Brookdale Senior Living laid-off workers: jobs, benefits and retraining
Brookdale Senior Living filed 1 WARN layoff notice in Illinois, most recently on Sep 19, 2025, naming 117 workers. If you work or worked at Brookdale Senior Living, about 27,000 professional jobs are open in Illinois today, including about 270 at Brookdale Senior Living. File for unemployment in the state where you worked, check your health coverage options, and start looking now.
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Where are you right now?
Why we ask: a laid-off week and a thinking-about-a-move week look nothing alike. No résumé, no account.
What did Brookdale Senior Living file?
A WARN notice gives the number of workers and the dates the employer reported. It does not say why. Notices are published by each state.
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookdale Senior Living | Chicago | 117 | Closure | State record |
Full notice record and news mentions for Brookdale Senior Living
What should I do first if I was affected?
- File for Illinois unemployment benefits: amounts, weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
- Compare COBRA and marketplace health coverage before your coverage ends.
- Use the first 72 hours on the steps that matter most.
- Line up bridge income while you search.
Where are the jobs?
about 27,000 professional jobs are open in Illinois, and about 270 at Brookdale Senior Living. Taken from employers' own career sites and checked to still be open.
Open professional jobs at Brookdale Senior Living
- Memory Care Program Assistant · Brookdale Senior Living · Richland Hills, TX, United States
- Marketing Coordinator · Brookdale Senior Living · Vernon Hills, IL, United States
- Sales Manager · Brookdale Senior Living · Southfield, MI, United States
- Senior Living Sales Manager · Brookdale Senior Living · Punta Gorda, FL, United States
- Brookdale at Home Manager · Brookdale Senior Living · Austin, TX, United States
- Sales and Marketing Director · Brookdale Senior Living · Statesville, NC, United States
What help is there for benefits and retraining?
The public workforce boards for each affected site. Their American Job Centers offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
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For notices in Chicago
Find a job centerBoard page: centers, jobs and noticesBoard website
Questions
- Did Brookdale Senior Living file layoff notices?
- Yes. Brookdale Senior Living has filed 1 WARN notice with the Illinois labor department, naming 117 workers. The most recent was filed Sep 19, 2025.
- How do I file for unemployment after a layoff at Brookdale Senior Living?
- File with the state where you worked, not where you live now. For Illinois, see the unemployment benefits page for the weekly amount, the number of weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
- Are there jobs open for former Brookdale Senior Living employees?
- about 27,000 professional jobs are open in Illinois today, and about 270 at Brookdale Senior Living itself. NextChapter lists them from employers' own career sites and checks that they are still open.
- What help is there for retraining?
- The local American Job Center for each affected site offers free job search help and often pays for training. NextChapter also lists funding programs and graded AI courses.
Notices are as filed with state labor departments and refreshed daily; the newest is dated Sep 19, 2025. Job counts are rounded. NextChapter is independent of Brookdale Senior Living. See the layoff tracker for how notices are collected.