Amendment No. 1 dated as of December 18, 2024 to

THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED GUARANTY (this “Amendment”) is effective as of December 18, 2024 (the “Amendment Effective Date”), by and among (i) BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING INC., a Delaware corporation (“Guarantor”), (ii) VENTAS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Ventas”), acting for and on behalf of itself and each of its Affiliates who are party to any BKD/VTR Document, (iii) each of the signatories hereto identified as “Tenant” (collectively, “Tenant”), and (iv) each of the signatories hereto identified as “Landlord” (collectively, “Landlord”).

A.    The parties have previously entered into that certain Amended and Restated Guaranty, dated as of July 26, 2020 (as amended, the “Guaranty”); and

B.    The parties wish to amend the Guaranty to modify the fee that is payable by Guarantor in connection with a Change of Control.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing Recitals, which by this reference are incorporated herein, and of other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:

1.Defined Terms. All capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Guaranty.

2.Amendments to Guaranty.

2.1Change of Control. The first sentence of Section 4.9 of the Guaranty is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

“Concurrently with or prior to the consummation of such Change of Control, Guarantor shall have paid or caused to be paid to Ventas a fee in the amount of Twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($12,500,000) (the “COC Fee”).”

2.2Reporting. Section 15 of the Guaranty is hereby amended by adding the following as the final sentence thereof:

“Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, neither Guarantor nor Tenant shall be required to provide to any Ventas Party in respect of the Renewal Properties information required to be provided under Sections 1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 and 3.5 of the version of Exhibit F to the A&R Master Lease in effect for the Renewal Properties immediately prior to December 18, 2024.”

2.3Landlord Termination Right. Section 16 of the Guaranty is hereby deleted in its entirety, and, for the avoidance of doubt, all references to the Landlord Termination Right Period and/or Qualified Property throughout the Guaranty are hereby deemed deleted.

2.4Notices. The portion of Section 18 of the Guaranty setting forth notice addresses for Tenant and Landlord is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

2.5Confidentiality. Section 26(d) of the Guaranty is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“(d)    in connection with reporting of Facility portfolio based performance and other Facility portfolio information in filings with Securities and Exchange Commission by Landlord and its Affiliates, and/or Tenant or its Affiliates; (e) of the type customarily publicly disclosed by publicly traded healthcare real estate investment trusts;”

3.1Integrated Agreement; Modifications; Waivers. This Amendment and the Guaranty (as amended hereby) constitute the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all prior representations, understandings and agreements, whether written or oral, with respect to such subject matter. Each of the parties hereto acknowledges that it has not relied upon, in entering into this

Amendment, any representation, warranty, promise or condition not specifically set forth in this Amendment.

3.2Effect of Amendment. Except as expressly modified in this Amendment, the Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect and is expressly ratified and confirmed by the parties hereto. In the event of any inconsistencies between the terms of this Amendment and any terms of the Guaranty, the terms of this Amendment shall control.

3.3Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile, Portable Document Format (pdf) transmission, or Docusign) in counterparts, all of which executed counterparts shall together constitute a single document. Signature pages may be detached from the counterparts and attached to a single copy of this document to physically form one document. Any such documents and signatures shall have the same force and effect as manually-signed originals and shall be binding on the parties hereto.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been executed by Guarantor, Ventas, Tenant and Landlord as of the Amendment Effective Date.

Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Brookdale Senior Living Communities, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Company”), by Chad C. White, its Executive Vice President and Secretary, which Company executed the foregoing instrument, who acknowledged that she/he did sign the foregoing instrument for and on behalf of the Company, being thereunto duly authorized and that the same is her/his free act and deed individually and in said capacity and the free and deed of the Company.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal at Brentwood, Tennessee, this 17th day of December, 2024.

Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, personally appeared ALS Properties Tenant I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Company”), by Chad C. White, its Executive Vice President and Secretary, which Company executed the foregoing instrument, who acknowledged that she/he did sign the foregoing instrument for and on behalf of the Company, being thereunto duly authorized and that the same is her/his free act and deed individually and in said capacity and the free and deed of the Company.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal at Brentwood, Tennessee, this 17th day of December, 2024.

Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, personally appeared ALS Leasing, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Company”), by Chad C. White, its Executive Vice President and Secretary, which Company executed the foregoing instrument, who acknowledged that she/he did sign the foregoing instrument for and on behalf of the Company, being thereunto duly authorized and that the same is her/his free act and deed individually and in said capacity and the free and deed of the Company.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal at Brentwood, Tennessee, this 17th day of December, 2024.

Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Assisted Living Properties, Inc., a Kansas corporation(“Company”), by Chad C. White, its Executive Vice President and Secretary, which Company executed the foregoing instrument, who acknowledged that she/he did sign the foregoing instrument for and on behalf of the Company, being thereunto duly authorized and that the same is her/his free act and deed individually and in said capacity and the free and deed of the Company.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal at Brentwood, Tennessee, this 17th day of December, 2024.