Exhibit 10.25  FIRST
AMENDMENT TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER LEASE AGREEMENT
(LEASE NO. 4)  THIS
FIRST AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER LEASE AGREEMENT (LEASE NO. 4)(this Amendment) is made and
entered into as of October 1, 2009 by and among each of the parties
identified on the signature pages hereof as a landlord (collectively, Landlord),
and each of the parties identified on the signature pages hereof as a
tenant (jointly and severally, Tenant).  WI T N E S S E T H:  WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of that certain
Amended and Restated Master Lease Agreement (Lease No. 4), dated as of August 4,
2009 (Amended Lease No. 4), Landlord leases to Tenant, and Tenant
leases from Landlord, the Leased Property (this and other capitalized terms used
but not otherwise defined herein having the meanings given such terms in
Amended Lease No. 4), all as more particularly described in Amended Lease No. 4;
and  WHEREAS, on or about the date hereof, SNH CHS
Properties Trust has acquired certain real property and related improvements
known as Brandon Woods at Alvamar, and
located at 1501 Inverness Drive, Lawrence, Kansas 66047, as more
particularly described on Exhibit A-26 attached hereto (the Brandon
Woods Property); and  WHEREAS,in connection with the acquisition of the
Brandon Woods Property, SNH CHS Properties Trust desires to lease the Brandon
Woods Property to Five Star Quality Care Trust and Five Star Quality Care Trust
desires to lease the Brandon Woods Property from SNH CHS Properties Trust; and  WHEREAS,SNH CHS Properties Trust, the other
entities comprising Landlord, Five Star Quality Care Trust and the other
entities comprising Tenant wish to amend Amended Lease No. 4 to include
the Brandon Woods Property;  NOW,
THEREFORE, in
consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained and other good and
valuable consideration, the mutual receipt and legal sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, Landlord and Tenant hereby agree that, effective as of the
date hereof, Amended Lease No. 4 is hereby amended as follows:


1.             Definition of Minimum Rent.  The defined term Minimum Rent set forth in Section 1.68
of Amended Lease No. 4 is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with
the following:  Minimum
Rentshall mean the sum of Twenty-Two Million
Seven Hundred Forty-Seven Thousand Three Hundred Sixty-Nine and 09/100s Dollars
($22,747,369.09) per annum.  2.             Leased Property.  Section 2.1 of Amended Lease No. 4
is hereby amended by deleting subsection (a) therefrom in its entirety and
replacing it with the following:  (a)           those certain tracts, pieces and
parcels of land as more particularly described on Exhibits A-1 through A-26
attached hereto and made a part hereof (the Land).  3.             Schedule 1.  Schedule 1 to Amended Lease No. 4 is
hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with Schedule 1 attached
hereto.  4.             Exhibit A.  Exhibit A to Amended Lease No. 4 is
hereby amended by adding Exhibit A-26 attached hereto immediately
following Exhibit A-25 to the Amended Lease No. 4.  5.             Ratification.  As amended hereby, Amended Lease No. 4
is hereby ratified and confirmed.  [Remainder
of page intentionally left blank; signature
pages follow]  2


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed
this Amendment as a sealed instrument as of the date above first written.  LANDLORD:SNH SOMERFORD PROPERTIES TRUSTBy:
  /s/ David J. HegartyDavid J. HegartyPresidentSNH NS PROPERTIES TRUSTBy:
  /s/ David J. HegartyDavid J. HegartyPresidentSNH/LTA PROPERTIES TRUSTBy:
  /s/ David J. HegartyDavid J. HegartyPresidentSPTIHS PROPERTIES TRUSTBy:
  /s/ David J. HegartyDavid J. HegartyPresidentSNH CHS PROPERTIES TRUSTBy:
  /s/ David J. HegartyDavid J. HegartyPresident  3


SNH/LTA PROPERTIES GA LLCBy:
  /s/ David J. HegartyDavid J. HegartyPresidentCCOP SENIOR LIVING LLCBy:
  /s/ David J. HegartyDavid J. HegartyPresidentTENANT:FIVE STAR QUALITY CARE TRUSTBy:
  /s/ Francis R. Murphy
  IIIFrancis R. Murphy IIITreasurerFIVE STAR QUALITY CARE - NS
  TENANT, LLCBy:
  /s/ Francis R. Murphy
  IIIFrancis R. Murphy IIITreasurerFS TENANT HOLDING COMPANY TRUSTBy:
  /s/ Francis R. Murphy
  IIIFrancis R. Murphy IIITreasurer  4


EXHIBIT
A-26  Brandon Woods at Alvamar 1501 Inverness Drive Lawrence, KS 66047  Certain attachments to the Exhibits to this agreement have been
omitted. The Company agrees to furnish supplementally copies of any of the
omitted attachments to the Exhibits to the Securities and Exchange Commission
upon request.


