Brookdale Senior Living News provides news and perspectives about the senior living company and serves as a resource for reporters as well as informational blogs and news stories geared toward associates, residents and future residents.

Virginia King, health and wellness director at Brookdale Zanesville in Zanesville, Ohio, received an “excellence award” from the Ohio Assisted Living Association. The executive director at Brookdale Zanesville, Sarah Vincenzo, nominated King, a registered nurse for more than 29 years.
 

In its annual listing of “Best Nursing Homes,” U.S. News & World Report has named 49 Brookdale skilled nursing communities to its list this year. Approximately 87 percent of Brookdale skilled nursing communities across the country were named to the list.

Click to see the press release announcing the Brookdale communities named to the U.S. News World Report’s Best Nursing Homes list.

Brookdale Windsor continues to undergo cleanup and inspection in preparation for residents to return. We anticipate that the community will be ready to receive residents by Nov. 20th. The return process requires multiple steps in order for the building to be completely sanitized and safe for residents. 

Brookdale Foundation House recently celebrated the grand opening of its new Alzheimer’s and dementia care wing and Clare Bridge program. The senior living community held an open house where special guest Teepa Snow, a nationally recognized dementia expert, spoke about memory care.