CLEARWATER - A malfunctioning mechanical bed motor caused a fire at an assisted-living facility this morning, authorities said. ...more

June 2, 2008

When the wrecking crews come this year to tear down local landmark Dan's Bar, owner Dan Pickard, 67, won't be on hand. ...more

February 20, 2008

When the wrecking crews come this year to tear down local landmark Dan's Bar, owner Dan Pickard, 67, won't be on hand. ...more

February 20, 2008

Commissioners recently approved the rezoning of about 1.37 acres on Grant Street, the first step in allowing the owners to convert the 2,000-square-foot home on the property into a 10-bed assisted living facility for the elderly. ...more

February 6, 2008

Ronald Larsen, the elderly man who was neglected to the point that cancer consumed nearly half his face, has died. ...more

January 22, 2008

The owner of a Palmetto assisted-living facility has given up her license after an 85-year-old man was found living there with an untreated cancerous tumor that covered nearly half his face. ...more

January 22, 2008

Dear Abby: My husband and I have been going round and round about nursing homes. My father's illness and memory loss have brought us face to face with the issue. This dilemma is not for those families who can afford to pay for someone to care for a patient in his or her own home. Nor does it apply to those who can afford an assisted-living facility. ...more

January 20, 2008

I lost my mother in May 2005 and my dad nine months later. It's a sordid tale of woe for both of them, but for my dad in particular. ...more

December 30, 2007

Five people, some elderly and some disabled, were removed from an unlicensed adult assisted-living facility that was shut down Sunday night by the Tampa Fire Marshal's Office. ...more

December 24, 2007

TAMPA - Five people, some elderly and some disabled, were removed from an unlicensed adult assisted-living facility that was shut down Sunday night by the Tampa fire marshal's office. ...more

December 24, 2007