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 Quarterly Report of Emeritus Corporation (the "Company")
on  Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2004, as filed with the Securities
and  Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the "Quarterly 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  Quarterly  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 Quarterly 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
                                            May  13,  2004