Benzinga | Sep 9, 2021 06:58AM EDT

Brookdale Reports August 2021 Occupancy: Weighted Average Of 72.5% Vs. 75.2% YoY, Month-End Of 73.7% Vs. 75.5% YoY

Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE:BKD) reported today its consolidated occupancy for August 2021.



August 2021 Observations:

* Six consecutive months of occupancy growth.

* Sequentially, the weighted average occupancy percentage increased 50 bps.

* For the month of August, Brookdale achieved an increase in occupancy on a sequential basis, even with the rise of the COVID-19 delta variant in the general U.S. population.

* We expect to continue to publish monthly occupancy reports until we return to providing financial guidance, at which point we would expect to return to our historical reporting practices.