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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193805-25-001189
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SCHEDULE 13G/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250814
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250814

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Brookdale Senior Living Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001332349
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-NURSING & PERSONAL CARE FACILITIES [8050]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	08 Industrial Applications and Services
		EIN:				203068069
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SCHEDULE 13G/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-81398
		FILM NUMBER:		251214519

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		105 WESTWOOD PLACE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 400
		CITY:			BRENTWOOD
		STATE:			TN
		ZIP:			37027
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(615) 221-2250

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		105 WESTWOOD PLACE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 400
		CITY:			BRENTWOOD
		STATE:			TN
		ZIP:			37027

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Flynn James E
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001352546
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SCHEDULE 13G/A

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		780 THIRD AVENUE
		STREET 2:		37TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10017
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    <exhibitInfo>Exhibit A.  Joint Filing Agreement.

Exhibit B.  Item 8 Statement.

Exhibit C.  Power of Attorney (1).

(1) Power of Attorney previously filed as Exhibit 24 to a Form 3 with regard to BiomX Inc. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 19, 2024 by Deerfield Private Design Fund V, L.P., Deerfield Healthcare Innovations Fund II, L.P., Deerfield Mgmt V, L.P., Deerfield Mgmt HIF II, L.P., Deerfield Management Company, L.P. and James E. Flynn.</exhibitInfo>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Exhibit A</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Joint Filing Agreement</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The undersigned agree that this Schedule 13G, and all amendments thereto,
relating to the Common Stock of Brookdale Senior Living Inc. shall be filed on behalf of the undersigned.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">DEERFIELD MGMT, L.P.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">By: Deerfield UGP, LLC, General Partner</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">By: <U>/s/ Jonathan Isler</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Jonathan Isler, Attorney-In-Fact</P>


<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">DEERFIELD MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">By: Flynn Management LLC, General Partner</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">By: <U>/s/ Jonathan Isler</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Jonathan Isler, Attorney-In-Fact</P>


<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">DEERFIELD PARTNERS, L.P.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">By: Deerfield Mgmt, L.P., General Partner</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">By: Deerfield UGP, LLC, General Partner</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">By: <U>/s/ Jonathan Isler</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Jonathan Isler, Attorney-In-Fact</P>


<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">JAMES E. FLYNN</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><U>/s/ Jonathan Isler</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Jonathan Isler, Attorney-In-Fact</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Exhibit B</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Due to the relationships between them, the reporting
persons hereunder may be deemed to constitute a &ldquo;group&rdquo; with one another for purposes of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.</P>

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