Five Star Quality Care, Inc. to Present at the JMP Securities Research Conference on May 10, 2011

Five Star Quality Care, Inc. (NYSE: FVE) today announced that Bruce Mackey, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Paul Hoagland, Chief Financial Officer, will be presenting at the JMP Securities Research Conference in San Francisco on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time.

A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available in a listen only mode on the company’s website, which is located at www.fivestarseniorliving.com. Participants wanting to access the webcast should visit the company’s website about five minutes before the presentation.

Five Star Quality Care, Inc. is a senior living and healthcare services company. Five Star owns or leases and operates 210 senior living communities with 22,300 living units located in 30 states. These communities include independent living, assisted living and skilled nursing communities. Five Star also operates five institutional pharmacies and two rehabilitation hospitals. Five Star is headquartered in Newton, MA.

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