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Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) is a company that operates senior's residences, established in 1978. It is a New York Stock Exchange listed company. Brookdale is the largest owner and operator of senior living communities throughout the United States", operating over 570 senior or retirement communities in the US. They have 35,000 staff and 55,000 residents.[1]
The company also offers Independent living, Personalized Assisted living, Alzheimer’s and dementia care, rehabilitation and skilled nursing. One whole-owned subsidiary company, Innovative Senior Care (ISC), offers rehabilitation, fitness and educational programming, and health services.
The Origins of Brookdale started in the late 1970s with the focus of Large Upscale Urban Retirement communities located in large cities Like Chicago, New York, and Miami. These early models replicated large full service Five Star hotels like the Hyatt, Marriott's and Hilton of the modern era. As the industry evolved into the late nineties and early 2000s, Brookdales major shareholder became Fortress Investments with approximately 51% holdings. Throughout the late nineties and early to mid 2000s Brookdale developed several more communities that resembled earlier models but also reflected the ever changing climate including Large Continuous Care Retirement Communities (CCRC) which house all brands of the aging process including Skilled Nursing, Assisted Living, Independent Living, and Memory Care facilities.
By early 2005 the company had grown to approximately 90 stand alone properties. During this times Fortress Investments had acquired the recently bankrupt Alterra Corporation (formerly Alternative Living Services) A Milwaukee WI based company who had developed and opened more than 500 stand alone Assisted Living and Memory Care properties throughout the USA between 1993 and 2003. At one Point Alterra was the largest provider of Assisted Living and Memory Care services within the United States catapulting ahead of the Industry Benchmark for Senior Living "Sunrise Senior Living of Virginia". Rapid growth proved costly and detrimental to the Alterra Corporation and that organization filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2004. They managed to sell off a third of their assets and bring their facility total down to approximately 300. During the bankruptcy Fortress purchased Alterra and pondered whether to sell the company to Emeritus Senior Living, which was hired on to manage Alterra through the bankruptcy phase. By the time the management agreement with Emeritus was about to expire the remaining Alterra portfolio was thriving due to an aggressive push by corporate and divisional leaders to prove the company was not "dead" and was a valuable asset. Fortress at the 11th hour put together a merger that would bring their Successful Brookdale Portfolio together with their now rising Alterra Portfolio. This was approved and completed in early 2005 bringing the Brookdale property total to 390. From late 2005 to early 2007 Fortress and Brookdale took advantage of a strong market and an abundance in company cash reserves to acquire several smaller senior living organizations within the United States. These Included the April 2006 acquisition of Southern Assisted Living a Chapel Hill, North Carolina Based privately held company who managed approximately 45 properties in the Carolinas, predominantly North Carolina. Simultaneously the acquisitions of several smaller companies including Liberty Senior Services, Wellington Senior Living, and Southland properties brought Brookdale into the second spot on the leading providers list for Senior Care in the US right behind Sunrise.
In July 2006 Brookdale announced perhaps its most notable merger to date with the Nashville TN based, American Retirement Corporation (ARC) ARC operated approx 130 properties throughout the United States ranging from large CCRC campuses to Large Assisted Living and Independent Living facilities. They had been in the business since the late 1970s as well. 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. When the dust settled on the ARC merger Brookdale was operating approximately 550 communities in 36 states.
There would be no more acquisitions announced until October 2009 when the Wall Street Jornal reported that Brookdale Senior Living had entered into an Agreement with Sunrise Senior Living Services to acquire 21 free standing properties throughout the United States. The closing date for this acquisition was announced to be November 25, 2009.
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Independent Living
Active, healthy seniors enjoy a vibrant senior lifestyle with generous amenities and without the burdens of maintaining a home. Our senior living communities provide all of life's needs. Learn more.
Personalized Assisted Living
Those who need some assistance with the activities of daily living, such as bathing, dressing and medication management receive care based upon their unique needs. Our assisted living facilities are beautiful communities with all the amenities. Learn more.
Alzheimer's and Dementia Care
Residents with Alzheimer’s and dementia participate in Brookdale’s nationally recognized Clare Bridge program, offering Daily Moments of Success. You can rest assured that your family member will be well taken care of. Learn more.
Rehabilitation & Skilled Nursing
Our residents receive short-term rehabilitation or longer term care as needed in compassionate and caring environments. Our nursing staff is highly trained and provide the best in service. Learn more.
Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC)
In rental and entry fee environments, residents can age in place without having to relocate due to health issues that arise. This is important for many seniors and we have many facilities that meet this need. Learn More.
