**Exhibit12.1**

**FIVE STAR QUALITY CARE, INC.**

**COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TOFIXED CHARGES**

**(inthousands except ratios)**

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| ** **                                                               | ** ** | **Year ended December 31,** | ** ** |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|--------------------------------------------|------------|
| ** **                                                               | ** ** | **2006**                                   | ** ** | **2005** | ** ** | **2004** | ** ** | **2003** | ** ** | **2002** | ** ** |
| Consolidated (loss)  earnings                                            |       | $                                          | (19,353    | ) | $ | (4,772 | ) | $ | 68,732 |   | $ | 48,756 |   | $ | 48,004 |   |
| Consolidated fixed  charges                                              |       | 92,687                                     |       | 76,387 |   | 63,431 |   | 53,835 |   | 57,800 |   |
|                                                                     |       |                                       |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Ratio of consolidated  earnings to fixed charges                         |       | N/M                                        |       | N/M |   | 1.1x |   | N/M |   | N/M |   |
| Deficiency                                                               |       | 112,040                                    |       | 81,159 |   | —   |   | 5,079 |   | 9,796 |   |
|                                                                     |       |                                       |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Calculation of  consolidated (loss) earnings:                            |       |                                       |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Consolidated (loss)  income from continuing operations before income tax |       | $                                          | (112,040   | ) | $ | (81,159 | ) | $ | 5,301 |   | $ | (5,079 | ) | $ | (9,796 | ) |
| Consolidated  fixed charges                                              |       | 92,687                                     |       | 76,387 |   | 63,431 |   | 53,835 |   | 57,800 |   |
|                                                                     |       |                                       |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Consolidated (loss)  earnings                                            |       | $                                          | (19,353    | ) | $ | (4,772 | ) | $ | 68,732 |   | $ | 48,756 |   | $ | 48,004 |   |
|                                                                     |       |                                       |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Calculation of fixed  charges:                                           |       |                                       |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest expense                                                         |       | $                                          | 3,983      |   | $ | 3,347 |   | $ | 882 |   | $ | 1,164 |   | $ | 198 |   |
| Estimated  interest component of rent expense                            |       | 88,131                                     |       | 72,453 |   | 62,260 |   | 52,396 |   | 57,551 |   |
| Amortization of  debt discounts / premium                                |       | 191                                        |       | 193 |   | — |   | — |   | — |   |
| Amortization of  capitalized deferred finance costs                      |       | 382                                        |       | 394 |   | 289 |   | 275 |   | 51 |   |
|                                                                     |       |                                       |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Fixed charges                                                            |       | $                                          | 92,687     |   | $ | 76,387 |   | $ | 63,431 |   | $ | 53,835 |   | $ | 57,800 |   |

 

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