Brookdale Senior Living appoints Mary Sue Patchett as COO

Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) announced that Mary Sue Patchett, current Interim Executive Vice President – Community and Field Operations, has been named COO effective December 1st. Patchett brings 40 years of senior living operations experience to this role and most recently helped redesign and implement Brookdale’s new regional operating structure in her interim position. As COO, Patchett has six regional vice presidents as well as leaders in clinical, dementia care, service alignment, resident and family engagement and experience and dining reporting to her. As the nation’s largest senior living provider, Brookdale’s new regional operating model allows for decision making, insight, and resources to be closer to residents -enabling team members to respond faster, be more agile and tailor decisions to local communities.