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Disability services in Bristol County, Rhode Island

126 listings serve Bristol County: 11 Confirmed Profiles and 115 Registry Listings, plus 175 organizations that serve the whole country.

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Listings that serve the county in each area. 13 more serve people with any disability.

Intellectual and Developmental14Mental and Behavioral Health54Physical and Mobility20Sensory4Neurological and Chronic Health22Veterans and Military Families7

How to get services in Bristol County

Most long-term supports are paid for by Medicaid, often through a waiver program. Start with Medicaid, then get on the program that fits. Where a program uses local offices, the office for Bristol County is shown.

Start here Rhode Island Medicaid · RI Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS); applications handled by RI Department of Human Services (DHS)

Apply online (opens in a new tab) · Call (855) 697-4347 · A Rhode Island DHS office.

Rhode Island is a 1634 state, so people who get SSI get Medicaid without a separate application.

Adults who are aged, blind or have a disability can apply with the DHS-2 application. Adults with I/DD who need long-term services also apply to BHDDH.

For children: Katie Beckett: Medicaid for children under 19 with serious medical or functional needs who live at home, based on the child's income, not the parents'. Call 401-462-0633.

If you work: Sherlock Plan: the Medicaid buy-in for adults with disabilities who work; there may be a monthly premium. Apply with the DHS-2 form and mark the Sherlock Plan box. Questions: 1-855-697-4347.

Steps

  1. Apply online at HealthyRhode.ri.gov, or call 1-855-697-4347.
  2. For disability, long-term care, Katie Beckett or Sherlock Plan coverage, fill out the DHS-2 application.
  3. Send medical and disability records with your application to speed it up.
  4. Answer letters from DHS within the time they list.
  5. Report changes in income, address or insurance within 10 days.

Have these ready

  • Social Security numbers
  • Proof of income and benefit letters
  • Bank and asset statements
  • Proof of Rhode Island address
  • Medical, school or therapy records
  • Other health insurance cards

Intellectual and developmental disabilities, and autism

Rhode Island Comprehensive Demonstration (DD/BHDDH benefit package) No waiting list

Adults with an intellectual or developmental disability that began before age 22 and will last for life, who are approved for Medicaid and meet ICF/IID level of care. You can apply 2 months before age 17.

Start with: BHDDH Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) · 401-462-3421 (Espanol 401-462-3014) · Website (opens in a new tab)

Rhode Island reported no one on any Medicaid home care waiting list in KFF's 2026 state data. DDD decides eligibility within 30 days.

Steps

  1. Apply for Rhode Island Medicaid if you do not have it.
  2. Get the DDD application from the BHDDH website or call 401-462-3421.
  3. Send the application with doctor notes, test results, agency notes and legal papers.
  4. DDD tells you within 30 days if you are approved.
  5. Work with DDD on your plan and choose providers.

Apply or start here (opens in a new tab) · About this program (opens in a new tab) · Providers for Bristol County

Older adults and people with physical disabilities

RIte @ Home Shared Living (operated within the 1115) No waiting list

Older adults and adults with disabilities who qualify for Medicaid long-term services and want to live in a certified caregiver's private home.

Start with: The POINT (Rhode Island ADRC) and RI DHS long-term services and supports · Website (opens in a new tab)

Rhode Island reported no one on any Medicaid home care waiting list in KFF's 2026 state data.

Steps

  1. Contact the ADRC (The POINT) or RI DHS and ask about Medicaid long-term services and RIte @ Home shared living.
  2. Fill out the DHS-2 application for long-term services.
  3. Take part in the level of care assessment.
  4. Choose a certified RIte @ Home shared living agency.
  5. Meet the caregiver and plan your move.

Your local Aging and Disability Resource Center can start the application. Find the one for Bristol County.

Apply or start here (opens in a new tab) · About this program (opens in a new tab) · Providers for Bristol County

Rules change. Check with the agency before you rely on this. Checked 2026-10-09.

Confirmed Profiles based in Bristol County

Organizations checked by ConnectIDD with an address in the county, A to Z. Many more serve the county from nearby.

How Rhode Island pays for services

See how Rhode Island ranks on disability funding, its waiver programs and rates, and its vocational rehabilitation agency in the Funding Atlas for Rhode Island.

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