secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (BKD)
CIK:        0001332349
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-11-18T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001332349-25-000147
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Brookdale names Mary Sue Patchett as COO effective Dec 1, 2025
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- Mary Sue Patchett appointed EVP and COO effective December 1, 2025.
- She brings 40 years of senior living experience; previously interim EVP since Sept 2025.
- Base salary $530k, target bonus 80% of salary, LTIP target $800k for 2026 plus $67,945 prorated.
- She will lead six regional VPs and clinical, dining, and engagement operations.
- Brookdale had not formally appointed a COO in over 10 years.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1332349/000133234925000147/0001332349-25-000147-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1332349/000133234925000147/bkd-20251117.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001332349-25-000147

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