Life Care by Brookdale
Residents in these entry fee communities have access to multiple lifestyle and care options with a guarantee that, once accepted they are assured of care for life.
Every senior has specific needs. Whether they are independent, require an assisted living facility, or need skilled nursing, we focus on meeting these requirements. At Brookdale, we have a senior living community for everyone. Learn more.
Assisted Living Share Page
OverviewHelpful LinksAffordability Calculator
Personalized Assisted Living Facilities for Seniors
If you or a loved one require assistance with activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing or medication administration, Brookdale's Personalized Assisted Living communities provide all this and more. Our assisted living facilities for seniors provide housing and supportive services featuring Brookdale's signature Personalized Assisted Living approach. It’s the optimal senior living environment when limited care is needed.
Each person at our assisted living facilities is individual and unique. Our Personalized Assisted Living approach allows for this and focuses on the unique needs of each resident to ensure they are optimally engaged in life. By customizing care offerings for the individual we help to ease assisted living residents through lifestyle transitions and enhance their happiness, all while fulfilling our daily promise of Respect for Individual Preferences.
Personalized Assisted Living is available in Brookdale’s freestanding senior living communities, and also as part of a full continuum of care on a single campus. We serve each resident based on his or her unique needs and desires – much different than the approach of typical senior living communities. By customizing service offerings and creating a preference-based relationship, our residents have the freedom to make choices that deliver day-to-day fulfillment.
The personalized approach at our assisted living facilities focuses on:
Listening to our residents
Recognizing those services and offerings that are essential to them
Integrating additional items they desire into every viable aspect of their life at our assisted living community
Respecting individual preferences
Through Personalized Assisted Living, Brookdale creates a lifestyle tailored to the needs and preferences of the individual. We also offer graduated levels of care to meet individual requirements and preferences. In this way, we can make daily life easier for our residents, by offering the necessary level of service and care as their needs dictate.
Brookdale's Personalized Assisted Living facilities provide standard programs and lifestyle opportunities to enable each resident to optimize and enjoy his/her daily life. If you need some daily assistance with respect for your independence and individual preferences, you will find all this and more at a Brookdale Assisted Living community.
Find a Brookdale Senior Living assisted living community near you and your loved one today.
One Brand Standard
Brookdale's Personalized Assisted Living defines our single standard for providing high quality care services to those in need of daily assistance, whether the community provides assisted living services exclusively, or if that lifestyle option is offered on a single campus as part of a broader care continuum.
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Great Independent Living is Waiting for You
Brookdale's Independent Living communities are designed for people like you, who choose to pursue their lifelong dreams in an engaging social environment, who have passion for life, and active living with purpose. Our Life Care retirement living communities also feature Independent Living as the predominant lifestyle. Anything but typical, we offer active senior living communities of all types. Where others offer senior living housing, we provide a new and vibrant lifestyle to help you live with wellness and purpose.
Exceptional Experiences Every Day
As a Brookdale Independent Living resident, our promise to you is to provide Exceptional Experiences Every Day. In a Brookdale Senior Living community, you will have a spacious apartment, elegant common areas and numerous services that assure your comfort and satisfaction: truly, active senior living that inspires and fulfills. But the Brookdale Difference comes from the trademarked programs and services that are available only to Brookdale retirement living residents.
Our Optimum Life® Opportunities Enhance Our Resident's Sense of Wellness.
Optimum Life is a trademarked Brookdale concept that features "Celebrations", monthly themes that engage the body, mind, and spirit. These events provide social interaction, a fun experience and life fulfillment for you.
Exceptional Brookdale Culinary experiences are built on the belief that our Fresh Approach, garnishes, and in-house bakery are vital, and when combined with our Select Seasonings, Healthy Dining plans and Customized Menus, resident satisfaction is assured.
Your personal pathway to health and sustained wellness is facilitated by our in-house Innovative Senior Care team of professional therapists. And if you need occasional supportive services, our Personalized Living associates are ready to help.
When you visit a nearby Brookdale retirement community, be sure to ask about these unique Brookdale advantages.
In addition to generous personal space, Brookdale Independent Living communities provide you with dining rooms, game rooms, libraries, swimming pools, computer rooms with Internet access, gift shops, cafes, convenience stores, art studios, fitness centers, wellness centers, guest suites and more. At a Brookdale active living community, there truly is something for everyone – especially you!
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Senior Memory Care Communities
Serving as primary caregiver to a loved one that is coping with Alzheimer’s can be difficult and especially painful. Brookdale’s Alzheimer's and dementia care communities can help. These special care environments offer a carefully designed form of Alzheimer’s assisted living in which we provide housing, supportive services and care to those who need it.
