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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 5, 2022 |

Brookdale Senior Living Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware | 001-32641 | 20-3068069
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer 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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Section 2 - Financial Information
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On May 5, 2022, Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing its first quarter 2022 financial results and announcing a conference call to review these results. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
Supplemental information related to the Company's first quarter 2022 results is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.2.
The information furnished pursuant to this Current Report on Form 8-K (including the exhibits hereto) shall not be considered "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into any filing by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, unless the Company expressly sets forth by specific reference in such filing that such information is to be considered "filed" or incorporated by reference therein.
Section 7 - Regulation FD
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
The information set forth in Item 2.02 of this report is incorporated herein by reference.
Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release dated May 5, 2022
99.2 Supplemental Information
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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 5, 2022 |  | By: |  | /s/ Chad C. White
|  | Name: | Chad C. White
|  | Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary