FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP/Boston25) — A Massachusetts assisted-living center where nine residents died in a fire was cited for failing to immediately report more than two dozen health and safety incidents ...

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 ...

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 ...

Flames roared through an assisted-living facility in Massachusetts, killing nine people and trapping residents inside, including some who leaned out of windows and screamed for help, authorities said ...

City Council Vice President Linda M. Pereira called for more frequent inspections and emergency procedure regulations at assisted living facilities in the city at the Aug. 12 City Council meeting.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

The Fall River 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 ...

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.