20 months in a row of occupancy growth reported by Brookdale Senior Living
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 13, 2023
A 160-basis-point increase in weighted average occupancy for June means Brookdale Senior Living has seen 20 consecutive months of year-over-year occupancy growth.
Fair housing group sues 6 communities
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 07, 2015
Six senior living communities are being sued by a fair housing council, which alleges that the communities discriminate in their requirements of current and prospective tenants.
Brookdale’s new CEO a ‘breath of fresh air’ but ‘still has much to prove,’...
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 21, 2018
Brookdale Senior Living’s new CEO, Lucinda “Cindy” Baier is a “breath of fresh air,” but “she still has much to prove to the investment community to gain trust and credibility,”...
Resident found on bus died of hyperthermia complications, coroner says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 15, 2016
Complications of hyperthermia were responsible for the death of an 84-year-old senior living resident whose body was found on her community’s travel bus the day after she went on an outing with fellow...
Entrepreneur tests walker as temporary senior living resident
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 08, 2017
The founder and CEO of a durable medical equipment manufacturer and distributor specializing in mobility aids is spending several days as a resident of a senior living community to test the usefulness...
Is Brookdale for sale?
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 10, 2017
The country’s largest owner and operator of senior living communities is in the early stages of negotiations with Blackstone Group and others to sell all or part of the company, the Wall Street Journal...
Brookdale CEO talks about Medicare Advantage, the middle market and being a ‘talent magnet’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 06, 2019
Brookdale Senior Living President and CEO Lucinda “Cindy” Baier discussed the company’s plans related to Medicare Advantage and serving the middle market, as well as recent successes in recruiting...
As COVID-19 booster shots become available to all adults, operators encourage workers to get them, ponder...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 22, 2021
As COVID-19 vaccination booster shots open up to all U.S. adults, senior living industry leaders tell McKnight’s Senior Living that they continue to encourage their employees to get the shots and will...
Brookdale Senior Living leases present ‘opportunity for variety of positive outcomes,’ Ventas says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 30, 2024
The 121 Brookdale Senior Living communities leased to Ventas demonstrate an “opportunity for [a] variety of positive outcomes for Ventas,” the Chicago-based real estate investment trust said...
McKnight’s 40 for 40: Granger Cobb
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 20, 2020
In the senior living business world, there arguably has been no executive more beloved than Granger Cobb.