Nursing homes

Villagers walk through the debris of a nursing home which caught fire in Anguruwatota, Sri Lanka, Friday, June 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Survivors from a burned Sri Lankan nursing home relocate, in photos

ANGURUWATOTA, Sri Lanka (AP) — Over a dozen people were killed in a fire at a nursing home for people with mental health conditions in western Sri Lanka, and survivors have been moved to another one nearby.

A resident looks at his family members as he sits inside his dormitory at a nursing home, where inmates of another nursing home that caught fire on Wednesday are being temporarily housed, in Anguruwatota, Sri Lanka, Friday, June 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Sri Lanka nursing home worker says a ‘chained’ patient was among 13 fire victims

A Sri Lankan police officer inspects a charred elderly care home following an overnight fire in Anguruwatota, Sri Lanka, Thursday, June 4, 2026. (AP Photo)

A fire at a nursing home in Sri Lanka kills 12 people

A woman uses a walker as she exits an assisted living building, July 4, 2025, in Boca Raton, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

A Medicaid ‘spend down’ may get an older person long-term care coverage but isn’t a DIY strategy

A woman uses a walker as she exits an assisted living building at the Toby and Leon Cooperman Sinai Residences, July 4, 2025, in Boca Raton, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

How to avoid the ‘ick’ factor when choosing a nursing home or assisted living facility

Residents killed and injured in devastating fire at nursing home in Sri Lanka

A fire at a nursing home in western Sri Lanka killed 12 residents and injured eight others, police said Thursday. The fire started late Wednesday at the home in Anguruwatota town.

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Investigators sift through wreckage after a deadly Pennsylvania nursing home explosion

Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro says explosion at nursing home killed at least 2

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In this photo released by North Sulawesi Regional Police on Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, body bags containing victims of a fire at a nursing home in Manado, North Sulawesi province, Indonesia. (North Sulawesi Regional Police via AP)

Fire at Indonesian retirement home kills 16 residents

Investigators work around Bristol Health & Rehab Center and surrounding rubble after a gas explosion the day prior on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025, in Bristol, Pa. (AP Photo/Mingson Lau)

Rescuers rushed into flames to save nursing home residents after deadly explosion

First responders work the scene of an explosion and fire at Bristol Health & Rehab Center, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, in Bristol, Pa. (Monica Herndon/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)

Explosion at a Pennsylvania nursing home kills at least 2, governor says

Minnesota nursing home workers will have to wait for raises because state dropped ball on paperwork

Morgan Geyser appears in a Waukesha County courtroom Jan. 9, 2025, in Waukesha, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Wisconsin woman in 2014 Slender Man stabbing is found a day after walking away from group home

He built a nursing home empire despite California state investigations. Now, lawsuits are piling up

A view of burned balcony and windows at a retirement home following a major fire that killed at least 11 people, in Tuzla, Bosnia, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2025. (AP Photo)

Two hospital deaths raise the toll from a retirement home fire in Bosnia to 13 dead

Firefighters stand guard in front of a nursing home after a fire in Tuzla, Bosnia, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. (AP Photo)

Bosnia official puts death toll in retirement home fire at 11, with over 30 injured

Lambert, a 33-year-old one-eyed African penguin, receives eye drop medication at the New England Aquarium in Boston, on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Much like a nursing home, penguins at a Boston aquarium can age with dignity

Premier Rehab and Healthcare at Burlington in Burlington, Vt., Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (Glenn Russell/VTDigger via AP)

Advocates want public involvement when nursing homes change ownership

Kaiser Permanente health care workers hold signs and chant slogans while on strike in front of the Kaiser Permanente San Diego Medical Center Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Planned 5-day strike at Kaiser Permanente health care facilities ends, with plans for further talks

Robin the Robot visits with a patient at the HealthBridge Orange Specialty Pediatric Hospital in Orange, Calif., on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

A robot programmed to act like a 7-year-old girl works to combat fear and loneliness in hospitals

West Virginia residents concerned after state nursing homes sold to private company

Lawsuit alleges Nevada Veterans nursing home endangered patients, retaliated against staff

Former police officer Kristian White leaves the Supreme Court of New South Wales, in Sydney, on March 28, 2025. (Dean Lewins/AAP Image via AP)

Australian court dismisses bid to imprison ex-police officer who killed 95-year-old with Taser

Boards cover the windows of the Gabriel House assisted living facility, where a fire on Sunday killed several people, Tuesday, July 15, 2025 in Fall River, Mass. (AP Photo/Kimberlee Kruesi)

Deadly Massachusetts fire highlights the minimal regulations that govern assisted-living facilities

A woman uses a walker as she exits an assisted living building at the Toby and Leon Cooperman Sinai Residences, July 4, 2025, in Boca Raton, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Nursing homes struggle with Trump’s immigration crackdown

Israeli soldiers inspect the site struck by a direct missile strike launched from Iran in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Sunday, June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Iranian missile fired after US strikes causes heavy damage but few injuries in Tel Aviv

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during the New York City Mayoral Candidates Forum at Medgar Evers College Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II,File)

Cuomo’s comeback faces a new challenger: Donald Trump’s Justice Department

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during the New York City Mayoral Candidates Forum at Medgar Evers College Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Justice Dept. investigating former New York Gov. Cuomo over pandemic testimony, AP source says

Overall World Cup skiing champion Italy's Federica Brignone is carried away on a toboga after she broke multiple bones in her left leg during a giant slalom crash at the Italian championships in the Lusia ski area, in Val di Fassa, Italy, Thursday, April 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Elvis Piazzi)

Ski great Brignone’s first aim is to walk before thinking of next year’s Olympics

In this May, 2011, photo provided by Australian Red Cross Lifeblood donor James Harrison, credited with saving 2.4 million babies through his record-breaking blood plasma donations over decades, is giving blood at donation center in Sydney. (Australian Red Cross Lifeblood via AP)

James Harrison, Australian blood donor whose ‘golden arm’ helped save 2.4 million babies, dies at 88

Rob Bresnahan speaks at a campaign rally for Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, Aug. 17, 2024, in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Pennsylvania Republicans who narrowly won their House seats feel the heat of early votes back home

Shakes sold to nursing homes recalled after listeria outbreak linked to 11 deaths

After Hurricane Beryl, Texas lawmakers push for generators at senior living facilities

Diversified Healthcare Services President/CEO Adam Khalifa reacts after seeing the damage from the Eaton Fire to The Terraces at Park Marino assisted living facility on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

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