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 Trust, Inc., formerly known as CNL Properties Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, 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, 2011 and 2010 and its results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2011.
| Date: February 10, 2012 | By: | /s/ Thomas K. Sittema | ||
| Thomas K. Sittema | ||||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||
| Date: February 10, 2012 | By: | /s/ Joseph T. Johnson | ||
| Joseph T. Johnson | ||||
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
