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Brookdale Senior Living overview

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Brookdale Senior Living Solutions owns and operates retirement homes across the United States.
The staff at Brookdale Senior Living come from unusually diverse demographic backgrounds. The company is 77.2% female and 37.7% ethnic minorities. Brookdale Senior Living employees are slightly more likely to be members of the Democratic Party than the Republican Party, with 59.0% of employees identifying as members of the Democratic Party. Despite their political differences, employees at Brookdale Senior Living seem to be happy. The company has great employee retention with staff members usually staying for 4.0 years.The average employee at Brookdale Senior Living makes $33,001 per year. Pay at Brookdale Senior Living is significantly lower than some of its highest paying competitors, like Tenet Healthcare, Anthem, and Centene, which pay $63,998, $59,054, and $58,575, respectively.
Brookdale Senior Living is an industry leader with 62,550 employees and an annual revenue of $3.1B that is headquartered in Tennessee.

Brookdale Senior Living's mission statement

We serve with compassion, respect, excellence and integrity.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Sep 2025
Pros of working at Brookdale Senior Living

Residents

Cons of working at Brookdale Senior Living

Management They don't care about staff you can't get a day off only certain nurses get time off regularly. Racism against minorities favoritism

Brookdale Senior Living benefits

None

What do you like best about Brookdale Senior Living's CEO and the leadership team?

Nothing they are all stressed out and angry

How would you improve Brookdale Senior Living's culture?

Management needs training

How did you prepare for the Brookdale Senior Living interview?

Showing up

What brings you the most joy at Brookdale Senior Living?

Seeing residents smile and say thank you

What's the diversity at Brookdale Senior Living like?

Please what diverse demographic???

How does your compensation at Brookdale Senior Living compare to the industry average?

What?

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jul 2025
Pros of working at Brookdale Senior Living

They suck it's very sad

Cons of working at Brookdale Senior Living

They abuse the clients and pay is very low

Brookdale Senior Living benefits

There are none

What do you like best about Brookdale Senior Living's CEO and the leadership team?

Nothing

How would you improve Brookdale Senior Living's culture?

That sometime who clearly cares about the clients would take over

How did you prepare for the Brookdale Senior Living interview?

Looking at my resume and the company as a whole and the information of what their mission and what they were looking for in a employee

How does your compensation at Brookdale Senior Living compare to the industry average?

Very low

What's the diversity at Brookdale Senior Living like?

It's very sad. The Africans abuse the clients

What brings you the most joy at Brookdale Senior Living?

Going home at the end of my shift

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A zippia user wrote a review on Sep 2024
How would you improve Brookdale Senior Living's culture?

With a better Executive Director

How did you prepare for the Brookdale Senior Living interview?

By presenting myself with how I would perform my job duties

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A zippia user wrote a review on Apr 2024
Pros of working at Brookdale Senior Living

Getting to know the residents

Cons of working at Brookdale Senior Living

Under staffing, lack of communication, don't care about the staff or their problems, resident neglect, dirty place to work (haven't had a housekeeper in 3 months)

Brookdale Senior Living benefits

Helping residents, bonus when started, 401K after 6 months and 1 year paid vacation.

What do you like best about Brookdale Senior Living's CEO and the leadership team?

Don't know anything about CEO, but leadership team is VERY intimidating, has lack of communication and NO empathy for their workers.

How would you improve Brookdale Senior Living's culture?

More team meetings, open door policy and actually listen, SMILE, when you talk to someone, have empathy for people and their life.

How did you prepare for the Brookdale Senior Living interview?

This has nothing to do with an interview

How does your compensation at Brookdale Senior Living compare to the industry average?

Horribly

What's the diversity at Brookdale Senior Living like?

The same

What brings you the most joy at Brookdale Senior Living?