Brookdale is one of the leading providers of Alzheimer's and dementia care in the nation. Through our unique Clare Bridge brand, our nursing homes serve residents who require assistance with activities of daily living and provide a safe environment for them. We assist seniors who have memory impairment and provide the Alzheimer’s and dementia care they need to ensure quality of life.
Daily Moments of Success at our Alzheimer's Communities
Physical and behavioral issues as well as life history are key factors in creating daily routines and service plans for nursing home residents. Brookdale's Clare Bridge Alzheimer's Assisted Living facilities provide familiar surroundings that offer a reassuring sense of safety and meaning to their days. Our commitment to Alzheimer's and dementia care is underscored by our Clare Bridge Promise that each resident will achieve Daily Moments of Success.
Brookdale assisted living communities offer a resident-centered program designed to meet the specific needs of those with various levels of dementia. It provides daily structure seven days per week to help maintain the resident's abilities and encourage the use of their remaining skills.
Special Expertise for Special Needs
Working with and caring for those who have dementia requires special expertise. Our Clare Bridge Assisted Living staff members are carefully selected and trained to understand and manage the unique challenges associated with Alzheimer’s and dementia care. They are also compassionate, understanding and creative. If you have a family member with memory impairment, our Alzheimer's and dementia care homes can provide the care they need.
Clare Bridge Alzheimer's and dementia care communities offer their own Dining Program designed by a team of specialists including a gerontologist, a corporate chef and a professional dietician. This unique program preserves the resident's ability to enjoy meals with special culinary offerings, personal assistance, consistent seating arrangements, music, centerpieces and fresh linens to heighten dining experiences.
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Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Care Services
Brookdale Senior Living offers rehabilitative therapy services and skilled nursing care at our Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Centers located on our select continuing care campuses. Whether you are in search of short-term or long-term care facilities, our skilled nursing homes are designed to promote comfort and security in a high-quality and compassionate environment.
As residents' conditions progress and they move through different care levels, our staff works with their families and their physicians to transition them to the most appropriate senior care setting. Each resident's short- or long-term care is customized for their individual needs and preferences and delivered around-the-clock by trained nursing home professionals.
Skilled nursing care frequently begins with an on-site assessment at the hospital and continues through an initial conference and discharge planning. The licensed professionals at our senior living facilities are available to answer questions and address the concerns that you and your family may have. Our senior care centers provide a wide range of services, plus we offer assisted living, retirement living and skilled nursing communities for every level of need.
Common reasons why seniors need short- or long-term skilled nursing care include:
Rehabilitation care due to fractures or joint replacements
General wound care
Acute medical conditions
Interim medical care following a hospital stay
Respiratory care
Parkinson's care
Terminal illness care (in cooperation with hospice)
Stroke recovery
General rehabilitation due to weakness or physical decline
Diabetic rehabilitation
As Medicare participants, Brookdale Senior Living skilled nursing rehabilitative centers support positive efforts to provide and improve nursing quality at all levels within the prevailing healthcare delivery system.
Within our long term care facilities and other senior living venues, our nursing centers offer a variety of conveniences and amenities designed to enhance comfort, and improve convalescence and recovery, such as open visiting hours and barber/beauty salon services. From special therapeutic diets to comprehensive rehabilitation, your care, comfort and convenience are of paramount importance to us.
Brookdale Senior Living skilled nursing homes allow residents to recover with dignity while receiving compassionate care, personal attention and professional services in skilled and caring environments. We offer exceptional elder care for seniors of all backgrounds.
Continuing Care Retirement Communities Share Page
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Brookdale's Continuing Care Retirement Communities:
Life in a Brookdale continuing care retirement community (CCRC) has been designed to ensure your peace of mind today, tomorrow and always. In a Brookdale Senior Living Retirement Community you will find multiple lifestyle and care options to ensure you have the senior living environment you want and the care you need.
Independent Living is the predominant lifestyle on our continuing care retirement community campuses, but we also offer multiple levels of care which may include Personalized Assisted Living, Clare Bridge Alzheimer's and Dementia Care, and an on-site Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center. This combination of services and living arrangements enables residents to age in place, remaining near their family and friends while receiving care in a familiar environment they trust.
Brookdale's continuing care retirement communities enable you to enjoy life at every stage, lead an active and engaged lifestyle, and still have access to longer term care when you need it.
Each of our continuing care campuses provides licensed Rehabilitation and skilled nursing care for short-term recovery after a hospital stay or when extended convalescence is needed.
