BRIEF-Brookdale ‍says about 20 of co's California communities being affected by wildfires​ (BKD)

Oct 16 (Reuters) - Brookdale Senior Living Inc:

* Brookdale provides update on the impact of natural disasters; announces leadership change

* Brookdale Senior Living Inc - ‍provided an update on impact of hurricanes Harvey and Irma and Northern California wildfires​

* Brookdale Senior Living Inc - ‍approximately 20 of company's California communities are being affected by wildfires​

* Brookdale Senior Living Inc - ‍expects a negative impact from hurricanes to adjusted EBITDA of about $12 million to $13 million for 2017​

* Brookdale Senior Living Inc - ‍so far, none of communities have suffered major damage from wildfires​

* Brookdale Senior Living Inc - estimates that to incur additional about $13 million to $14 million of capitalized costs for physical plant remediation

* Brookdale - estimates to incur about $5 million to $6 million of physical plant remediation costs during Q4 of 2017 & remainder in 2018​ Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:

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