10th resident dies in Fall River assisted-living fire
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Assisted living centers are rare in Mass, but many families still don’t know what they offer — or what they don’t.
River fire chief gave a harrowing recount of the night nine people were killed in a fire at the Gabriel House.
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.
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.