Brookdale Senior Living Solutions owns and operates retirement homes across the United States. The company was established in 1978 and is based in Brentwood, Tennessee. It is the largest operator of senior housing in the United States, with over 60,000 residents.[3][4]
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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| NYSE: BKD | |
| Industry | Retirement homes, Assisted living |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
Number of locations | Over 680 |
Key people | Guy P. Sansone (Non-Executive Chairman) Lucinda M. Baier (CEO) Steven E. Swain (EVP/CFO) |
| Revenue |  US$3.02 billion (2020)[1] |
Number of employees | 62,550[2] (2017) |
| Website | brookdale |
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Fortress Investment Group became the majority owner of Brookdale, holding approximately 51% of its share.
In 2021, a New York Times investigation revealed that Brookdale submitted wrong and manipulated data to the government, thus inflating ratings of the quality of care in Brookdale's facilities.[5] Shortly thereafter, the state of California filed a lawsuit against Brookdale alleging that the company manipulated the federal government’s nursing-home ratings system.[6]
Brookdale's headquarters remain in Tennessee, but a recent acquisition has made Milwaukee, Wisconsin their second largest office.[7]
History
editWhen Brookdale was established, it developed large upscale urban retirement communities in cities such as Chicago, New York, and Miami. The early communities replicated five-star hotels like the Hyatt, Marriott, and Hilton hotels of the modern era.
From the late 1990s to mid-2000s, Brookdale developed more communities that resembled earlier models, but also reflected changing retirement trends. The new communities included Continuous Care Retirement Communities (CCRC), which house skilled nursing facilities, assisted living, independent living, and memory care facilities.
By 2005, Brookdale had grown to approximately 90 standalone properties. During this time Fortress Investments acquired the recently bankrupt Alterra Corporation's 300 properties. Brookdale merged with the American Retirement Corporation (ARC Therapy) in July 2006. ARC operated approximately 130 properties. Fortress saw this as an opportunity to put Brookdale at the forefront of senior living, not just by sheer size but with the marrying of two of the longest-running and most successful companies in the industry. After the ARC merger, Brookdale was operating approximately 550 communities in 36 states.
In July 2014, Brookdale merged with Emeritus Senior Living and became the only national full-spectrum senior living company, with over 1,100 communities in 46 states and covering 80% of the U.S. population.[8]
Controversy
editIn 2013, a Brookdale facility, Glenwood Gardens in Bakersfield, California, became the focus of national media coverage when a staff member refused to give CPR, as requested by a 911 operator, to 87-year-old Lorraine Bayless, a resident. Lorraine died at Glenwood of a stroke.[9]
After Bayless's death, Brookdale cited a policy to reporters that allegedly prohibited staff members performing CPR on residents of its independent living facilities; however, the spokesman did not provide copies of the policy to reporters.[10] Brookdale later reversed its public position, saying that the staff member had misinterpreted the CPR policy.[11] Police closed the Glenwood investigation without filing any criminal charges. The Bayless family said it had no intention of suing Brookdale over Lorraine's death.[11]
The state of California filed a lawsuit against Brookdale in March 2021, alleging that the company manipulated the federal government’s nursing-home ratings system.[6] A New York Times investigation revealed that the rating system is flawed, allowing the opportunity for many nursing homes (including Brookdale) to submit manipulated data to the government, thus inflating ratings of the quality of care in their facilities.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Brookdale Senior Living - Investor Relations - Investor Overview". Archived from the original on 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
- ^ "Brookdale Senior Living". Fortune. Archived from the original on 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
- ^ Fung, Esther (30 October 2018). "Baby Boomers Are Living at Home. That's Bad News for Senior-Housing Developers". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ "2020 results". Archived from the original on 2021-02-18.
- ^ a b Silver-Greenberg, Jessica; Gebeloff, Robert (2021-03-13). "Maggots, Rape and Yet Five Stars: How U.S. Ratings of Nursing Homes Mislead the Public". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
- ^ a b Silver-Greenberg, Jessica (2021-03-15). "California Sues Nursing Home Chain, Saying It Manipulated Ratings System". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
- ^ "Brookdale". Archived from the original on 2021-06-18.
- ^ "Brookdale Senior Living and Emeritus Senior Living Complete Merger". Brookdale Newsroom. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ^ "Facility's no-CPR policy takes heat after woman's death". USA Today. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
- ^ "Why did staff refuse to give woman CPR?" (webpage-embedded Flash video). CNN. March 4, 2013.
- ^ a b Cone, Tracie (March 6, 2013). "Glenwood Gardens CPR Case: Family Satisfied With Care Woman Received". The Huffington Post. Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 9, 2013. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
External links
edit- Official website
- Silver-Greenberg, Jessica (15 March 2021). "California Sues Nursing Home Chain, Saying It Manipulated Ratings System". New York Times. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- Business data for Brookdale Senior Living: