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Following the deadly fire in Fall River, there's been confusion about the difference between assisted living and nursing ...
The Massachusetts assisted-living facility where a fatal fire killed 10 people on July 13 was caring for dozens of aging ...
Assisted living centers are rare in Mass, but many families still don’t know what they offer or how they differ from other ...
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) has unintended consequences, with more tailwinds than headwinds, for nursing homes and ...
While nursing homes provide essential clinical care, they lack the engagement-based, purpose-driven memory support offered in ...
According to estimates from Genworth’s Cost of Care Survey, the cost of a room in a nursing home facility is over $100,000 a year. And because Medicare won't pay for nursing home care, you’ll ...
“How Nursing Homes Hide Their Most Serious Lapses” (front page, Dec. 10) exposes conditions in nursing homes, issues with their regulation and the underlying problems with the care of our seniors.
Nursing home costs do vary by state, though. According to Genworth’s 2021 Cost of Care Survey and estimating for inflation, the least expensive state for nursing home care in a semiprivate room ...
Complaints about care in nursing homes are on the rise. In 2017, the Office of the State’s Long-Term Care Ombudsman logged 3,090 grievances from nursing home residents and their loved ones.