UNITED STATES
                  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                        Washington, D.C. 20549
                                   
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                              FORM 8-K/A
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                           (Amendment No. 1)
                                   
                            CURRENT REPORT
                                   
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                   
                                   
                     Date of Report:  May 1, 1997
                   (Date of earliest event reported)

                                   
                         EMERITUS CORPORATION
        (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


     WASHINGTON            1-14012            91-1605464
   (State or other     (Commission file     (I.R.S Employer
   jurisdiction of         number)        Identification No.)
  incorporation or                                 
    organization)


                    3131 Elliott Avenue, Suite 500
                           Seattle, WA 98121
               (Address of principal executive offices)
                            (206) 298-2909
         (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   



Item 1.     Not Applicable.

Item 2.     Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

            On May 1, 1997, Emeritus Corporation (the "Company")
            completed the acquisition of three assisted-living
            communities (the "La Casa Communities") located in
            Florida, containing an aggregate of approximately 473
            units for a purchase price of $33.0 million.  The La Casa
            Communities were acquired from Englewood Retirement
            Center, Inc., Stanford Center, Inc. and NPR Retirement
            Center, Inc.

            The $33.0 million acquisition was financed through a first
            mortgage and subordinated debt.  Fleet National Bank
            ("Fleet") financed $26.0 million through a two year first
            mortgage, interest at LIBOR plus 2.50%, payable interest
            only during the first year.  Hanseatic Corporation
            ("Hanseatic") financed $7.0 million through 18% three year
            subordinated debt, 10% payable monthly and 8% accrued and
            due at maturity.  The subordinated debt is secured by a
            pledge of the stock of Emeritus Properties V, Inc., a
            wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and is fully
            subordinated to the Fleet mortgage.

            The La Casa Communities are comprised of three communities
            under common ownership, La Casa Grande in New Port Richey,
            Florida, Stanford Centre in Altamonte Spring, Florida and
            River Oaks in Englewood, Florida, which operate
            residential-style congregate care, assisted-living and
            Alzheimer care communities for seniors.  The Company's
            growth strategy has focused, and will continue to focus,
            on the acquisition of existing long-term-care facilities
            that either are currently operated as assisted-living
            communities or can be efficiently repositioned by the
            Company as assisted-living communities, and the
            development of assisted-living facilities.

            The Company reported the acquisition on its Current Report
            on Form 8-K dated May 1, 1997 (the "Form 8-K").  Item 7 of
            the Form 8-K is hereby revised and supplemented to include
            Financial Statements of Business Acquired, certain pro
            forma financial information and additional exhibits with
            respect to the La Casa Communities.

Items 3-6.  Not Applicable.

Item 7.     Financial Statements and Exhibits.
                 
            (a)  Financial Statements of Business Acquired.
                 
                 The La Casa Communities combined balance sheet as of
                 December 31, 1996, and the combined statements of
                 income, shareholders' deficit and  cash flows for the
                 year ended December 31, 1996, along with the notes
                 thereto and the report of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP dated
                 May 9, 1997 relating to such financial statements.
                 
            (b)  Pro Forma Financial Information
                 
                 (1)  Emeritus Corporation Pro Forma Consolidated
                      Balance Sheet (unaudited) December 31, 1996.
                 
                 (2)  Emeritus Corporation Pro Forma Consolidated
                      Statements of Operations (unaudited) For the
                      Year Ended December 31, 1996 and the Three
                      Months Ended March 31, 1997.
                 
                 (3)  Notes to Pro Forma Consolidated Financial
                      Statements (unaudited).
                 
            (c)  Exhibits




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                     INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT



The Board of Directors
Emeritus Corporation

We have audited the accompanying combined balance sheet of the La Casa
Communities as of December 31, 1996, and the related combined
statements of income, shareholders' deficit and cash flows for the year
then ended.  These combined financial statements are the responsibility
of the La Casa Communities' management.  Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on the combined financial statements based on our
audits.

We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the combined financial
statements are free of material misstatement.  An audit includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the combined financial statements.  An audit also
includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
presentation of the combined financial statements.  We believe that our
audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the combined financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the
La Casa Communities as of December 31, 1996, and the results of their
operations and their cash flows for the year then ended in conformity
with generally accepted accounting principles.


/s/ KPMG Peat Marwick

Seattle, Washington
May 9, 1997
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
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     (a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired.

