EXHIBIT 32

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL

OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED

PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (the “Company”) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), W.E. Sheriff, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Mark W. Ohlendorf, as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ W.E. Sheriff
Name:	W.E. Sheriff
Title:	Chief Executive Officer
Date:	February 29, 2008

/s/ Mark W. Ohlendorf
Name:	Mark W. Ohlendorf
Title:	Chief Financial Officer
Date:	February 29, 2008