R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-66.11-3

The chair of the state long-term care coordinating council shall create an aging-in-community subcommittee the purpose of which shall be to develop a plan to provide the needed infrastructure and program improvements in support services, housing, and transportation that will enable the state’s growing elder population to safely remain living at home and in community settings. The aging-in-community plan shall include an inventory of available services, identification of service and program gaps, and resource needs. In addition to members of the long-term care coordinating council, the subcommittee shall include those members of the state’s academic community with expertise in aging services and community-based, long-term supports and services as the council deems appropriate.