A 10th victim has died from the fire that ripped through a Massachusetts assisted-living facility earlier this week, officials said Thursday, as records and accounts from staff raise concerns about ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FALL RIVER — Stricter rules and an increase in facility inspections may be on the horizon for all assisted living centers in the ...

A tenth person has died following Sunday night’s devastating fire at a Fall River assisted living facility, the Bristol County District Attorney’s office said Thursday. 66-year-old Brenda Cropper ...

Editor’s note: The story was updated with additional information Thursday morning. As flames tore through a Fall River assisted living residence Sunday night, nearly 50 firefighters rushed to rescue ...

Kathleen Lynch Moncata learned the limitations of assisted living the hard way: through tragic personal experience. The elder law attorney’s mother-in-law, Rose Moncata, fell in the middle of the ...

Fall River will implement new local fire safety precautions following the Gabriel House assisted living facility fire. State policymakers are preempting the city on most new regulations for assisted ...

Dignity Alliance joins New Bedford state Sen. Mark Montigny in urging for a deeper look at state laws for assisted living and rest homes facilities. The advocacy coalition is championing stricter ...

Members of a commission working on new regulations that would change the way assisted living facilities are run met on Tuesday and discussed how a fatal fire in Fall River could impact their efforts.

A deadly fire at a Massachusetts assisted living home on Sunday highlights the need for federal legislation strengthening oversight of such facilities, according to long-term care resident advocates.