Seeing the residents and the joy it brings to them to just give them a hug.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Dec 2023
Pros of working at Brookdale Senior Living

Benefit package

Cons of working at Brookdale Senior Living

Poor leadership, unrealistic wage scale, high turnover because of low wages and out of touch management

Brookdale Senior Living benefits

There are no “perks” except for coffee. Benefits are very good.

What do you like best about Brookdale Senior Living's CEO and the leadership team?

CEO acts the part, but falls short on authenticity. Praised the essential employees during the pandemic but God only knows where the governments money not Brookdale’s money ended up. This was for employees who put their families and themselves at risk. Shame on this company!!!

How would you improve Brookdale Senior Living's culture?

Remove CEO and the followers that tag behind and get some real leaders. Company stock!!not worth a bag of birdseed

How did you prepare for the Brookdale Senior Living interview?

Didn’t truly brookdale will take ANY warm body to fill shifts!!

How does your compensation at Brookdale Senior Living compare to the industry average?

66% lower than national average

What's the diversity at Brookdale Senior Living like?

Think of Brentwood TN and Franklin TN and belle meade. That sums it up

What brings you the most joy at Brookdale Senior Living?

Clocking out for the day

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A zippia user wrote a review on Oct 2023
Pros of working at Brookdale Senior Living

Working with the senior population is very inspirational.

Cons of working at Brookdale Senior Living

Corporate politics and regional management is ruining the culture

Brookdale Senior Living benefits

Flexible work schedule

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A zippia user wrote a review on Sep 2022
Pros of working at Brookdale Senior Living

The residents

Cons of working at Brookdale Senior Living

Lack of communication from management.

Brookdale Senior Living benefits

That the HR in our Brookdale. Her two sons work there and can do no wrong. Awesome perk

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A zippia user wrote a review on Aug 2021
Pros of working at Brookdale Senior Living

Many Benefits

Cons of working at Brookdale Senior Living

Low Wages, not willing to pay staff what they are worth

Brookdale Senior Living benefits

Tuition Reimbursement and Flexible Spending

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A zippia user wrote a review on Aug 2021
Pros of working at Brookdale Senior Living

Residents

Cons of working at Brookdale Senior Living

Top heavy, poor benefits, poor leadership, low morale.

Brookdale Senior Living benefits

Not sure, maybe 10 percent discount for family members.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Apr 2021
Pros of working at Brookdale Senior Living

Nice residents

Cons of working at Brookdale Senior Living

There was a few unfriendly staff members

Brookdale Senior Living benefits

Free food and paid time off.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Apr 2021
Pros of working at Brookdale Senior Living

I really enjoy the culture of the company. They truly care for their patients.

Cons of working at Brookdale Senior Living

The facility is assisted living. I've never worked at a an assisted living facility before now and although I enjoy the residents assisted living is not my favorite.

Brookdale Senior Living benefits

The company is flexible.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Oct 2020
Pros of working at Brookdale Senior Living

Coworkers are great!

Cons of working at Brookdale Senior Living

Management is not supportive, management does not respect it’s employees, management does not show any appreciation

Brookdale Senior Living benefits

Flexible schedule

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A zippia user wrote a review on Sep 2020
Pros of working at Brookdale Senior Living

The sense of purpose.

Cons of working at Brookdale Senior Living

The corporate management.

Brookdale Senior Living benefits

The time spent with seniors and the "life lessons" learned with forever friends made.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Aug 2020
Pros of working at Brookdale Senior Living

Team work, customer service.

