Assisted living, Fatal Fire
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Top Massachusetts officials are suggesting the state consider new ways to regulate and finance so-called affordable assisted living homes after the deadly fire Sunday night at the facility for seniors in Fall River that relies heavily on public funding.
Shirley Chambra was outside smoking a cigarette when she saw sparks and then flames at her home: the Gabriel House assisted-living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts.
The family of one of the victims from the Fall River assisted living home fire is anxiously awaiting updates on their loved one.
A fire at a Massachusetts assisted-living facility killed nine and injured at least 30. A firefighters union said understaffing hindered the response and may have cost lives.
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The Massachusetts assisted-living facility that caught fire Sunday evening was slated to undergo a recertification and compliance review process later this year.
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A former employee said she never saw the staff perform fire drills. The local fire chief pushed back at claims that dispatching more firefighters would’ve saved more lives.
The owner of Gabriel House, Dennis Etzkorn, says he is cooperating with the investigation into the deadly fire at the assisted living home in Fall River, but an I-Team investigation revealed past legal controversies.
JEFFERSON, Ohio — A former caregiver at an assisted-living community in Ashtabula County has been indicted on several counts, including rape, in the alleged sex abuse of elderly residents. According to a release from Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost ...