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Deadly Massachusetts fire highlights the minimal regulations that govern assisted-living facilities
Read full article: Deadly Massachusetts fire highlights the minimal regulations that govern assisted-living facilitiesThe 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 most of the staffing requirements that are commonplace in nursing homes.
Assisted-living home cited for late reports of safety incidents years before fatal fire
Read full article: Assisted-living home cited for late reports of safety incidents years before fatal fireA 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.