Five Star Quality Care, Inc.

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American Health Care Association Recognizes Five Star Senior Living Communities with Three Silver National Quality Awards

7/13/2017

NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Five Star Senior Living (Nasdaq: FVE), one of the nation's leading senior living and healthcare services providers, is pleased to acknowledge three communities as Silver National Quality Award Recipients by the American Health Care Association. The AHCA National Quality Award Program recognizes both long and short term care providers for exemplary performance across the United States. Recipients become eligible for silver after successfully achieving Bronze Status with the AHCA.

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The three communities recognized with these awards are Park Summit in Coral Springs, Florida; The Forum at Deer Creek in Deerfield Beach, Florida; and Leisure Park in Lakewood, New Jersey. With the addition of these three winners, Five Star now operates 10 communities across the country honored with the AHCA Silver Award.

"I am extremely proud of our latest three communities that were chosen to be honored with this prestigious award by the American Health Care Association," commented Bruce Mackey, Chief Executive Officer of Five Star Senior Living. "This achievement reflects Five Star's commitment to delivering exceptional care and services to our residents. We remain dedicated to providing unique experiences at all Five Star Senior Living locations that allow our residents to thrive in the most comfortable environment possible."

The AHCA National Quality Award Program motivates care providers to strive for excellence while raising standards

across the country. Potential recipients are examined based off of The Baldridge Performance Excellence Program

which focuses on evaluating a business's performance, deciding where improvements are needed, and implementing changes to improve quality of care.

For a full list of award recipients, please visit https://www.fivestarseniorliving.com/the-five-star-difference/our- awards.

To learn more about the Five Star difference, please visit www.fivestarseniorliving.com.

About Five Star Senior Living

Five Star Senior Living operates over 280 Independent Living, Assisted Living, Alzheimer's/Memory Care, and Healthcare Centers with Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation and Continuing Care Retirement Communities across the country. Five Star is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts.

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