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Brookdale Senior Living

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Good salary and residents, but poor work-life balance - Executive Director Brookdale Senior Living Employee Review

3.0
Jul 15, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good salary, and great residents and family members.

Cons

Terrible work life balance. If a caregiver calls out, you have to take their shift because other people will rarely fill in. Upper management has no idea what it takes to run a building, so the budget keeps decreasing for needed items.

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5.0
Jul 15, 2026
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Pros

Good Pay Fun Environment Flexibility

Cons

Working holidays And More hours

1.0
Jun 9, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The pay at my location is pretty decent thanks to our Executive Director and HR person. That has changed recently as new corporate leadership has taken over and our leaders have to fight for every penny for us.

Cons

Don't let all of the "best workplace" awards fool you, this company is one of the worst I've ever worked for. The corporate leadership team micromanages to destruction. The community leadership teams are left being told what to do and every move to make with no authority or autonomy. If you say blue, they say red and if you change to red they then say blue. The HR team begs the employees to complete surveys, the company is disorganized, and its no surprise they are selling off communities to try to get out of debt. Save yourself a headache and go to one of the many other senior living organizations across the US.

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