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Choosing an assisted living facility for a loved one is one of the most difficult decisions families have to make — yet state regulators responsible for holding the industry accountable do not make it ...

The new rules follow a yearlong series of stories by The Arizona Republic exposing widespread violence in assisted living facilities.

Throughout 2023, The Arizona Republic published a series of investigative stories revealing just how broken Arizona's long-term care and residential facilities system is. Arizonans responded with ...

PHOENIX – Caregivers in Arizona are now obligated by law to perform lifesaving measures if a patient experiences a medical emergency while inside an assisted living facility. Gov. Doug Ducey earlier ...

At Austin House in Cottonwood, there was little time for introductions. So when caregiver Susan Severe met her newest resident in the winter of 2021, a co-worker simply told her, "He's not nice." She ...

PHOENIX — Arizona ranks in the middle of the pack for senior health. The state ranks 23rd best in the United Health Foundation’s rankings for people over the age of 65. That’s down from 18th place ...

Future funding for the Peoria Unified School District is unclear after voters decided not to approve funding measures in the most recent election. As a result, some tough decision regarding cutting ...

MESA, Ariz. - Starting Monday, Dec. 28, the Pfizer vaccine is rolling out for staff and residents at assisted living facilities in Arizona. 2,400 assisted living facilities in the state signed up for ...

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is seeking an immediate takeover of the troubled Heritage Village assisted living facility in Mesa, alleging that its current owners and managers endangered ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Dozens of families are left scrambling this Thanksgiving weekend after a senior living facility informed them their loved ones must move out soon, which means finding movers and a ...