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                                                                  Exhibit 11.1

                          FIVE STAR QUALITY CARE, INC.
                STATEMENT RE: COMPUTATION OF PER SHARE EARNINGS
                (amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)


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                                           Six Months Ended              For the Year Ended
                                             June 30, 2001                December 31, 2000
                                           ----------------              ------------------

                                                                     
Net loss .................................     $(1,906)                     $  (1,316)
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Weighted average
  shares outstanding(1) ..................       2,962                          2,962

Earnings per share .......................     $ (0.64)                     $   (0.44)
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(1) During the periods Five Star Quality Care, Inc. was a wholly owned
    subsidiary of Senior Housing Properties Trust. The weighted average
    shares outstanding assumes completion of the spin-off distribution and
    does not give effect to common shares issued as part of Five Star
    Quality Care, Inc.'s acquisition of FSQ, Inc.