Brookdale's professional therapists and nursing home associates respect residents' choices with compassion and competence. Our short- and long-term care facilities know that providing excellent service extends beyond clinical details to care for the whole person.
While some of our assisted living and independent living rental communities also provide this full continuum of care, the CCRC designation often refers to a limited number of our Brookdale retirement communities, where a refundable equity payment (or Entry Fee) is combined with a Life Care guarantee and with various packages of discounted health services to add more predictability to our residents’ futures.
Learn more about the continuing retirement community options available at Brookdale Senior Living Facilities around the United States. Find a Community near you to see how our communities, associates, and health and wellness programs make a difference in the lives of our residents.
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Brookdale's LifeCare communities
Cypress Village (Jacksonville, FL)
Foxwood Springs (Raymore, MO)*
Freedom Plaza Peoria (Peoria, AZ)
Freedom Plaza Sun City Center (Sun City Center, FL)
Freedom Pointe at The Villages (The Villages, FL)
Freedom Square (Seminole, FL)
Freedom Village Bradenton (Bradenton, FL)
Freedom Village Brandywine (Brandywine, PA)
Freedom Village Holland (Holland, MI)
Galleria Woods (Birmingham, AL)
Lake Seminole Square (Seminole, FL)
Robin Run Village (Indianapolis, IN)
The Glenview at Pelican Bay (Naples, FL)
At Brookdale Senior Living we’re proud to offer you LifeCare by Brookdale, a concept that we consider to be one of the greatest values in senior living today. LifeCare by Brookdale is available at Brookdale entry fee communities. More than exceptional retirement living for seniors, LifeCare by Brookdale is an all-encompassing lifestyle that offers the advantages of a Continuing Care Retirement Community, along with:
Asset preservation
Security
Abundant services
Ownership advantages without maintenance worries
Comprehensive approach to long-term health
True peace of mind
The numerous payment options available at our retirement living communities allow you to choose the best plan for you and your family, and for achieving your personal and financial goals. That’s because our Entry Fee Contracts allow each retirement living resident to plan their estate around their needs and enable them to know the future payback to their estate – all without worry about selling the property.
LifeCare by Brookdale comes with a unique Care for Life Guarantee. Once accepted as a LifeCare by Brookdale resident, you will have care for life and a place to live at your senior living community – even if you lose your assets through no fault of your own – all while you enjoy retirement living at its best.
LifeCare is designed to fit the individual physical, social, health and financial needs of each retirement living resident while helping them to enjoy an Optimum Life®. Brookdale’s fully integrated rehabilitation and therapy organization and Innovative Senior Care offers additional services on-site at each of our Entry Fee Communities, as well as provides licensed Home Care services in most markets.
Plan Your Financial Future
With many LifeCare by Brookdale options available, you are free to select the plan that is most appropriate for your financial security.
Choose a Plan where your monthly fee for higher levels of care (if needed) is essentially the same as your monthly fee for Independent Living. You also can vary the initial entry fee amount by selecting from different refund options. The variety of available plans allows you to match your projected future cash outlay with your personal financial situation.
Choose a Plan based on a situation where you need a lower initial entry fee and less dependence on the health care benefit due to existing assets such as long-term care insurance.
Choose a Plan in which you want the maximum refundable component for your estate while sharing in the appreciation value of your initial entry fee.
All LifeCare by Brookdale Retirement Living Communities are Continuing Care (CCRC) environments offering multiple lifestyles and levels of care: Independent Living, Personalized Assisted Living, Alzheimer’s & Dementia Care and Skilled Nursing Care.
LifeCare by Brookdale Advantages
Freedom from the burdens of maintaining a home
Wide range of Independent Living accommodations
Full continuum of care services on campus
Flexible financial plans
Opportunity to share in asset appreciation of your community on a favorable tax basis
Residents pay an upfront fee and pay lower monthly fees than rental communities
Tax benefits regarding initial entry fee and monthly fees
Future fee increases are capped resulting in lower future cost than rental communities
Predictable long-term expenses
Preservation of assets
Discounted health care cost
Refundable portion of entry fee based upon financial plan selected
When you consider all their advantages, LifeCare by Brookdale Communities are more affordable than remaining in your own home, and more personally accommodating to your long-term health and wellness. Its senior living that ensures quality of life!
LifeCare by Brookdale means true peace of mind
Multiple financial options to match your goals.
