Brookdale Senior Living Community to expand

On March 5, the Homewood City Council passed a resolution supporting the expansion of Brookdale Place at University Park. According to Carey McRae,

a partner at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, LLP, Brookdale currently has three plans available apartments for residents: independent living, no health component; assisted living, some medical care; and special care assisted living, care for people with dementia or cognitive impairment.

The goal for the expansion is to add a fourth plan, skilled nursing.

This would include a nursing home, McRae said, but it would also be for people needing shortterm rehabilitation such as recovery from knee or hip replacement. A

Certificate of Need must be obtained before operations begin.