EXHIBIT 99

For Immediate Release
June 25, 2003

Dallas, Texas, June 25, 2003 - - Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. (ASLC) announced
today that yesterday it received a Notice of Default from BNY Midwest Trust
Company, the Trustee under the Indentures, dated January 1, 2002 (the
"Indentures") indicating that the Company failed to comply with a nonpayment
covenant under the Indentures that requires the Company to deliver an annual
opinion stating that all filings, recordings or other actions that are necessary
to maintain the Liens under the Collateral Documents (as defined in the
Indenture) have been done, or that no such action is required.

Pursuant to the Notice of Default and Indentures, the Company will have 60 days
from the date of the Notice to cure the noncompliance. No Event of Default has
occurred. The Company is in the process of obtaining the required annual
opinions and expects to cure the noncompliance on a timely basis.

The Indentures pertain to the 10% Senior Secured Notes due 2009 (the "Senior
Notes") and the Junior Secured Notes due 2012 (the "Junior Notes").

The Company has been informed that the Trustee will also be sending a Notice,
dated June 25, 2003, to the Note Holders of the Senior Notes and Junior Notes
informing them that the Company did not receive prior notices sent by the
Trustee and that an Event of Default for failure to comply with the annual
opinion requirement has not occurred. These prior notices were not properly sent
in accordance with the terms of the Indenture. The new Notice to the Note
Holders is being sent to correct the earlier notice sent by the Trustee to the
Note Holders.

Certain statements contained in this press release and statements made by or on
behalf of Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. relating hereto, including, without
limitation, statements containing the words "will," "believes," "expects,"
"estimates," "should," and words of similar import may be deemed to constitute
forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking
statements may be affected by risks and uncertainties and other risks and
uncertainties contained in the Company's filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. The Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly
release any revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to
reflect events and circumstances occurring after the date hereof or to reflect
the occurrence of unanticipated events.

                              CONTACT INFORMATION:

Matthew G. Patrick, Chief Financial Officer, (214) 424-4002.


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