All 273 assisted living facilities in Massachusetts will be required to send a letter to all residents and families detailing fire safety protocols.

Gabriel House had seen better days. But for residents and their families, it was the center of a caring community.

Nine people died and dozens were hurt in a fire at the Gabriel House Assisted Living Facility, and finger-pointing has already begun over whether there were enough firefighters to respond and whether staff at the facility did enough to help.

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. That's according

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.

Ten people have died and 30 others were treated at hospitals after a fire on July 13 at the Gabriel House assisted living facility. The cause is under investigation.