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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-19-242034
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190910

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Brookdale Senior Living Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001332349
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-NURSING & PERSONAL CARE FACILITIES [8050]
		IRS NUMBER:				203068069
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		111 WESTWOOD PLACE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 400
		CITY:			BRENTWOOD
		STATE:			TN
		ZIP:			37027
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(615) 221-2250

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		111 WESTWOOD PLACE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 400
		CITY:			BRENTWOOD
		STATE:			TN
		ZIP:			37027
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>S<SMALL>KADDEN</SMALL>, A<SMALL>RPS</SMALL>, S<SMALL>LATE</SMALL>,
M<SMALL>EAGHER</SMALL>&nbsp;&amp; F<SMALL>LOM</SMALL> <SMALL>LLP</SMALL> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">FOUR TIMES SQUARE </P>
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STYLE="white-space:nowrap">735-3000</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">FAX: (212) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">735-2000</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">www.skadden.com </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DIRECT&nbsp;DIAL</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">212-735-2116</FONT></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DIRECT FAX</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">917-777-2116</FONT></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;EMAIL ADDRESS</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">RICHARD.GROSSMAN@SKADDEN.COM</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">September&nbsp;10, 2019</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">FIRM/AFFILIATE</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">OFFICES</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">&#151;&#151;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">BOSTON</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">CHICAGO</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">HOUSTON</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">LOS ANGELES</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">PALO ALTO</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">WASHINGTON,&nbsp;D.C.</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">WILMINGTON</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">&#151;&#151;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">BEIJING</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">BRUSSELS</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">FRANKFURT</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">HONG KONG</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">LONDON</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">MOSCOW</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">SHANGHAI</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">SINGAPORE</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">TOKYO</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">TORONTO</P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>VIA EDGAR TRANSMISSION AND EMAIL </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">David M. Plattner </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Special Counsel, Office of
Mergers and Acquisitions </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Division of Corporation Finance </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">100 F Street, N.E. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Washington, D.C. 20549 </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Brookdale Senior Living Inc.</B> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>PREC14A preliminary proxy statement filing made on Schedule 14A</B> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Filed on August&nbsp;28, 2019 by Brookdale Senior Living Inc.</B> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-32641</FONT></B> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dear Mr.&nbsp;Plattner: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We are writing on
behalf of our client, Brookdale Senior Living Inc., a Delaware corporation (&#147;Brookdale&#148; or the &#147;Company&#148;), in response to the letter from the staff of the Office of Mergers and Acquisitions in the Division of Corporation Finance
(the &#147;Staff&#148;) of the Securities and Exchange Commission, dated September&nbsp;6, 2019 (the &#147;Comment Letter&#148;), relating to the above-referenced preliminary proxy statement on Schedule 14A (the &#147;Preliminary Proxy
Statement&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Set forth below are Brookdale&#146;s responses to the comments raised in the Comment Letter. For the convenience of the
Staff, each comment from the Comment Letter is reprinted in bold and is followed by Brookdale&#146;s response. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>Schedule 14A </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Stockholders of Record and Beneficial Holders, page 2 </U></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>We note the disclosure that states, &#147;When the broker, bank or other nominee exercises its discretion to
vote on routine matters in the absence of voting instructions from you, a broker <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-vote</FONT> occurs with respect to the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-routine</FONT> matters since the broker or other
custodian will not have discretion to vote on such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-routine</FONT> matters.&#148; Please advise us, with a view toward revised disclosure, of the support on which the Company relied to conclude that <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-broker</FONT> nominees may remain eligible to submit &#147;broker <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-votes,&#148;</FONT> and the extent to which such nominees would be considered &#147;brokers&#148; within the
