EXHIBIT 10.1
 ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS, INC.
 2010 TANDEM STOCK OPTION/STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS AWARD AGREEMENT
 Employee: [EMPLOYEE NAME]  Number of Stock Options/SARs: [NUMBER OF OPTIONS/SARS]  Grant Date: March 3, 2010
Exercise Price: $31.71
 Award Agreement ALC Plan
  Definitions.
 Business Day
 Committee Board
 Common Stock
 Determination Date
 Fair Market Value
 Performance Period
 Share
 Grant of Award Award
 Stock Options Stock Options [ NUMBER OF OPTIONS/SARS ]
 Stock Appreciation Rights SAR




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ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS, INC.
 Tandem Stock Option/Stock Appreciation Rights Stock Option/SAR
 Award Subject to Both Time- and Performance-Based Vesting Employment
Agreement
 Time-Based Vesting Time-Based
Award
 Performance-Based Vesting Performance-Based Award Exhibit A Performance Criteria Exhibit A Exhibit A
 Exercisability Upon Death, Disability or Change of Control Disability Termination of Employment




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ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS, INC.
 Suspension or Termination of Stock Options/SARs
 The Plan. provided however
 Exercise of the Stock Options




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ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS, INC.
 Exercise of Stock Appreciation Rights Number of Equivalent Shares
 Expiration of Stock Options/SARs provided provided further
 Termination of Employment




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ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS, INC.
 Cause
 Voting Rights; Dividend Equivalents.
 Non-Transferability of Options/SARs.
 Adjustment in the Event of Change in Stock
 Payment of Transfer Taxes, Fees and Other Expenses
 Other Restrictions on Exercisability
 Taxes and Withholdings




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ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS, INC.
 Consents and Legends.
 Consents.
 Legends.
 Successors and Assigns of ALC.
 Committee Discretion.
 Dispute Resolution
 Jurisdiction and Venue
 b. Waiver of Jury Trial . You and ALC hereby waive, to the fullest extent permitted
by applicable law, any right either of you may have to a trial by jury in respect to any
litigation directly or indirectly arising out of, under or in connection with this Award
Agreement or the Plan.
 c. Confidentiality . You hereby agree to keep confidential the existence of, and
any information concerning, a dispute described in this Section 17, except that you may disclose
information concerning such dispute to the court that is considering such dispute or to your
legal counsel or other advisors (provided that such counsel or other advisors agree not to
disclose any such information other than as necessary to the prosecution or defense of the
dispute).
 18. Notice . All notices, requests, demands and other communications required or permitted
to be given under the terms of this Award Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have
been duly given when delivered by hand or overnight courier or three Business Days after they have
been mailed by U.S. registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the
other party as set forth below:




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ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS, INC.
 If to ALC:
    
    Assisted Living Concepts, Inc.W140 N8981 Lilly RoadMenomonee Falls, WI 53051Attention: Corporate SecretaryIf to Employee:
    
    Address contained in payroll records
  Headings.
 Amendment of this Award Agreement. provided however
 Counterparts.
   
 EMPLOYEE NAME