EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION

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 quarterly report of CNL Healthcare Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2012, as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Stephen H. Mauldin, Chief Executive Officer and Joseph T. Johnson, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 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, as amended; and

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

Date: August 14, 2012	By:	/s/ Stephen H. Mauldin
		Stephen H. Mauldin
		Chief Executive Officer
Date: August 14, 2012	By:	/s/ Joseph T. Johnson
		Joseph T. Johnson
		Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer