Brookdale, Emeritus Close $2.2B Merger

NASHVILLE—Brookdale Senior Living Inc. and Emeritus Corp. have completed their $2.2-billion merger, creating what they say is the first national senior living solutions company. The merger increases Brookdale’s capacity to 112,694 units in 1,161 communities across 46 states with what the company says is “the only nationwide network of senior living communities” covering the full spectrum of care.

“We are at a transformational point in the history of the company,” says Brookdale CEO Andy Smith. “With this merger, we will improve our ability to deliver the best, high quality solutions for the growing demographic of aging seniors and their families. Our newly combined company will have incredible size and scale in our industry.” That being said, it represents just 10% share of the seniors market.