Cons of working at Brookdale Senior Living

No advancement

Brookdale Senior Living benefits

401k and great team I been working with for a long time.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jul 2020
Pros of working at Brookdale Senior Living

The elderly

Cons of working at Brookdale Senior Living

The management wouldn’t help fix a situation that could have been resolved

Brookdale Senior Living benefits

Helping people

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A zippia user wrote a review on Feb 2020
Pros of working at Brookdale Senior Living

Laid back and felt like a second home

Cons of working at Brookdale Senior Living

Poor management, always open hours and staff always in and out

Brookdale Senior Living benefits

Discounts on phones , buying a car , vacation, etc.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Nov 2019
Pros of working at Brookdale Senior Living

learning a lot of different facets of senior living. Opportunities for advancement

Cons of working at Brookdale Senior Living

travel/ commute

Brookdale Senior Living benefits

I can work remotely sometimes

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A zippia user wrote a review on Oct 2019
Pros of working at Brookdale Senior Living

The patients

Cons of working at Brookdale Senior Living

17 patients to one RA

Brookdale Senior Living benefits

Most of the staff is nice. There are a few bad apples that could use an attitude adjustment and not look down on RAs

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A zippia user wrote a review on Oct 2019
Pros of working at Brookdale Senior Living

I enjoy interacting with the residents.

Cons of working at Brookdale Senior Living

Nothing really just want more hours

Brookdale Senior Living benefits

None

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The team at Brookdale Senior Living

  • The key people at Brookdale Senior Living is Lucinda M. Baier.
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Lucinda M. Baier

Brookdale Senior Living rankings

Brookdale Senior Living is ranked #12 on the Best Media companies to work for in Tennessee list. Zippia's Best Places to Work lists provide unbiased, data-based evaluations of companies. Rankings are based on government and proprietary data on salaries, company financial health, and employee diversity.

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Brookdale Senior Living salaries

Average Brookdale Senior Living salary
$15.87
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$33,001 yearly
Updated March 14, 2024

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Brookdale Senior Living diversity

9.8
Diversity score
We calculated Brookdale Senior Living’s diversity score by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of Brookdale Senior Living’s workforce.
Brookdale Senior Living diversity summary. Zippia estimates Brookdale Senior Living's demographics and statistics using a database of 30 million profiles. Zippia verifies estimates with BLS, Census, and current job openings data for accuracy. We calculated Brookdale Senior Living's diversity score by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of Brookdale Senior Living's workforce.
  • Brookdale Senior Living has 62,550 employees.
  • 77% of Brookdale Senior Living employees are women, while 23% are men.
  • The most common ethnicity at Brookdale Senior Living is White (62%).
  • 17% of Brookdale Senior Living employees are Hispanic or Latino.
  • 11% of Brookdale Senior Living employees are Black or African American.
  • The average employee at Brookdale Senior Living makes $33,001 per year.
  • Brookdale Senior Living employees are most likely to be members of the democratic party.
  • Employees at Brookdale Senior Living stay with the company for 4.0 years on average.

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Brookdale Senior Living office locations

Brookdale Senior Living is headquartered in Brentwood, TN

Biggest Brookdale Senior Living locations

RankCityJob countAvg. salary
1Houston, TX27$30,229
2Austin, TX27$30,585
3Jacksonville, FL26$29,338
4Chicago, IL11$32,814
5San Jose, CA11$39,153
6Dallas, TX6$30,703
7New York, NY5$35,934
8Phoenix, AZ5$34,000
9Los Angeles, CA3$38,338
10San Antonio, TX3$30,626

Brookdale Senior Living financial performance

7.8
Performance score

We calculated the performance score of companies by measuring multiple factors, including revenue, longevity, and stock market performance.

Brookdale Senior Living currently has 2.8B in revenue. Brookdale Senior Living's most recent quarter produced 750.8m (q2'2023).

Brookdale Senior Living annual revenue

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Highest paying Brookdale Senior Living competitors

Compare Brookdale Senior Living salaries to competitors, including Tenet Healthcare, Anthem, and Centene. Employees at Tenet Healthcare earn the highest average yearly salary of $63,998. The salaries at Anthem average $59,054 per year, and the salaries at Centene come in at $58,575 per year.
RankCompanyAverage salaryJobs
1$63,9980
2$59,0540
3$58,5750
4$54,5530
5$52,9960
6$52,6210
7$51,7610
8$51,2080
9$49,3970
10$37,8230

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