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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8‑K

CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)		May 13, 2019 (May 13, 2019)

Brookdale Senior Living Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware	001-32641	20-3068069
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)		Identification No.)


111 Westwood Place, Suite 400, Brentwood, Tennessee		37027
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code		(615) 221-2250


(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:



Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value Per Share	BKD	New York Stock Exchange

Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management


Item 5.02	Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(b) On May 13, 2019, Jackie M. Clegg, a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (the “Company”), informed the Company that she will not stand for re-election and will retire as a director at the Company’s 2019 annual meeting of shareholders (the “2019 Annual Meeting”). Ms. Clegg has served on the Board since November 2005 and is currently serving as a Class II director with a term that will end concurrent with the 2019 Annual Meeting. The decision by Ms. Clegg to retire reflects her desire to devote more of her time and efforts to other commitments and activities.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



		BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING INC.


Date:	May 13, 2019	By:	/s/ Chad C. White
		Name:	Chad C. White
		Title:	Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary