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Five Star Quality Care, Inc. (NYSE Amex: FVE) today announced that it will host a conference call in conjunction with the announcement of its third quarter 2009 financial results.

Five Star plans to issue a press release containing its third quarter 2009 financial results after the NYSE Amex closes on Monday, November 2, 2009. Later that evening, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern

Time, Bruce Mackey, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Fran Murphy, Chief Financial Officer, will host a conference call to discuss the third quarter 2009 financial results. Following the company’s remarks, there will be a short question and answer period.

The conference call telephone number is (866) 416-5346. Participants calling from outside the United States and Canada should dial (913) 981-5596. No pass code is necessary to access the call from either number. Participants should dial in about 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start of the call. A replay of the conference call will be available through 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time Monday, November 9 th .
To hear the replay, dial (719) 457-0820. The replay pass code is 1239436.

A live audio webcast of the conference call will also be available in a listen-only mode on the company’s web site, which is located at www.fivestarseniorliving.com : .
Participants wanting to access the webcast should visit the company’s web site about five minutes before the call. The archived webcast will be available for replay on the company’s web site for about one week after the call.

Five Star Quality Care, Inc. is a healthcare and senior living services company which owns or leases and operates 207 senior living facilities, two rehabilitation hospitals, outpatient rehabilitation clinics and institutional pharmacies. Five Star is headquartered in Newton, MA.



Timothy A. Bonang, 617-796-8245Vice President, Investor RelationsorManager,
Investor RelationsKatherine L. Johnston, 617-796-8245 www.fivestarseniorliving.com :