Controversy Over Failure To Administer CPR
One of the company's facilities, Glenwood Gardens in Bakersfield, California, was the focus of national media coverage when a staff member refused to give CPR to Lorainne Bayless, a dying patient. The company cited a policy against giving CPR to independent living facility residents, but did not provide the policy to reporters. The company later revised its position, saying that the staff member had misinterpreted the policy. Police closed its investigation of the facility with no criminal charges, and Bayless's family said it had no intention of suing Brookdale.
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