Active, health-conscious lifestyle
Engaging social environments
Full range of health and community services when needed
Care for Life Guarantee, which assures you will not outlive your assets
The company also offers Independent living, Personalized Assisted living, Alzheimer’s and dementia care, rehabilitation and skilled nursing. One whole-owned subsidiary company, Innovative Senior Care (ISC), offers rehabilitation, fitness and educational programming, and health services.
The Origins of Brookdale started in the late 1970s with the focus of Large Upscale Urban Retirement communities located in large cities Like Chicago, New York, and Miami. These early models replicated large full service Five Star hotels like the Hyatt, Marriott's and Hilton of the modern era. As the industry evolved into the late nineties and early 2000s, Brookdales major shareholder became Fortress Investments with approximately 51% holdings. Throughout the late nineties and early to mid 2000s Brookdale developed several more communities that resembled earlier models but also reflected the ever changing climate including Large Continuous Care Retirement Communities (CCRC) which house all brands of the aging process including Skilled Nursing, Assisted Living, Independent Living, and Memory Care facilities.
By early 2005 the company had grown to approximately 90 stand alone properties. During this times Fortress Investments had acquired the recently bankrupt Alterra Corporation (formerly Alternative Living Services) A Milwaukee WI based company who had developed and opened more than 500 stand alone Assisted Living and Memory Care properties throughout the USA between 1993 and 2003. At one Point Alterra was the largest provider of Assisted Living and Memory Care services within the United States catapulting ahead of the Industry Benchmark for Senior Living "Sunrise Senior Living of Virginia". Rapid growth proved costly and detrimental to the Alterra Corporation and that organization filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2004. They managed to sell off a third of their assets and bring their facility total down to approximately 300. During the bankruptcy Fortress purchased Alterra and pondered whether to sell the company to Emeritus Senior Living, which was hired on to manage Alterra through the bankruptcy phase. By the time the management agreement with Emeritus was about to expire the remaining Alterra portfolio was thriving due to an aggressive push by corporate and divisional leaders to prove the company was not "dead" and was a valuable asset. Fortress at the 11th hour put together a merger that would bring their Successful Brookdale Portfolio together with their now rising Alterra Portfolio. This was approved and completed in early 2005 bringing the Brookdale property total to 390. From late 2005 to early 2007 Fortress and Brookdale took advantage of a strong market and an abundance in company cash reserves to acquire several smaller senior living organizations within the United States. These Included the April 2006 acquisition of Southern Assisted Living a Chapel Hill, North Carolina Based privately held company who managed approximately 45 properties in the Carolinas, predominantly North Carolina. Simultaneously the acquisitions of several smaller companies including Liberty Senior Services, Wellington Senior Living, and Southland properties brought Brookdale into the second spot on the leading providers list for Senior Care in the US right behind Sunrise.
In July 2006 Brookdale announced perhaps its most notable merger to date with the Nashville TN based, American Retirement Corporation (ARC) ARC operated approx 130 properties throughout the United States ranging from large CCRC campuses to Large Assisted Living and Independent Living facilities. They had been in the business since the late 1970s as well. 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. When the dust settled on the ARC merger Brookdale was operating approximately 550 communities in 36 states.
There would be no more acquisitions announced until October 2009 when the Wall Street Jornal reported that Brookdale Senior Living had entered into an Agreement with Sunrise Senior Living Services to acquire 21 free standing properties throughout the United States. The closing date for this acquisition was announced to be November 25, 2009.
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Independent Living
Active, healthy seniors enjoy a vibrant senior lifestyle with generous amenities and without the burdens of maintaining a home. Our senior living communities provide all of life's needs. Learn more.
Personalized Assisted Living
Those who need some assistance with the activities of daily living, such as bathing, dressing and medication management receive care based upon their unique needs. Our assisted living facilities are beautiful communities with all the amenities. Learn more.
Alzheimer's and Dementia Care
Residents with Alzheimer’s and dementia participate in Brookdale’s nationally recognized Clare Bridge program, offering Daily Moments of Success. You can rest assured that your family member will be well taken care of. Learn more.
Rehabilitation & Skilled Nursing
Our residents receive short-term rehabilitation or longer term care as needed in compassionate and caring environments. Our nursing staff is highly trained and provide the best in service. Learn more.
Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC)
In rental and entry fee environments, residents can age in place without having to relocate due to health issues that arise. This is important for many seniors and we have many facilities that meet this need. Learn More.
Life Care by Brookdale
Residents in these entry fee communities have access to multiple lifestyle and care options with a guarantee that, once accepted they are assured of care for life.
