By the end of next week, all 273 assisted living facilities in Massachusetts will be required to send a letter to all residents and families detailing fire safety protocols, evacuation procedures and key points of contact.
More than 17,000 Bay Staters residing in assisted living facilities could benefit from stronger consumer protections that Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s office is starting to pursue.
An unprecedented need for senior housing is coming. The question is whether we can provide enough safe, affordable, comfortable and care-appropriate options before the wave hits the shore.
The former Rutland State Hospital property is now available for development.
In increasing numbers, senior citizens in Massachusetts are turning to assisted living or living at home with assistance, and those choices are exacerbating problems in the nursing home industry.