meaning of the term as used in Item 21(b) of Schedule 14A. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Response</U>: In response to the Staff&#146;s comment,
the broker <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-vote</FONT> disclosure on page 2 of the Preliminary Proxy Statement has been revised to remove references to other nominees. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Majority Voting Policy for Director Elections, page 7 </U></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>In this section, please clarify that the Corporate Governance Guidelines policy regarding majority voting is
not legally binding, as distinguished from provisions included in the Company&#146;s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Response</U>: The Company&#146;s Corporate Governance Guidelines policy regarding majority voting requires all directors to submit an
irrevocable resignation letter, contingent on not receiving a majority of votes cast in an uncontested election, which the Company&#146;s board of directors (the &#147;Board&#148;) may accept or reject in its discretion. The irrevocable resignation
letter would legally bind directors to resign from the Board, in the event that the Board decided to accept their resignation even though the Corporate Governance Guidelines&#146; majority voting policy itself is not legally binding. However, if the
amendment to the Company&#146;s Certificate of Incorporation in Proposal 5 starting on page 75 of the Preliminary Proxy Statement is approved by a majority of the Company&#146;s stockholders represented at the Company&#146;s 2019 annual meeting of
stockholders, then the majority voting standard in the Company&#146;s Bylaws will be made effective and become legally binding. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In
response to the Staff&#146;s comment, the majority voting policy disclosure on page 7 of the Preliminary Proxy Statement has been revised as follows to clarify the effect of the Corporate Governance Guidelines&#146; Majority Voting Policy: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Our Corporate Governance Guidelines include a majority voting policy that is applicable to uncontested director elections. Since the
majority voting policy is not included in our Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, it is not legally binding. The Corporate Governance Guidelines&#146; majority voting policy requires that in an uncontested director election, all directors submit
an irrevocable resignation letter, contingent on not receiving a majority of votes cast, which the Board may accept or reject in its discretion.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Certain Potential Consequences of Threatened Proxy Contest, page 92 </U></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Please revise to clarify whether the disclosure in this section refers to the Existing 2014 Plan, the
Amended and Restated 2014 Plan, or both, and explain the impact of the proposed amendments to the Existing 2014 Plan on the &#147;change in control&#148; analysis presented. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Response</U>: In response to the Staff&#146;s comment, the disclosure in the section entitled
&#147;Certain Potential Consequences of Threatened Proxy Contest&#148; beginning on page 92 of the Preliminary Proxy Statement has been revised as follows to clarify that: (i)&nbsp;the disclosure in such section refers to both the Existing 2014 Plan
and the Amended and Restated 2014 Plan and (ii)&nbsp;the proposed amendments to the Existing 2014 Plan described in the section entitled &#147;Proposal 6: Approval of Amended and Restated Brookdale Senior Living Inc. 2014 Omnibus Incentive
Plan&#148; beginning on page 77 of the Preliminary Proxy Statement will have no impact on the &#147;change in control&#148; analysis presented in such section: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;For purposes of our 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan, a &#147;change in control&#148; will be deemed to have occurred if the following
individuals (&#147;incumbent directors&#148;) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the number of directors then serving on the Board: individuals who were directors on June&nbsp;5, 2014 and any new director (other than a director whose
initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest relating to the election of directors) whose appointment or election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company&#146;s stockholders was approved
or recommended by a vote of at least <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">two-thirds</FONT> of the directors then still in office who either were directors on June&nbsp;5, 2014 or whose appointment, election or nomination for election was previously so
approved or recommended. For the avoidance of doubt, references in this section to the &#147;2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan&#148; include both the Existing 2014 Plan and the Amended and Restated 2014 Plan, and the proposed amendments to the Existing
2014 Plan described above under &#147;Proposal 6: Approval of Amended and Restated Brookdale Senior Living Inc. 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan&#148; will have no impact on the &#147;change in control&#148; analysis described herein.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Should you have any questions relating to the foregoing matters or wish to discuss further any of the responses above, please contact me at
(212) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">735-2116.</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:55%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Very truly yours, </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:55%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>/s/ Richard J. Grossman</U> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:55%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Richard J. Grossman </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Enclosure </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Chad C. White </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Brookdale Senior Living Inc. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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