Exhibit 12.1

Brookdale Senior Living Inc.
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends
(in thousands)

	Three Months
	Ended
	March 31,			Years Ended December 31
	2011			2010			2009			2008			2007			2006
Earnings:
Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations before adjustment for minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries or income or loss from equity investees		(23,725	)		(80,501	)		(99,621	)		(459,111	)		(260,246	)		(142,202	)
Plus:
Fixed charges		56,420			232,079			230,942			248,333			242,052			178,938
Distributions from equity investees		60			872			1,466			7,668			3,559			1,576
Less:
Capitalized Interest		(72	)		(264	)		(1,960	)		(1,504	)		(545	)		—
Total earnings		32,683			152,186			130,827			(204,614	)		(15,180	)		38,312
Fixed charges:
Interest expense and amortization of debt discount/premium on all indebtedness (excluding losses recognized on early extinguishments of debt)		34,265			141,604			138,374			157,096			151,055			102,755
Capitalized interest expense		72			264			1,960			1,504			545			—
Amount of pre-tax earnings required to cover any preferred stock dividend requirements		—			—			—			—			—			—
Interest factor portion of rental expense		22,083			90,211			90,608			89,733			90,452			76,183
Total fixed charges		56,420			232,079			230,942			248,333			242,052			178,938
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		0.6			0.7			0.6			(0.8	)		(0.1	)		0.2
Coverage deficiencies		23,737			79,893			100,115			452,947			257,232			140,626

For purposes of this computation, earnings are defined as income (loss) before income taxes and adjustment for minority interest in consolidated subsidiaries or income or loss from equity investees, plus fixed charges, amortization of capitalized interest and distributed income of equity investees, less capitalized interest. Fixed charges are defined as the sum of interest expensed and capitalized, amortized premiums, discounts and capitalized expenses related to indebtedness and an estimate of the interest within rent expense.