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    Brookdale Senior Living Reviews

    Updated August 21, 2017
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    Brookdale Senior Living CEO T. Andrew Smith
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    695 Ratings

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    1. "Great job and place to work"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Brookdale Senior Living full-time

      Pros

      If your location has management staff that has been there for a while- chances are they are a great team!

      Cons

      Corporate people change things back and forth quite often... Sometimes they do things that dont really make sense.

      Advice to Management

      Be consistent, and do not grow too big too fast.

    2. "Working for Brookdale"

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      Current Employee - Cook in Manassas, VA
      Current Employee - Cook in Manassas, VA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Brookdale Senior Living part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Great work atmosphere. Management is very willing to work with you.

      Cons

      Understaffed at times resulting in a lower quality experience for the residents.

      Advice to Management

      Adding a 2nd midday cook would allow for better quality and more innovative food experience for the residents, as well as, allow for one of the cooks to do some displayed cooking or interact with the residents and find out what could be improved.

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    3. "nurse"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Brookdale Senior Living full-time

      Pros

      most employee are nice and kind

      Cons

      salary is low even if it's a big Senior living company

    4. "Great Place to work"

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      Former Employee - Resident Caregiver
      Former Employee - Resident Caregiver
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Brookdale Senior Living part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Very friendly staff,good management and good working environment.

      Cons

      Hours are not that consistent.

    5. "Rewarding Experience"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends

      I have been working at Brookdale Senior Living full-time

      Pros

      Great work environment; A lot of room to grow in your working professional career

      Cons

      None that I know of

      Advice to Management

      Keep up the good work

    6. "Sales and Marketing Director"

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      Current Employee - Sales Director in Warwick, RI
      Current Employee - Sales Director in Warwick, RI
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Brookdale Senior Living full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Being that I have 10 plus years of experience in this industry, when you do your job and do it well there is nothing to complain about. I have much experience with other senior living communities. Believe me I have work life balance that I have never had. If your complaining...many times it is not the company but the leadership in your community or district. Is your Executive of a leader or a manager mentality? This is what makes a community stand out. There is only one company that I worked for that was toxic from the top ownership down. Brookdale is not that company. Plus it is not a "cookie cutter" as some people describe it.

      Cons

      I have outgrown my office and need a window

      Advice to Management

      Thank you for hearing the recent voices of SM and the recent message of Ryan Wilson! Love this company!

    7. "Server"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Brookdale Senior Living full-time

      Pros

      Works around your schedule

      Cons

      Some employees lack cleanliness

    8. Helpful (1)

      "Too big too fast"

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      Current Employee - Sales
      Current Employee - Sales
      Recommends
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Brookdale Senior Living full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Great training program
      Some great people
      Rewarding working with residents
      Good ideas for programs and running things

      Cons

      Popularity contest
      People who do nothing get away with it
      Too many investors jeporadize quality of product
      Upper management not accountable, uses employees as scape goat because jobs constantly on the line in interest of impressing investors

      Advice to Management

      Downsize. Pay attention to the management styles of your upper management. This is a good company with good basics but we have steered from that

    9. "Case Management Specialist"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Brookdale Senior Living full-time

      Pros

      There was always plenty of work, no boredom at this job!

      Cons

      Not a cohesive working environment. Management seems very disconnected from the workers.

      Advice to Management

      Be sure to take care of ALL of your employees well-being, not just the RN's.

    10. "Brookdale Madison West"

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      Former Employee - Resident Assistant in Madison, WI
      Former Employee - Resident Assistant in Madison, WI
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Brookdale Senior Living full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Very rewarding, can develop great relationships with the residents

      Cons

      Management isn't great. Suck at hiring good, honest and hardworking people. When a complaint is made, whether it's a resident, family or employee, very little is done to correct the situation.

      Advice to Management

      Stop hiring people who aren't qualified to care for the elderly. Listen to the residents and their needs, take them seriously, they deserve the best care.

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