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Fire forces rescue of residents from Glendale assisted living facility

Good morning. A fire broke out at an assisted living facility in Glendale, California, and firefighters rescued eight residents. The blaze caused part of the roof to collapse, and seven people were taken to the hospital. Multiple news outlets covered the fire as it unfolded, though details on injuries and the cause are still developing.

Elsewhere, financial questions are in the spotlight. One report says a family paid $129,000 for a year of nursing home care, and notes that most of that amount can be treated as a medical expense on taxes, something few families realize. Separately, advocates are raising concerns about benefit cuts from large Medicare Advantage insurers, calling it a sign of deeper problems with for-profit health coverage.

On the workforce side, nursing homes continue to face staffing shortages, with industry voices pointing to AI tools and value-based care models as possible ways to ease the strain. And in a reminder to stay alert for scams, a man in Upstate New York was accused of stealing $10,000 from a nursing home resident.