Massachusetts, assisted living
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Gabriel House had seen better days. But for residents and their families, it was the center of a caring community.
Governor Maura Healey announced new safety measures at assisted living homes that will be launched on Monday following the deadly fire in Fall River.
More than 75 percent of Gabriel House residents are enrolled in Medicaid, state officials have said, and it charges significantly less than a typical assisted living facility does for private-paying patients.
Questions and finger-pointing have increased in the days since a fire at a Massachusetts assisted-living facility killed nine and hurt dozens.
A fundraiser will be held Friday night for the survivors of the Gabriel House fire in Fall River. Ten people were killed Sunday night when a fire broke out in the independent and assisted living facility.