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

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned certifies that to the best of their knowledge (1) this Annual Report of CNL Healthcare Properties, Inc., formerly known as CNL Healthcare Trust, Inc. and CNL Properties Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (this “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 this Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition of the Company as of December 31, 2012 and 2011 and its results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011.

Date: March 27, 2013	By:	/s/ Stephen H. Mauldin
		STEPHEN H. MAULDIN
		Chief Executive Officer
Date: March 27,2013	By:	/s/ Joseph T. Johnson
		JOSEPH T. JOHNSON
		Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer