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NEWTON, Mass.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--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 Deutsche Bank Healthcare Conferencein Boston on Monday, May 7, 2012 at 8:40 a.m. Eastern Time.

A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available in a listen-only mode in the Investor Relations section of the companyas website, which is located at www.fivestarseniorliving.com. Participants wanting to access the webcast should visit the companyas website about 15 minutes before the start of the presentation.

Five Star Quality Care, Inc. is a senior living and healthcare services company which owns, leases and manages senior living communities, including primarily private pay independent and assisted living communities located throughout the U.S. Five Star also operates five institutional pharmacies and two rehabilitation hospitals. Five Star is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts.

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