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What is an assisted living facility — and how does it differ from a nursing home?
Assisted living centers are rare in Mass, but many families still don’t know what they offer — or what they don’t.
What to look for when choosing an assisted living facility or nursing home
Whether you're considering a nursing home, assisted living, or at-home care, AARP Massachusetts state director Jennifer ...
Assisted-living home cited for late reports of safety incidents years before fatal fire
A Massachusetts assisted-living center where nine residents died in a fire was cited for failing to immediately report more ...
Deadly fire prompts scrutiny of assisted living homes that serve lower income adults
More than 75 percent of Gabriel House residents are enrolled in Medicaid, state officials have said, and it charges ...
ND Assisted Living Home Acts on Fire Safety
Earlier this week, nine people died after a fire in a Massachusetts assisted living facility. If you have a loved one in one ...
Fire at assisted-living facility 'was destined to kill 50-plus people,' chief says, praising 'hero' responders
The fire that claimed nine lives at an assisted-living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, "was destined to kill 50-plus ...
Firefighters say understaffing hampered rescue and cost lives in fire at Massachusetts assisted-living home
A fire at a Massachusetts assisted-living facility killed nine and injured at least 30. A firefighters union said ...
The past legal controversies of the owner of the Fall River assisted care facility that caught fire
The owner of Gabriel House, Dennis Etzkorn, says he is cooperating with the investigation into the deadly fire at the ...