Exhibit 23.9
Consent of Independent Auditors
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements:
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| Registration | | | | |
| Statement | | | | |
| Number | | Form | | Description |
| 333-05257 | | Form S-8 | | 1995 Stock Option Plan, as amended, 1996 Directors’ Stock Option Plan, Stock Option Agreement entered into, effective January 4, 1995 by and between Sunrise Assisted Living, Inc. and David W. Faeder |
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| 333-38430 | | Form S-8 | | 1996 Non-Incentive Stock Option Plan, as Amended |
| 333-26837 | | Form S-8 | | 1997 Stock Option Plan |
| 333-57291 | | Form S-8 | | 1996 Directors’ Stock Option Plan, as Amended |
| 333-57293 | | Form S-8 | | 1998 Stock Option Plan |
| 333-78313 | | Form S-8 | | 1999 Stock Option Plan |
| 333-38432 | | Form S-8 | | 2000 Stock Option Plan |
| 333-61918 | | Form S-8 | | 2001 Stock Option Plan |
| 333-88570 | | Form S-8 | | 2002 Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan |
| 333-61914 | | Form S-8 | | Employee Stock Purchase Plan |
| 333-109228 | | Form S-8 | | 2003 Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan |
| 333-120738 | | Form S-8 | | Employee Stock Purchase Plan |
of our report dated September 10, 2008, except for Note 2.1 relating to going concern and paragraphs 2 to 6 of Note 11, as to which the date is December 23, 2008, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of PS Germany Investment (Jersey) Limited Partnership included in this Annual report (Form 10-K/A) of Sunrise Senior Living, Inc., for the year ended December 31, 2007.
/s/Ernst & Young LLP
London, England
December 23, 2008