SCHEDULE 1  PROPERTY-SPECIFIC INFORMATION  Exhibit
  
  Property Address
  
  Base Gross Revenues
  (Calendar Year)
  
  Base Gross Revenues
  (Dollar Amount)
  
  Commencement
  Date
  
  Interest 
  RateA-1
  
  Somerford Place -
  Stockton 
  3530 Deer Park Drive 
  Stockton, CA 95219
  
  2009
  
  N/A
  
  03/31/2008
  
  8
  %A-2
  
  La Villa Grande Care
  Center 
  2501 Little Bookcliff Drive 
  Grand Junction, CO 81501
  
  2005
  
  $
  5,205,189
  
  12/31/2001
  
  10
  %A-3
  
  Court at Palm-Aire 
  2701 North Course Drive 
  Pompano Beach, FL 33069
  
  2007
  
  $
  12,992,201
  
  09/01/2006
  
  8.25
  %A-4
  
  Southland Care Center 
  606 Simmons Street 
  Dublin, GA 31021
  
  2005
  
  $
  5,335,403
  
  12/31/2001
  
  10
  %A-5
  
  Autumn Breeze
  Healthcare Center 
  1480 Sandtown Road 
  Marietta, GA 30008
  
  2005
  
  $
  5,208,341
  
  12/31/2001
  
  10
  %A-6
  
  Northlake Gardens 
  1300 Montreal Road 
  Tucker, GA 30084
  
  2006
  
  $
  2,240,421
  
  06/03/2005
  
  9
  %A-7
  
  Westridge Quality 
  Care & Rehabilitation 
  600 Manor Drive 
  Clarinda, IA 51632
  
  2005
  
  $
  2,933,641
  
  12/31/2001
  
  10
  %A-8
  
  Brenden Gardens 
  900 Southwind Road 
  Springfield, IL 62703
  
  2007
  
  $
  1,802,414
  
  09/01/2006
  
  8.25
  %A-9
  
  Overland Park
  Place 
  6555 West 75thStreet 
  Overland Park, KS 66204
  
  2005
  
  $
  2,539,735
  
  10/25/2002
  
  10
  %A-10
  
  Morningside of Mayfield
  
  1517 West Broadway 
  Mayfield, KY 42066
  
  2006
  
  $
  1,197,256
  
  11/19/2004
  
  9
  %A-11
  
  The Neighborhood of
  Somerset 
  100 Neighborly Drive 
  Somerset, KY 42503
  
  2007
  
  $
  1,893,629
  
  11/05/2006
  
  8.25
  %


A-12
  
  Centennial Park
  Retirement Village
  510 Centennial Circle
  North Platte, NE 69101
  
  2009
  
  N/A
  
  02/17/2008
  
  8
  %A-13
  
  Westgate Assisted
  Living 
  3030 South 80th Street 
  Omaha, NE 68124
  
  2006
  
  $
  2,210,173
  
  06/03/2005
  
  9
  %A-14
  
  NewSeasons at Cherry
  Hill 
  490 Cooper Landing Road 
  Cherry Hill, NJ 08002*
  
  N/A
  
  N/A
  
  12/29/2003
  
  10
  %A-15
  
  NewSeasons at Mount
  Arlington 
  2 Hillside Drive 
  Mount Arlington, NJ 07856*
  
  N/A
  
  N/A
  
  12/29/2003
  
  10
  %A-16
  
  NewSeasons at New
  Britain 
  800 Manor Drive 
  Chalfont, PA 18914*
  
  N/A
  
  N/A
  
  12/29/2003
  
  10
  %A-17
  
  NewSeasons at Clarks
  Summit 
  950 Morgan Highway 
  Clarks Summit, PA 18411*
  
  N/A
  
  N/A
  
  12/29/2003
  
  10
  %A-18
  
  NewSeasons at
  Exton 
  600 North Pottstown Pike 
  Exton, PA 19341*
  
  N/A
  
  N/A
  
  12/29/2003
  
  10
  %A-19
  
  NewSeasons at Glen
  Mills (Concordville) 
  242 Baltimore Pike 
  Glen Mills, PA 19342*
  
  N/A
  
  N/A
  
  12/29/2003
  
  10
  %A-20
  
  NewSeasons at Tiffany
  Court 
  700 Northampton Street 
  Kingston, PA 18704*
  
  N/A
  
  N/A
  
  12/29/2003
  
  10
  %A-21
  
  Morningside of
  Greenwood 
  116 Enterprise Court 
  Greenwood, SC 29649
  
  2006
  
  $
  1,322,836
  
  06/03/2005
  
  9
  %A-22
  
  Montevista at Coronado 
  1575 Belvidere Street 
  El Paso, TX 79912
  
  2005
  
  $
  8,149,609
  
  01/11/2002
  
  10
  %  
 * indicates New Seasons Property


A-23
  
  Dominion Village at Poquoson
  531 Wythe Creek Road
  Poquoson, VA 23662
  
  2005
  
  $
  1,359,832
  
  5/30/2003
  
  10
  %A-24
  
  Morningside in the West
  End 
  3000 Skipwith Road 
  Richmond, VA 23294
  
  2006
  
  $
  3,792,363
  
  11/19/2004
  
  9
  %A-25
  
  Worland
  Healthcare & 
  Rehabilitation Center 
  1901 Howell Avenue 
  Worland, WY 82401
  
  2005
  
  $
  3,756,035
  
  12/31/2001
  
  10
  %A-26
  
  Brandon Woods at
  Alvamar  1501 Inverness Drive, 
  Lawrence, KS 66047
  
  2010
  
  N/A
  
  10/01/2009
  
  8.75
  %