Gabriel House in Fall River – where a deadly fire broke out on July 13 – is defined by Massachusetts as an assisted living residence. Assisted living residences in Massachusetts follow certain ...

Older adults navigating the move to assisted living residences can benefit from expanded consumer protections beginning in ...

Completed surveys from all 272 assisted living residences in Massachusetts will soon be distributed to local fire departments as part of new annual safety requirements imposed by the state in the wake ...

This is a follow-up to the column published Jan. 18, 2026; that piece was about making the decision whether to age in place or move to an assisted living residence. In it, I quoted Sara Zeff Geber, ...

The new regulations target unfair and deceptive practices ...