Exhibit 25


                        Securities Act of 1933 File No. __________

                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM T-1
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                           STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
                     UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939
                 OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

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         CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 305 (b)(2)   [ ]

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                           PNC Bank, Kentucky, Inc.
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              (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

Commonwealth of Kentucky                                   61-0191580
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(State of Incorporation If Not a                        (I.R.S. Employer
 National Bank)                                          Identification No.)

500 W. Jefferson Street
Louisville, Kentucky                                            40202
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                      (Zip Code)

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                               Martha A. Ziskind
                                Vice President
                           PNC Bank, Kentucky, Inc.
                            500 W. Jefferson Street
                          Louisville, Kentucky 40202
                                (502) 581-3231
          (Name, address, and telephone number of agent for service)

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                            ATRIA COMMUNITIES, INC.
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              (Exact Name of Obligor as Specified in its Charter)

        Delaware                                         61-1303738
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(State of Incorporation)                    (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

515 West Market Street, Suite 200, Louisville, Kentucky               40202
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                           (Zip Code)

             $143,750,000 Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2002
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                      (Title of the Indenture Securities)

 
1.   General information.  Furnish the following information as Trustee:

     (a)  Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which 
          it is subject.

          Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
          411 Locust Street, P. O. Box 442
          St. Louis, MO 63266

          Department of Financial Institutions
          Commonwealth of Kentucky
          477 Versailles Road
          Frankfort, Ky 40601

     (b)  Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

          The Trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

2.   Affiliations with obligor.  If the obligor is an affiliate of the Trustee, 
     describe each such affiliation.

          Not applicable.

3.   Voting Securities of the trustee.  Furnish the following information as to 
     each class of voting securities of the trustee.

     As of January 5, 1998

          Col. A                                     Col. B
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     (Title of Class)                           Amount Outstanding
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PNC Bank, Kentucky, Inc.
Common Stock, par value $30 per share             2,000,000 shares

PNC Bank Corp.
Common Stock, par value $5 per share            322,038,350 shares

4.   Trusteeships under other indentures.  If the trustee is a trustee under 
another indenture under which any other securities, or certificates of interest 
or participation in any other securities, of the obligor are outstanding, 
furnish the following information:

(a)  Title of the securities outstanding under each such other indenture.

     Not applicable.

 
(b) A brief statement of the facts relied upon as a basis for the claim that no
conflicting interest within the meaning of Section 310(b) (1) of the Act arises
as a result of the trusteeship under any such other indenture, including a
statement as how the indenture securities will rank as compared with the
securities issued under other such indenture.

     Not applicable.

5.   Interlocking directorates and similar relationships with the obligor or 
underwriters. If the trustee or any of the directors or executive officers of 
the trustee is a director, officer, partner, employee, appointee, or 
representative of the obligor or of any underwriter for the obligor, identify 
each such person having any such connection and state the nature of each such 
connection.

     Not applicable.

6.   Voting securities of the trustee owned by the obligor or its officials. 
Furnish the following information as to the voting securities of the trustee 
owned beneficially by the obligor and each director, partner and executive 
officer of the obligor:

As of January 5, 1998
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     Column A            Column B            Column C           Column D

                                                             Percentage of
                                                           Voting Securities
                                                             Represented by  
                                           Amount Owned       Amount Given
     Name of Owner       Title of Class    Beneficially       in Column C
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     Not applicable.

7.   Voting securities of the trustee owned by underwriter or their officials.
Furnish the following information as to the voting securities of the trustee
owned beneficially by each underwriter for the obligor and each director,
partner, executive officer of each such underwriter:

As of January 5, 1998
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     Column A            Column B            Column C           Column D

                                                             Percentage of
                                                           Voting Securities
                                                             Represented by  
                                           Amount Owned       Amount Given
     Name of Owner       Title of Class    Beneficially       in Column C
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     Not applicable.






8.   Securities of the obligor owned or held by the trustee. Furnish the 
following information as to securities of the obligor owned beneficially or held
as collateral security for obligations in default by the trustee.

As of January 5, 1998
 
     Column A            Column B            Column C           Column D

                                           Amount Owned
                                           Beneficially
                         Whether the        or Held as
                        Securities are      Collateral          Percent of
                          Voting or        Security for      Class Represented
                          Nonvoting       Obligations in      by Amount Given
     Title of Class       Securities         Default            in Column C
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     Not applicable.

9.   Securities of the underwriters owned or held by the trustee. If the trustee
owns beneficially of holds as collateral security for obligations in default any
securities of an underwriter for the obligor, furnish the following information 
as to each class of securities of such underwriter any of which are so owned or 
held by the trustee:

As of January 5, 1998
 
     Column A            Column B            Column C           Column D

                                           Amount Owned
                                           Beneficially
                                            or Held as
                                            Collateral          Percent of
     Title of Issuer                       Security for      Class Represented
          and               Amount        Obligations in      by Amount Given
     Title of Class       Outstanding     Default by Trustee    in Column C
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     Not applicable.

