January 29, 2024

How Brookdale Partners With Healthcare Providers to Help Manage Chronic Conditions

About Brookdale Senior Living

Brookdale Senior Living offers multiple care levels for seniors in more than 600 communities nationwide. Brookdale helps you find the right care plan for yourself or your loved one. With amenities such as transportation services, salons and private dining rooms and activities such as gardening, fitness classes and trivia nights Brookdale caters to a wide range of interests and needs.

Every February during American Heart Month, the management of heart disease is top of mind at Brookdale. As the leading cause of death for women and men, heart disease is a chronic condition that we take very seriously as we help our residents manage their health.

As healthcare providers, you are likely well aware that chronic conditions in the U.S. are prevalent and on the rise, affecting nearly 60% of the adult population. This is an issue of particular concern among seniors, as nearly 95% of older adults have at least one chronic condition, and nearly 80% have two or more, according to the National Council on Aging (NCOA).

We can see these numbers reflected in the cost of senior care. In 2022, Medicare spending grew 5.9% to $944.3 billion, or 21% of the total national health expenditure.

Given Brookdale’s focus on senior care, it’s important that we do our part in helping the populations we serve have a better quality of life, thereby helping contribute to reducing costs associated with chronic conditions. At Brookdale, we are committed to helping residents manage chronic conditions by working with each individual, with their families and with their entire healthcare team.

This resource details how Brookdale supports the ongoing management of congestive heart failure, along with 10 other chronic conditions, by:

Closing gaps in care
Addressing treatment from many angles
Supporting care teams with advanced technology
Taking a proactive, whole-person approach
Partnering with healthcare providers

Managing Care and Helping Avoid Unnecessary Admissions With Brookdale HealthPlus®

We work to surround our residents with care in every Brookdale community, and select communities featuring Brookdale HealthPlus® are able to offer an additional layer of support.

Brookdale HealthPlus circle of care graphic with key

Brookdale HealthPlus® is Brookdale’s care coordination program designed to reduce chronic condition exacerbations and help prevent avoidable emergency room visits or hospitalizations in collaboration with residents’ healthcare providers.

Compared to similar individuals living in private homes, residents who benefit from the Brookdale HealthPlus® program experienced 78% fewer urgent care visits, 36% fewer hospitalizations and a 65% higher annual wellness visit completion rate.*

Partnering With Doctors and Families

As part of our whole-person approach to care, we look beyond chronic disease and support every aspect of our residents’ lives — body, mind and spirit. This approach would not be possible without the support of residents’ healthcare providers and family members.

When older adults with one or more chronic illnesses decide to make the transition to senior living, we want them to know that we are ready to come alongside them and their doctors in the management of their ongoing care.

If you think your patient or client could benefit from care partnership through Brookdale, share with them how we help manage chronic conditions, and put them in touch with our team.

*Source: Internal Brookdale data; 2019 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS)

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