**Exhibit 12.1**

 

**FIVESTAR QUALITY CARE, INC.**

**COMPUTATIONOF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**

**(inthousands except ratios)**

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| ** **                                                               | ** ** | **Year ended December 31,** | ** ** |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|----------------------------------|------------|
| ** **                                                               | ** ** | **2007**                         | ** ** | **2006** | ** ** | **2005** | ** ** | **2004** | ** ** | **2003** | ** ** |
| Consolidated earnings (loss)                                             |       | $                                | 135,075    |   | $ | (18,851 | ) | $ | (5,192 | ) | $ | 68,612 |   | $ | 48,756 |   |
| Consolidated fixed charges                                               |       | 107,570                          |       | 90,736 |   | 74,499 |   | 63,431 |   | 53,835 |   |
|                                                                     |       |                             |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Ratio of consolidated earnings to fixed  charges                         |       | 1.3                              | x          | N/M |   | N/M |   | 1.1 | x | N/M |   |
|                                                                     |       |                             |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Deficiency                                                               |       | —                           |       | 109,587 |   | 79,691 |   | — |   | 5,079 |   |
|                                                                     |       |                             |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Calculation of consolidated earnings  (loss):                            |       |                             |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Consolidated income (loss) from continuing operations  before income tax |       | $                                | 27,505     |   | $ | (109,587 | ) | $ | (79,691 | ) | $ | 5,181 |   | $ | (5,079 | ) |
| Consolidated fixed charges                                               |       | 107,570                          |       | 90,736 |   | 74,499 |   | 63,431 |   | 53,835 |   |
|                                                                     |       |                             |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Consolidated earnings (loss)                                             |       | $                                | 135,075    |   | $ | (18,851 | ) | $ | (5,192 | ) | $ | 68,612 |   | $ | 48,756 |   |
|                                                                     |       |                             |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Calculation of fixed charges:                                            |       |                             |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest expense                                                         |       | $                                | 6,335      |   | $ | 3,791 |   | $ | 3,045 |   | $ | 882 |   | $ | 1,164 |   |
| Estimated interest component of rent  expense                            |       | 100,768                          |       | 86,372 |   | 70,867 |   | 62,260 |   | 52,396 |   |
| Amortization of debt discounts / premium                                 |       | 49                               |       | 191 |   | 193 |   | — |   | — |   |
| Amortization of capitalized deferred  finance costs                      |       | 418                              |       | 382 |   | 394 |   | 289 |   | 275 |   |
|                                                                     |       |                             |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Fixed charges                                                            |       | $                                | 107,570    |   | $ | 90,736 |   | $ | 74,499 |   | $ | 63,431 |   | $ | 53,835 |   |

 

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