hubs, you’ll find all you need to live an engaged life of mind, body, and spirit wellness. After an engaging day of friends and fun, your personal haven awaits. Choose from a variety of floor plans to fit your lifestyle preferences in one of our maintenance-free, housekeeping-provided apartments. If you or your loved one is looking for a happy place to spend their golden years, contact an A Place for Mom advisor today and learn more about all we offer.

Community Services and Amenities

We meet residents’ needs with a full range of services provided with the warmth of an old friend and amenities to make each day a little sunnier than yesterday....

Senior living options offered

  • Assisted Living
  • Memory Care

Highlands on the East Side

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for Highlands on the East Side

9.4 out of 10
Review Score31 reviewsWrite a review
Overall Experience
4.5
Cleanliness
4.5
Friendliness
4.6
Care Services
4.6
Staff
4.6
Meals & Dining
4.2
Activities
4.5
Value for Cost
4.4

A Place for Mom has scored Highlands on the East Side with 9.4 out of 10 using our proprietary review score based on 4 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time, Highlands on the East Side has 31 reviews with an average "overall experience" of 4.5 out of 5.

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Last Updated: 10/6/25

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Anonymous

Memory Care

Family/friend

October 6, 2025

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Family experience.

5 on each. Small and the personal care is wonderful. Yes, I would recommend this community to other families based on the experience so far.

Lindsey

Assisted Living

Family/friend

August 21, 2025

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Friendly staff

The staff is great, very engaging with the residents and visitors, dining- seems like a nice variety, always something to temp the most picky eaters. The activity calendar is always full. I was surprised that the administration I met when touring has left the facility already. I do have concerns but I'm optimistic this won't affect the residents

Chris L

Assisted Living

Family/friend

July 14, 2025

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Reassurance

The staff is wonderful. they are professional and very caring. I would highly recommend..... they make difficult times easier

Carrie F

Memory Care

Family/friend

June 13, 2025

5.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Great Memory Care Unit

Had to move Mom to a memory care and this facility answered all our prayers. All the staff starting with admissions,the administrator and the kind and friendly staff that work at the desk at the front door made a difficult situation much more manageable. The staff on the unit are kind and helpful and very caring to my Mom and help to get her to laugh. We are so pleased that Mom is settling in, putting on weight and enjoying the entertainment and her nice apartment. The Highlands are a blessing to us.

Jennifer D

Memory Care

Family/friend

October 17, 2024

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Highly recommend

The staff at Highlands on the East Side are very hands on. There are always three or four nurses in the room with them. They don't just put you on a couch all day to watch tv. They interact with the patients and genuinely look like they care for the patients. The rooms are quite large. My mom loves the screened in porch and coloring.

Anonymous

Memory Care

Family/friend

August 15, 2024

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
2.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
4.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Would Recommend

For the most part, I'm satisfied with the care that my mother receives. The staff are involved, from the Executive Director to the CNAs. I see them on the floor often. They know all of residents and the residents know all of them. I gave my mom a birthday (93) celebration, not only did they offer the room but they prepared the area. They set up the table for the guests with table clothes and silverware and table flowers. It was beautiful. For the first time in probably 4 years, since my mom hasn't been able to take of herself, am I able to visit with her without being on duty. It's not as clean everyday as I would like it to be every day but they immediately fix the problem. They can't seem to keep a cleaning company but I'm there often so her room is pretty clean. The staff is fantastic. Upper management and staff. The CNAs are so caring and loving. The nursing staff are thorough. I feel that they are fully invested in the care and wellbeing of the residents. The maintenance men, the kitchen staff and chef are involved. The food is good. I've been invited to several activity events (a Tea) along with eating lunch with my mom sometimes. When I gave my mom her birthday party, they were in a meeting discussing her party that was to be held the next day. Her party was part of the agenda for the weekend. They have great activities coordinators. They have lots of fun with the residents. I love that they have their nails done weekly. It's a steep price but it includes everything. Meals, cleaning the suite, laundering clothes, medicine dispensing, PCP. It's seems to be cheaper than other facilities and it has, to me, a few more perks. The price has gone up several hundred dollars since July this year.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

March 28, 2024

3.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
3.0
Friendliness
3.0
Value for Cost
3.0
Care Services
3.0
Activities
3.0
Staff
3.0
Meals & Dining
3.0

Review for Highlands on the East Side

I'm not happy with the room cleaning.Their dinner meals aren't appropriate. They've been through a few cooks in the year my loved one has been there. Some of their clothes and face clothes have been misplaced.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

February 16, 2024

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Highly recommended - wonderful facility, caring staff

The secretary/receptionist, [name removed] the Director, and [name removed] the Marketing Director, all welcome us by name whenever we visit The Highlands. [name removed] the head nurse has been very attentive as to asking us about his previous medications, tests and hospitalizations. The food is excellent! He is very happy being there after living alone for the past 16 years in North Kingstown. After being there a month, he's participating in the daily activities rather than going back to his room to fall asleep. My husband and I just happened to visit a few times when special events and musical performances were taking place and we felt welcome to participate and were very pleased. The Director was extremely helpful to me recently and pointed me in the right direction when I was very concerned when we realized that he had been financially taken advantage of by a previous caretaker. She told him (after asking our permission) that it would be best if he didn't see or talk to her again and he agreed. He said he feels safe at The Highlands and very happy. The Highlands is a very attractive facility, the rooms are clean and well kept. The Highlands is very affordable compared to the three other assisted living facilities that we visited. [name removed] at a Place for Mom in Rhode Island certainly gave us excellent advice in recommending an assisted living facility. She is kind, compassionate, knowledgeable and well-informed. She and A Place for Mom certainly did their very best in assisting us to find the right place for our friend [name removed] , who unfortunately doesn't have family in Rhode Island. I couldn't have asked for a better place for him or a better advisor than in what is a difficult decision to make and for that I'm very grateful.

