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.

Bay State health officials are reporting the first confirmed case of West Nile virus in an animal this year, as people are ...

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, according to regulators’ most ...

Residents of the home have called the fire "not just a tragedy, it’s a travesty" and have pointed to numerous safety problems at Gabriel House, including staffing, concerns about elevators, lack of ...

Despite efforts by scores of firefighters – nearly half of whom were off duty at the time – and “every police officer in the ...