Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2021
California nursing-home ratings lawsuit
California filed a lawsuit alleging that Brookdale manipulated data submitted to the federal nursing-home ratings system. The allegations followed reporting that the ratings process permitted inaccurate or manipulated submissions that could inflate the apparent quality scores of facilities.
2013
Glenwood Gardens CPR incident
At Brookdale's Glenwood Gardens community in Bakersfield, California, 87-year-old resident Lorraine Bayless collapsed in a dining area. A staff member declined to perform CPR after a 911 operator requested it. Brookdale initially cited an alleged policy concerning CPR in independent-living facilities, then said the policy had been misunderstood. Police closed the investigation without criminal charges, and Bayless's family said it did not plan to sue.