Every senior has specific needs. Whether they are independent, require an assisted living facility, or need skilled nursing, we focus on meeting these requirements. At Brookdale, we have a senior living community for everyone. Learn more.
Assisted Living Share Page
OverviewHelpful LinksAffordability Calculator
Personalized Assisted Living Facilities for Seniors
If you or a loved one require assistance with activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing or medication administration, Brookdale's Personalized Assisted Living communities provide all this and more. Our assisted living facilities for seniors provide housing and supportive services featuring Brookdale's signature Personalized Assisted Living approach. It’s the optimal senior living environment when limited care is needed.
Each person at our assisted living facilities is individual and unique. Our Personalized Assisted Living approach allows for this and focuses on the unique needs of each resident to ensure they are optimally engaged in life. By customizing care offerings for the individual we help to ease assisted living residents through lifestyle transitions and enhance their happiness, all while fulfilling our daily promise of Respect for Individual Preferences.
Personalized Assisted Living is available in Brookdale’s freestanding senior living communities, and also as part of a full continuum of care on a single campus. We serve each resident based on his or her unique needs and desires – much different than the approach of typical senior living communities. By customizing service offerings and creating a preference-based relationship, our residents have the freedom to make choices that deliver day-to-day fulfillment.
The personalized approach at our assisted living facilities focuses on:
Listening to our residents
Recognizing those services and offerings that are essential to them
Integrating additional items they desire into every viable aspect of their life at our assisted living community
Respecting individual preferences
Through Personalized Assisted Living, Brookdale creates a lifestyle tailored to the needs and preferences of the individual. We also offer graduated levels of care to meet individual requirements and preferences. In this way, we can make daily life easier for our residents, by offering the necessary level of service and care as their needs dictate.
Brookdale's Personalized Assisted Living facilities provide standard programs and lifestyle opportunities to enable each resident to optimize and enjoy his/her daily life. If you need some daily assistance with respect for your independence and individual preferences, you will find all this and more at a Brookdale Assisted Living community.
Find a Brookdale Senior Living assisted living community near you and your loved one today.
One Brand Standard
Brookdale's Personalized Assisted Living defines our single standard for providing high quality care services to those in need of daily assistance, whether the community provides assisted living services exclusively, or if that lifestyle option is offered on a single campus as part of a broader care continuum.
OverviewHelpful LinksAffordability Calculator
Great Independent Living is Waiting for You
Brookdale's Independent Living communities are designed for people like you, who choose to pursue their lifelong dreams in an engaging social environment, who have passion for life, and active living with purpose. Our Life Care retirement living communities also feature Independent Living as the predominant lifestyle. Anything but typical, we offer active senior living communities of all types. Where others offer senior living housing, we provide a new and vibrant lifestyle to help you live with wellness and purpose.
Exceptional Experiences Every Day
As a Brookdale Independent Living resident, our promise to you is to provide Exceptional Experiences Every Day. In a Brookdale Senior Living community, you will have a spacious apartment, elegant common areas and numerous services that assure your comfort and satisfaction: truly, active senior living that inspires and fulfills. But the Brookdale Difference comes from the trademarked programs and services that are available only to Brookdale retirement living residents.
Our Optimum Life® Opportunities Enhance Our Resident's Sense of Wellness.
Optimum Life is a trademarked Brookdale concept that features "Celebrations", monthly themes that engage the body, mind, and spirit. These events provide social interaction, a fun experience and life fulfillment for you.
Exceptional Brookdale Culinary experiences are built on the belief that our Fresh Approach, garnishes, and in-house bakery are vital, and when combined with our Select Seasonings, Healthy Dining plans and Customized Menus, resident satisfaction is assured.
Your personal pathway to health and sustained wellness is facilitated by our in-house Innovative Senior Care team of professional therapists. And if you need occasional supportive services, our Personalized Living associates are ready to help.
When you visit a nearby Brookdale retirement community, be sure to ask about these unique Brookdale advantages.
In addition to generous personal space, Brookdale Independent Living communities provide you with dining rooms, game rooms, libraries, swimming pools, computer rooms with Internet access, gift shops, cafes, convenience stores, art studios, fitness centers, wellness centers, guest suites and more. At a Brookdale active living community, there truly is something for everyone – especially you!
OverviewHelpful LinksAffordability Calculator
Senior Memory Care Communities
Serving as primary caregiver to a loved one that is coping with Alzheimer’s can be difficult and especially painful. Brookdale’s Alzheimer's and dementia care communities can help. These special care environments offer a carefully designed form of Alzheimer’s assisted living in which we provide housing, supportive services and care to those who need it.
