CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                       AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
                        OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In  connection with the Annual Report of Emeritus Corporation (the "Company") on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Annual Report"), I, Daniel R. Baty,
Chief  Executive  Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350,  as  adopted  pursuant  to  Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
that:


1.  The  Annual  Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
    15(d)  of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and

2.  The  information  contained  in  the  Annual  Report fairly presents, in all
    material  respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
    Company.




                                            /s/    Daniel  R.  Baty
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                                            Daniel  R.  Baty
                                            Chief  Executive  Officer
                                            March  29,  2004