Anonymous

Memory Care

Family/friend

February 9, 2024

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
4.0
Staff
4.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Our Experience

They have many activities to keep the residents engaged.The staff forms relationships with the residents.The staff keeps the family informed about the resident's progress.They are a bit expensive but it is worth it.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

January 19, 2024

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

family friendly facility, great activities, happy with our choice

The community is fairly small and it feels more like a family environment. The staff is very friendly and helpful. They worked with me and my father making the selection process and the final decision very easy. My father mood and health bounced right back after a week at Highlands. Meals are very well balanced and good quality. He is hardly ever in his room as he socializes all the time. In emergency situations, they are prompt and when he had to go to the hospital for a couple of days, the staff visited him and made arrangements with the hospital to take him right back where he was followed by the nurse at the facility. He is back to his routine.

Christine C

Memory Care

Family/friend

January 8, 2024

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

so glad I chose Highlands

They participate in PACE program which kicks in after the $$ runs out. The rooms are big with nice windows that open. Staff really care about the residents and go beyond the basics to meet needs. It's not a luxury facility but the care is excellent. They interact very well with Hope Hospice to coordinate extra services. The food is basic and served on plastic plates but it is nutritious with the main meal served at lunchtime. Pets are welcome. All of the administrative staff are very available to family members. Because the staff keep residents involved in activities loved ones do so much better and look forward to participating.

Anonymous

Memory Care

Family/friend

November 8, 2023

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
3.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
3.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
3.0

A caring facility

Overall, Highlands on the East Side is a caring facility and I would recommend it to others. I think they lack the proper supervision, especially the overnight shift. Housecleaning could use a cleaning lesson, especially on how to properly clean a bathroom. Just like everything else, if you're not happy with the service(s) you bring it to someone's attention. Sometimes it gets fixed right away and it doesn't happen again often and other times there is no change and you have to contact the Executive Director. The food is hit or miss. Not to say it's not good, just that it could be much better. Maybe different cooks on different days. Moving day was easy, the Marketing Director was there to help welcome my mom. The staff introduced my mom to the other residents, they had tea and dessert that day. It's pricey, but it's all inclusive.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

April 11, 2023

3.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
3.0
Friendliness
3.0
Value for Cost
3.0
Care Services
3.0
Activities
3.0
Staff
3.0
Meals & Dining
3.0

Review for Highlands on the East Side

There has been a lot of unacceptable incidents.They need to address the care and housekeeping at this facility. I would not recommend at the present moment.

Michael Feeney

Assisted Living

Family/friend

February 10, 2023

5.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Rising above the others.

It has been an absolute pleasure to work with the staff at The Highlands. From the first phone to our most recent visit to see my uncle the experience has exceeded my family's expectations. My uncle has been treated with kindness and patience every step of the way. It was a difficult decision to transition from independent living to assisted living but they have made it seamless.

anonymous

Assisted Living

Toured community

February 18, 2022

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

tour review

Our family had an in person tour and its a nice facility. However it seem a little smaller, not so much the facility but just the number of residents was less then what we were wanting for our loved one.

anonymous

Memory Care

Family/friend

May 26, 2021

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Friendliness
4.0
Care Services
4.0
Staff
4.0

My review of Highlands on the East Side

We think that they are very caring, but it has been hard at times to really assess things with all of the covid restrictions, and some still being in place. We still cannot freely come and go to see our loved one. Only recently have we been able to see his room. The community does strike us as a no frills place, it is kind of older. It does not impress you with the building or its surroundings. However that is not what is important to us, what is important to us is that they care for him and respond to us which is exactly what they do.

anonymous

Assisted Living

Resident/client

February 12, 2021

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.5
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
4.5
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
3.0

If you come with an open mind you will do great here

What activities we had before covid were wonderful.

Barbara

Memory Care

Family/friend

August 26, 2020

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0

A very caring place

We came up with a list that seemed to be a fit for my mother, then she went and visited them all and there was just something about Highlands on the East Side. She liked the size of the community, it wasn't overwhelming, she liked the apartments, and she instantly felt connected to the people here and very welcomed. The apartments were way bigger than expected, very large and spacious with a huge storage closet. I have eaten there and my mom loved it, it was very tasty. They were accommodating and had a large variety for residents to choose from. They served restaurant style. My favorite part about the community has been the staff members, they took their time with each person and were very caring. I would highly recommend. I couldn't have asked for anything better.

Anonymous

Memory Care

Toured community

June 17, 2019

5.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0

[Name removed] was a big help and showed mom and I around. We are not ready yet to move to assisted living but appreciate the time given to us. Highlands on the East Side was a beautiful home when mom is ready it would be my choice.

Anonymous

Memory Care

Resident/client

March 7, 2019

5.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0

Made the right decision to move in.

I'm so delighted that I made the decision to move into the Highlands on the East Side. It took me some time to make a decision but now I look back and I should have moved sooner. Love spending time with people my own age and the meals are amazing. There are a lot of programs to keep us busy throughout the day.

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