October 1, 2019

Are You a Nursing Student Paying Off Student Loans? We Can Help!

About Brookdale Senior Living

Brookdale Senior Living offers multiple care levels for seniors in more than 600 communities nationwide. Brookdale helps you find the right care plan for yourself or your loved one. With amenities such as transportation services, salons and private dining rooms and activities such as gardening, fitness classes and trivia nights Brookdale caters to a wide range of interests and needs.

Brookdale Health and Wellness director with a resident

Being a nurse at a senior living community is a different path than being a nurse at a hospital, and they are vital in caring for our residents. Our nurses are hired as health and wellness directors and serve as leaders to our care associates. Health and wellness directors help to make sure our residents are taking the proper medications, receiving assistance when needed and ensure their health stays a priority.

In short, health and wellness directors (HWDs) ensure that both our residents and fellow associates are set up for success. That’s why we’re returning the favor by offering help for our current HWDs to pay off their student loan debt through tuition reimbursement.

Below you’ll find more information about the tuition reimbursement program for our health and wellness directors, and what you need to do to apply.

Tuition Reimbursement for Health and Wellness Directors

As a registered nurse, we know the time and money you’ve put into your degree and certification. That’s why we offer our HWDs a sign-on and retention bonus that can be put toward paying off your student loans.

How It Works

First, you must apply for a position at Brookdale. If you receive an offer of employment and complete one full year of employment at Brookdale, you’ll receive a $3,500 sign-on bonus at year’s end.

This bonus may be used in any way you prefer, but we find that many of our health and wellness directors put this money toward paying off student loan debt accrued during nursing school.

After completing your second year of consecutive employment, you’ll receive another $3,500 as a retention bonus.

What You Need

To receive the full both bonuses, you must complete two full years of employment at Brookdale. After you complete the application process and are hired at Brookdale, there’s no need to supply transcripts or other additional paperwork in order to receive your sign-on and retention bonuses.

Interested in Tuition Reimbursement?

If you’re interested in becoming a health and wellness director at Brookdale, feel free to ask about tuition reimbursement during your interview, and speak to an HR representative for more details.