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'This wonderful number 103:' senior living facility celebrates birthday of 103 year old resident who beat COVID-19

Brookdal Cushing Park resident David Levenson celebrates his 103rd birthday at a socially distanced celebration. Check out the full story with photos from the event. 

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Dateline: Life After Lockdown - Reconnecting...at last

Dateline recently shared the heartwarming reunions with Brookdale West Bay residents and their families after the doors finally opened for limited contact with visitors after a year of lockdown.

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Local Latina woman felt it was her duty to get COVID-19 vaccine

Mireya Ochoa, an associate of Brookdale Salem AL, received her second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and it left her with much more than a tingling feeling. WDBJ 7 in Roanoke spoke with Mireya on her reasons why she received the vaccine. Click to see her story. 

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105-year-old COVID survivor celebrates birthday in Tucson

A COVID-style celebration was held Thursday for a 105-year-old Brookdale East Tucson resident, Eleanor Nesbitt. Nesbitt moved to the Old Pueblo from Indiana two decades ago.

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A party atmosphere as Brookdale residents receive COVID-19 vaccinations and look forward to seeing family, travel, ‘sense of normalcy’

Amid the snowy and icy conditions in Williamsburg Friday afternoon, residents at Brookdale Chambrel Williamsburg Senior Living had cause to celebrate, as residents received doses of vaccine to protect themselves against COVID-19.

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107-year-old receives her second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine

One of the oldest people in the state of Tennessee, Brookdale Goodlettsville resident, Nilmah "Cookie" Cook, has received her second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine inside her assisted living home.

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92-year-old in Westlake senior facility one of first to get COVID-19 vaccine

Brookdale Westlake Village became one of the first skilled nursing facilities in Ohio to administer the COVID-19 vaccine Friday morning. Frank Hurley, 92, was the first to receive the vaccine, and he was thrilled about it. Click to see the story from CBS 19 in Cleveland. 

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Tips From Brookdale, CVS, Walgreens On a Successful Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout

With the first doses in the U.S. administered Monday, the senior living industry is close to distributing the COVID-19 vaccine among residents and staff. Click to read more about what providers need to do before vaccines start, including information from our own, Senior Vice President of Clinical Services, Kim Elliott.

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Brookdale residents return home in time for the holidays following Hurricane Laura

Just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday, residents at Brookdale Lake Charles have returned home for the first time since Hurricane Laura. Click to see the story shared by KPLC Channel 7. 

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Neile's Shout-Out/Thank you: Mina Field finding and sharing joy

Brookdale Cedar Ridge resident Mina Field helps to care for her husband and she's also been bringing smiles to other residents at the community and doing her best to help them any way she can. She was nominated for a special shout-out on KTUL in Tulsa by her neighbor. Click to watch the special story about a special Brookdale resident. 

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Music legend Charlie Burrell celebrates 100th birthday

Charlie Burrell, a resident at Brookdale Lowry, is known as the “Jackie Robinson of music.” He became the first African American to play in a major symphony when he took a job in Denver.  Burrell turned 100 years old and was celebrated with a car parade. Click to see the news story by 9 News in Denver.

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"Gratitude is Ageless" Car Parade Brings Joy to Kennewick

Brookdale Canyon Lakes, a senior living facility in Kennewick, hosted a "Gratitude is Ageless" car parade Saturday. The event joined residents, first responders, and city leaders together to be grateful for the contributions each have made in our community.

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Parade of Love: Families Ride for Grandparents at Orlando Facility

The elderly community had front row seats to a big celebration on Sunday. Those living in the Brookdale Dr. Phillips Senior Living in Orlando get their very own socially-distanced parade.

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Granting the wish of a lifetime

Brookdale Kerrville resident Inky Blumenthal was recently granted a "wish of a lifetime," taking a hot air balloon ride at sunrise, then eating an exotic lunch of lobster, alligator, frog legs and shrimp at the senior living community. Blumenthal, who turns 99 on Sept. 7, is publishing a memoir about her escape from Germany during the Holocaust. She's lived in four countries and learned five languages.

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Hattiesburg woman celebrates 100th birthday with parade

Catherine Bryan Rhodes celebrated her 100th birthday on Friday at Brookdale Senior Living in Hattiesburg. She celebrated the occasion with family, friends and loved ones who held a special birthday parade for her, waving and blowing kisses as they drove past wishing her a happy birthday.

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