Displaced residents and relatives say, despite substandard conditions, it was a place where people from difficult circumstances found each other.

The Massachusetts assisted-living facility where a fatal fire killed nine people was caring for dozens of aging residents ...

River will hire up to 20 more firefighters and offer more overtime to increase the number of crew members working each shift ...

However, the facility had been repeatedly cited for tardiness in reporting potential health and safety incidents, according to regulators’ most recent review. Displaced residents and relatives ...