Putting an end to eight years of litigation, the nation’s largest senior living operator is agreeing to upgrade some of its facilities – by making them safer and more accessible for seniors – as part of a class action settlement in federal court last month. 

More than 80 families came forward as part of a lawsuit against Brookdale Senior Living, accusing the company of elder financial abuse, violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and operating “a system of understaffed assisted living facilities that fails to consistently provide even the most basic level of promised care.”

Plaintiff Bernadette Jestrabek-Hart, who lives at Brookdale Scotts Valley, applauded the settlement, and described access issues endured by seniors with mobility issues.

“I have an electric scooter and t

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