The Massachusetts assisted-living facility where a fatal fire killed nine people was caring for dozens of aging residents reliant on wheelchairs and oxygen tanks, but it lacked the safety measures and ...

And out of the more than 270 assisted living facilities in the state, there aren’t many accepting subsidies to begin with. An estimated 90% of assisted living residents in the state pay privately, ...

The proposal would require assisted living facilities to provide verification of all local safety inspections to the state, ...

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has announced measures to enhance safety at assisted living facilities in the state in the wake of a fire that killed nine people in Fall River. "This is a moment to ...

Assisted living providers in Massachusetts could face increased documentation responsibilities related to safety inspections of communities.

Editor's note: An earlier version of this story from the Fall River Herald News, part of the USA TODAY Network, misstated Brenda Cropper's medical condition based on information from the Bristol ...

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