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The company will bring additional workers in if necessary, the CEO said. We believe recruiting our associates to be vaccinated against the disease is an extension of the commitment to put those we serve first, and of our focus on the greater good.”ĭuring the call, Baier said she recognizes that not everyone is going to agree with the vaccine mandate, and she added that Brookdale will be proactive in educating employees about the decision. “Thus, we decided to implement a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for associates, subject to limited exceptions.

“Residents and their families trust that we will continue to take appropriate measures to help protect against the spread of the evolving COVID-19 virus,” a Brookdale spokesperson told McKnight’s Senior Living separately.

The country’s largest senior living company, she said, is continuing infection control protocols that include handwashing, social distancing and masking, but requiring staff vaccination is important to maintaining the trust of residents and their families. We think with the spread of the delta variant, it’s really time to take the next step and require our associates to get vaccinated, with limited exceptions.” “We’ve seen a large majority of our associates get vaccinated. “Our residents led the way - a 93% resident vaccination rate is just incredible,” Baier said.

McKnight's Women of Distinction Awards and Forumīrookdale Senior Living President and CEO Lucinda “Cindy” Baier announced a COVID-19 vaccination mandate for its approximately 35,000 workers during today’s second-quarter earnings call, saying the health and well-being of residents and associates is the company’s “North Star.”.

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