Brookdale is one of the leading providers of Alzheimer's and dementia care in the nation. Through our unique Clare Bridge brand, our nursing homes serve residents who require assistance with activities of daily living and provide a safe environment for them. We assist seniors who have memory impairment and provide the Alzheimer’s and dementia care they need to ensure quality of life.
Daily Moments of Success at our Alzheimer's Communities
Physical and behavioral issues as well as life history are key factors in creating daily routines and service plans for nursing home residents. Brookdale's Clare Bridge Alzheimer's Assisted Living facilities provide familiar surroundings that offer a reassuring sense of safety and meaning to their days. Our commitment to Alzheimer's and dementia care is underscored by our Clare Bridge Promise that each resident will achieve Daily Moments of Success.
Brookdale assisted living communities offer a resident-centered program designed to meet the specific needs of those with various levels of dementia. It provides daily structure seven days per week to help maintain the resident's abilities and encourage the use of their remaining skills.
Special Expertise for Special Needs
Working with and caring for those who have dementia requires special expertise. Our Clare Bridge Assisted Living staff members are carefully selected and trained to understand and manage the unique challenges associated with Alzheimer’s and dementia care. They are also compassionate, understanding and creative. If you have a family member with memory impairment, our Alzheimer's and dementia care homes can provide the care they need.
Clare Bridge Alzheimer's and dementia care communities offer their own Dining Program designed by a team of specialists including a gerontologist, a corporate chef and a professional dietician. This unique program preserves the resident's ability to enjoy meals with special culinary offerings, personal assistance, consistent seating arrangements, music, centerpieces and fresh linens to heighten dining experiences.
Skilled Nursing Centers Share Page
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Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Care Services
Brookdale Senior Living offers rehabilitative therapy services and skilled nursing care at our Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Centers located on our select continuing care campuses. Whether you are in search of short-term or long-term care facilities, our skilled nursing homes are designed to promote comfort and security in a high-quality and compassionate environment.
As residents' conditions progress and they move through different care levels, our staff works with their families and their physicians to transition them to the most appropriate senior care setting. Each resident's short- or long-term care is customized for their individual needs and preferences and delivered around-the-clock by trained nursing home professionals.
Skilled nursing care frequently begins with an on-site assessment at the hospital and continues through an initial conference and discharge planning. The licensed professionals at our senior living facilities are available to answer questions and address the concerns that you and your family may have. Our senior care centers provide a wide range of services, plus we offer assisted living, retirement living and skilled nursing communities for every level of need.
Common reasons why seniors need short- or long-term skilled nursing care include:
Rehabilitation care due to fractures or joint replacements
General wound care
Acute medical conditions
Interim medical care following a hospital stay
Respiratory care
Parkinson's care
Terminal illness care (in cooperation with hospice)
Stroke recovery
General rehabilitation due to weakness or physical decline
Diabetic rehabilitation
As Medicare participants, Brookdale Senior Living skilled nursing rehabilitative centers support positive efforts to provide and improve nursing quality at all levels within the prevailing healthcare delivery system.
Within our long term care facilities and other senior living venues, our nursing centers offer a variety of conveniences and amenities designed to enhance comfort, and improve convalescence and recovery, such as open visiting hours and barber/beauty salon services. From special therapeutic diets to comprehensive rehabilitation, your care, comfort and convenience are of paramount importance to us.
Brookdale Senior Living skilled nursing homes allow residents to recover with dignity while receiving compassionate care, personal attention and professional services in skilled and caring environments. We offer exceptional elder care for seniors of all backgrounds.
Continuing Care Retirement Communities Share Page
OverviewHelpful LinksAffordability Calculator
Brookdale's Continuing Care Retirement Communities:
Life in a Brookdale continuing care retirement community (CCRC) has been designed to ensure your peace of mind today, tomorrow and always. In a Brookdale Senior Living Retirement Community you will find multiple lifestyle and care options to ensure you have the senior living environment you want and the care you need.
Independent Living is the predominant lifestyle on our continuing care retirement community campuses, but we also offer multiple levels of care which may include Personalized Assisted Living, Clare Bridge Alzheimer's and Dementia Care, and an on-site Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center. This combination of services and living arrangements enables residents to age in place, remaining near their family and friends while receiving care in a familiar environment they trust.
Brookdale's continuing care retirement communities enable you to enjoy life at every stage, lead an active and engaged lifestyle, and still have access to longer term care when you need it.
Each of our continuing care campuses provides licensed Rehabilitation and skilled nursing care for short-term recovery after a hospital stay or when extended convalescence is needed.