10.  Ownership or holdings by the trustee of voting securities of certain
affiliates or security holders of the obligor. If the trustee owns beneficially
or holds collateral security for obligations in default voting securities of a
person who, to the knowledge of the trustee (1) owns 10% or more of the voting
securities of the obligor or (2) is an affiliate, other than a subsidiary, of
the obligor, furnish the following information as to the voting securities of
such person:

As of January 5, 1998

   Column A            Column B            Column C           Column D

                                         Amount Owned
                                         Beneficially
                                          or Held as
                                          Collateral         Percent of
Title of Issuer                          Security for     Class Represented
      and               Amount          Obligations in     by Amount Given
Title of Class        Outstanding     Default by Trustee     in Column C
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Not applicable.


11.  Ownership or holdings by the trustee of any securities of a person owning
50 percent or more of the voting securities of the obligor. If the trustee owns
beneficially or holds as collateral security for obligations in default any
securities of a person who, to the knowledge of the trustee, owns 50 percent or
more of the voting securities of the obligor, furnish the following information
as to each class of securities of such person any of which are so owned or held
by the trustee:

As of January 5, 1998

   Column A            Column B            Column C           Column D

                                         Amount Owned
                                         Beneficially
                                          or Held as
                                          Collateral         Percent of
Title of Issuer                          Security for     Class Represented
      and               Amount          Obligations in     by Amount Given
Title of Class        Outstanding     Default by Trustee     in Column C
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Not applicable.


 


 
12.  Indebtedness of the obligor to the trustee. Except as noted in the 
instructions, if the obligor is indebted to the trustee, furnish the following 
information:

As of January 5, 1998

          None.

13.  Defaults by the obligor.

     (a) State whether there is or has been a default with respect to the 
securities under this indenture. Explain the nature of any such default.

          None.

     (b) If the trustee is a trustee under another indenture under which any 
other securities, or certificates of interest or participation in any other 
securities, of the obligor are outstanding, or is the trustee for more than one 
outstanding series of securities under the indenture, state whether there has 
been a default under any such indenture or series, identify the indenture or 
series affected, and explain the nature of any such default.

          Not applicable.

14.  Affiliation with the Underwriters. If any underwriter is an affiliate of 
the trustee, describe each such affiliation.

     Not applicable.

15.  Foreign Trustee. Identify the order or rule pursuant to which the foreign 
trustee is authorized to act as sole trustee under indentures qualified or to be
qualified under the Act.

     Not applicable.

16.  List of Exhibits. List below all exhibits filed as part of this statement 
of eligibility.

     1.   A copy of the Articles of Incorporation of the Trustee now in effect 
          is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to
          Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 22-23572, dated as of 
          February 24, 1993.

     2.   Certificate of authority of the Trustee to commence business, 
          contained in the Articles of Incorporation is hereby incorporated by
          reference to Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to Form T-1 filed with
          Registration Statement No. 22-23572, dated as of February 24, 1993.
 

 
3. Authorization of the Trustee to exercise corporate trust powers, contained in
   the Articles of Incorporation is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit
   1 to Amendment No. 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 22-
   23572, dated as of February 24, 1993.

4. A copy of the existing By-Laws of the trustee is hereby incorporated by
   reference to Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to Form T-1 filed with
   Registration Statement No. 22-23572, dated as of February 24, 1993.

5. Copy of each indenture referred to in Item 4, if the obligor is in default.
   Not applicable.

6. The consent of United States institutional trustees required by Section
   321(b) of the Act.

7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant to
   law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority is hereby
   incorporated by reference to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
   year ended December 31, 1996 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
   Quarter ended June 30, 1997 which were previously filed with the Commission.





                                   SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the 
Trustee, PNC Bank, Kentucky, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under 
the laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, has duly caused this statement of 
eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly 
authorized, all in the City of Louisville and State of Kentucky on the 5th day 
of January, 1998.

                     PNC BANK, KENTUCKY, INC.

                     By:  /s/ JACK R. CORNWALL
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                          Jack R. Cornwall
                          Assistant Vice President


 
                                   EXHIBIT 6
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                          THE CONSENT OF THE TRUSTEE
                     REQUIRED BY SECTION 321(B) OF THE ACT

     PNC Bank, Kentucky, Inc., the Trustee executing the statement of 
eligibility and qualification to which this Exhibit is attached does hereby 
consent that reports of examinations of the undersigned by Federal, State, 
Territorial or District authorities may be furnished by such authorities to the 
Securities and Exchange Commission upon request therefore in accordance with the
provisions of Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939.


                   PNC BANK, KENTUCKY, INC.

                   BY: /s/ JACK R. CORNWALL
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                         Jack R. Cornwall
                         Assistant Vice President


January 5, 1998
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