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 ...

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 ...

Facing scrutiny over staffing levels during Sunday’s deadly fire at an assisted living facility, Fall River Mayor Paul Coogan announced the city will hire up to 20 more firefighters and offer more ...

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.

The fatal fire at a Fall River facility for seniors last week is poised to reshape how Massachusetts regulates assisted living homes statewide. The blaze at Gabriel House, which killed 10 people and ...

Following a fatal fire at the Gabriel House assisted living facility, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey announced new fire safety measures for all assisted living facilities in the state. Within ...

NEWSCENTER FIVE. ALL RIGHT, PETER, THANK YOU. MASSACHUSETTS RECENTLY CREATED A COMMISSION TO COME UP WITH NEW REGULATIONS FOR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES. THAT COMMISSION IS WORKING ON A DRAFT REPORT ...

REPLACED YEARS AGO. THIS IS A PRETTY A PRETTY MAJOR PIECE OF INFORMATION. FIRE PREVENTION EXPERT ROBERT SOLOMON, RESPONDING TO FIVE, INVESTIGATES NEW REPORTING THAT THE SPRINKLER IN THE ROOM WHERE THE ...

Gabriel House in Fall River – where a deadly fire broke out on July 13 – is defined by Massachusetts as an assisted living residence. Assisted living residences in Massachusetts follow certain ...

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 ...