Brookdale's professional therapists and nursing home associates respect residents' choices with compassion and competence. Our short- and long-term care facilities know that providing excellent service extends beyond clinical details to care for the whole person.
While some of our assisted living and independent living rental communities also provide this full continuum of care, the CCRC designation often refers to a limited number of our Brookdale retirement communities, where a refundable equity payment (or Entry Fee) is combined with a Life Care guarantee and with various packages of discounted health services to add more predictability to our residents’ futures.
Learn more about the continuing retirement community options available at Brookdale Senior Living Facilities around the United States. Find a Community near you to see how our communities, associates, and health and wellness programs make a difference in the lives of our residents.
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Brookdale's LifeCare communities
Cypress Village (Jacksonville, FL)
Foxwood Springs (Raymore, MO)*
Freedom Plaza Peoria (Peoria, AZ)
Freedom Plaza Sun City Center (Sun City Center, FL)
Freedom Pointe at The Villages (The Villages, FL)
Freedom Square (Seminole, FL)
Freedom Village Bradenton (Bradenton, FL)
Freedom Village Brandywine (Brandywine, PA)
Freedom Village Holland (Holland, MI)
Galleria Woods (Birmingham, AL)
Lake Seminole Square (Seminole, FL)
Robin Run Village (Indianapolis, IN)
The Glenview at Pelican Bay (Naples, FL)
At Brookdale Senior Living we’re proud to offer you LifeCare by Brookdale, a concept that we consider to be one of the greatest values in senior living today. LifeCare by Brookdale is available at Brookdale entry fee communities. More than exceptional retirement living for seniors, LifeCare by Brookdale is an all-encompassing lifestyle that offers the advantages of a Continuing Care Retirement Community, along with:
Asset preservation
Security
Abundant services
Ownership advantages without maintenance worries
Comprehensive approach to long-term health
True peace of mind
The numerous payment options available at our retirement living communities allow you to choose the best plan for you and your family, and for achieving your personal and financial goals. That’s because our Entry Fee Contracts allow each retirement living resident to plan their estate around their needs and enable them to know the future payback to their estate – all without worry about selling the property.
LifeCare by Brookdale comes with a unique Care for Life Guarantee. Once accepted as a LifeCare by Brookdale resident, you will have care for life and a place to live at your senior living community – even if you lose your assets through no fault of your own – all while you enjoy retirement living at its best.
LifeCare is designed to fit the individual physical, social, health and financial needs of each retirement living resident while helping them to enjoy an Optimum Life®. Brookdale’s fully integrated rehabilitation and therapy organization and Innovative Senior Care offers additional services on-site at each of our Entry Fee Communities, as well as provides licensed Home Care services in most markets.
Plan Your Financial Future
With many LifeCare by Brookdale options available, you are free to select the plan that is most appropriate for your financial security.
Choose a Plan where your monthly fee for higher levels of care (if needed) is essentially the same as your monthly fee for Independent Living. You also can vary the initial entry fee amount by selecting from different refund options. The variety of available plans allows you to match your projected future cash outlay with your personal financial situation.
Choose a Plan based on a situation where you need a lower initial entry fee and less dependence on the health care benefit due to existing assets such as long-term care insurance.
Choose a Plan in which you want the maximum refundable component for your estate while sharing in the appreciation value of your initial entry fee.
All LifeCare by Brookdale Retirement Living Communities are Continuing Care (CCRC) environments offering multiple lifestyles and levels of care: Independent Living, Personalized Assisted Living, Alzheimer’s & Dementia Care and Skilled Nursing Care.
LifeCare by Brookdale Advantages
Freedom from the burdens of maintaining a home
Wide range of Independent Living accommodations
Full continuum of care services on campus
Flexible financial plans
Opportunity to share in asset appreciation of your community on a favorable tax basis
Residents pay an upfront fee and pay lower monthly fees than rental communities
Tax benefits regarding initial entry fee and monthly fees
Future fee increases are capped resulting in lower future cost than rental communities
Predictable long-term expenses
Preservation of assets
Discounted health care cost
Refundable portion of entry fee based upon financial plan selected
When you consider all their advantages, LifeCare by Brookdale Communities are more affordable than remaining in your own home, and more personally accommodating to your long-term health and wellness. Its senior living that ensures quality of life!
LifeCare by Brookdale means true peace of mind
Multiple financial options to match your goals.
Active, health-conscious lifestyle
Engaging social environments
Full range of health and community services when needed
Care for Life Guarantee, which assures you will not outlive your assets