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 Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2018, as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Stephen H. Mauldin, Chief Executive Officer and Ixchell C. Duarte, Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President and Treasurer 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:  November 14, 2018	By:	/s/ Stephen H. Mauldin
		Stephen H. Mauldin
		Chief Executive Officer and President
Date:  November 14, 2018	By:	/s/ Ixchell C. Duarte
		Ixchell C. Duarte
		Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President and Treasurer