Brookdale Senior Living first senior living company to be certified as ‘Most Loved Workplace’
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 27, 2024
Brookdale Senior Living has become the first senior living company to earn certification as a “Most Loved Workplace” for demonstrating a commitment to fostering an inclusive and supportive work environment.
Brookdale Senior Living continues pandemic recovery with occupancy, labor improvements
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 12, 2024
Brookdale Senior Living’s continued COVID-19 pandemic recovery in the second quarter was highlighted by occupancy gains, improvements in leadership retention and associate turnover, and the implementation...
Brookdale Senior Living continues push toward pre-pandemic occupancy recovery
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 11, 2024
Continuing its push to recover pre-pandemic occupancy, Brookdale Senior Living announced Tuesday that average weighted occupancy for June increased 140 basis points compared with June 2023, to 78.2%.
Occupancy, margin recovery focus for 2024: Brookdale CEO
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 09, 2024
Brookdale Senior Living entered 2024 with a clear vision and an intense focus on recovering pre-pandemic occupancy and margins, which resulted in “meaningful positive outcomes” across its key strategic...
Brookdale’s staffing algorithm under fire for alleged chronic understaffing of communities
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 02, 2024
One national senior living company’s staffing algorithm drew repeated complaints from building managers for failing to capture the nuances of caring for older adults, leading to residents going without...
Brookdale Senior Living CEO: ‘Too soon to tell’ outcome of Senate inquiry
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 22, 2024
Brookdale Senior Living’s leader said Wednesday she is confident in the company’s priorities in the face of growing scrutiny of the industry by the lay media and policymakers.
With a year of ‘solid progress and growth,’ Brookdale says it is prepared to meet demand for senior...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 08, 2023
Upon experiencing another “strong” quarter of growth, Brookdale Senior Living is seeing the positive results of its recovery strategy by focusing on profitable and sustainable growth, executives said...
Senior living nurse job satisfaction heavily influenced by culture, leadership: MIT report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 19, 2023
Job dissatisfaction and burnout among nurses is fueled by “out of touch” managers and “disconnected” senior executive leadership, according to a new report from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Understaffing is driving force behind lawsuits against senior living communities, legal experts say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 18, 2023
Broken promises about service and care levels, attributed to “grossly understaffed” at senior living communities and skilled nursing facilities, are the driving force behind a surge in class-action...
Industry advocates join coalition to support federal bill requiring use of Alzheimer’s detection tools
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 04, 2023
A bipartisan bill requiring the use of cognitive impairment detection tools in the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias has the support of the senior living industry.