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Fall River fire prompts reconsideration of how Mass. regulates assisted living

Staffing ratios, the affordability of care, and safety regulations are all being reconsidered in the wake of the Fall River ...

Fall River assisted living facility fire victim remembered for his ‘contagious personality’

One of the victims of the deadly Gabriel House assisted living facility fire that happened in Fall River earlier this month ...

9 dead, dozens hurt in fire at assisted-living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts: Officials

Nine people have been killed and dozens are hurt as a fire tore through an assisted-living facility in Fall River, ...

Fire that ripped through Fall River assisted living facility may have been sparked by smoking materials, oxygen machine

Investigators may never know for certain what sparked the fire. But a clearer picture of what happened has begun to come into ...

Final victim in deadly Fall River assisted living facility fire identified

The final victim in a fire that killed 10 residents at Fall River’s Gabriel House assisted living facility earlier this month ...

Mass. launches effort to improve safety at assisted living facilities after deadly Fall River fire

The state is launching a safety initiative to ensure Massachusetts’ more than 250 assisted living facilities are up to code.

MA orders all 273 assisted living facilities to share fire protocol after Fall River blaze

All 273 assisted living facilities must send a letter to residents and families detailing fire safety protocols after deadly ...