                                   
                                   
                          LA CASA COMMUNITIES
                        COMBINED BALANCE SHEETS
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                ASSETS




                                                                    March 31,
                                                     December 31,      1997
                                                         1996      (unaudited)
                                                     ------------  ------------
                                                             
Current assets:                                                                
  Cash ............................................. $    24,228   $    26,097
  Trade accounts receivable.........................      22,132        89,008
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets.........      65,761       112,763
                                                     ------------  ------------
          Total current assets......................     112,121       227,868
                                                                   
Property and equipment, net.........................  17,676,480    17,496,649
Other assets, net...................................     179,220       171,994
                                                     ------------  ------------
          Total assets.............................. $17,967,821   $17,896,511
                                                     ============  ============
                                   
                 LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT
                                   
Current liabilities:                                               
  Short-term borrowings............................. $   236,409   $   187,500
  Related party notes payable.......................     305,000       305,000
  Current portion of long-term debt.................     399,339       401,338
  Accounts payable..................................     213,252       174,210
  Accrued expenses..................................     285,241       252,321
  Deferred revenue..................................      88,903        56,175
                                                     ------------  ------------
          Total current liabilities.................   1,528,144     1,376,544
                                                     ------------  ------------
Related party note payable..........................     557,539       553,126
Long-term debt, less current portion................  16,476,627    16,408,221
                                                     ------------  ------------
          Total liabilities.........................  18,562,310    18,337,891
                                                     ------------  ------------
Shareholders' deficit:                                             
 Common stock, $1 par value. Authorized 20,000                     
     shares;  issued and outstanding 2,200 shares...       2,200         2,200
 Common stock, $10 par value. Authorized 4,500                     
     shares;  issued and outstanding 4,400 shares...      44,000        44,000
 Additional paid-in capital.........................   1,138,421     1,138,421
 Accumulated deficit................................  (1,779,110)   (1,626,001)
                                                     ------------  ------------
          Total shareholders' deficit...............    (594,489)     (441,380)
                                                                   
Commitments and contingencies.......................               
                                                                   
                                                     ------------  ------------
          Total liabilities and shareholders'         
              deficit............................... $17,967,821   $17,896,511
                                                     ============  ============
                                   

                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
       See accompanying Notes to Combined Financial Statements.
                                   
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                          LA CASA COMMUNITIES
                     COMBINED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                                   
                                   



                                                             Three months ended
                                                Year ended       March 31,
                                               December 31,         1997
                                                   1996         (unaudited)
                                               ------------  ------------------
                                                       
Revenues:                                                                      
  Rent........................................ $ 9,173,146         $2,380,933
  Service fees................................     452,195            113,109
                                               ------------  ------------------
          Total revenues......................   9,625,341          2,494,042
                                               ------------  ------------------
Expenses:                                                    
  Community operations........................   6,112,858          1,471,516
  General and administrative..................   1,128,153            292,945
  Depreciation and amortization...............     790,685            196,100
                                               ------------  ------------------
          Total operating expenses............   8,031,696          1,960,561
                                               ------------  ------------------
           Income from operations.............   1,593,645            533,481
                                               ------------  ------------------
Other income (expense):                                      
  Interest expense on notes payable to related               
     parties..................................     (76,950)          (20,280)
  Other interest expense......................  (1,491,189)         (359,903)
  Other, net..................................      14,964              (189)
                                               ------------  ------------------
          Net other expense...................  (1,553,175)         (380,372)
                                               ------------  ------------------
          Net income.......................... $    40,470         $ 153,109
                                               ============  ==================
                                   



                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
       See accompanying Notes to Combined Financial Statements.
                                   
                                   
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                        LA CASA COMMUNITIES
             COMBINED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT



                                   Common stock
                      ----------------------------------------  Additional                                           Total
                      Number of           Number of               paid-in        Partners'     Accumulated        shareholders'
                      shares(1)  Amount   shares(2)    Amount     capital         deficit        deficit       equity/(deficit)
                      ---------  ------   ---------    -------   ----------     ------------   ------------    ----------------
                                                                                       
Balances at December                                                                                           
   31, 1995..........    2,000   $2,000     4,000      $43,600   $1,460,821     $(1,074,424)   $  (632,834)        $(200,837)
Partnership buyout...      200      200       400          400     (322,400)      1,074,424       (752,624)            -
Distributions........       -        -         -           -           -              -           (434,122)         (434,122)
Net income for the                                                                                             
   year ended                                                                                             
   December 31,                                                                                          
   1996..............       -        -         -           -           -              -             40,470            40,470
                      ---------  ------   ---------    -------   ----------     ------------   ------------    ----------------
Balances at December                                                                                           
   31, 1996..........    2,200    2,200     4,400       44,000    1,138,421           -         (1,779,110)         (594,489)
Net income for the                                                                                             
   three months ended                                                                                    
   March 31, 1997....       -        -         -           -           -              -            153,109           153,109
                      ---------  ------   ---------    -------   ----------     ------------   ------------    ----------------
Balances at March 31,                                                                                          
     1997............    2,200   $2,200     4,400      $44,000   $1,138,421     $     -        $(1,626,001)        $(441,380)
                      =========  ======   =========    =======   ===========    ============   ============    ================



(1)  NPR Retirement Center, Inc.

(2)  Stanford Center, Inc.
                                        
                                        



       See accompanying Notes to Combined Financial Statements.

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                     LA CASA COMMUNITIES
              COMBINED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                              


                              
                                                                Three months ended
                                                   Year ended       March 31,
                                                  December 31,         1997
                                                      1996         (unaudited)
                                                  ------------  ------------------
                                                          
Cash flows from operating activities:                           
  Net income.....................................  $   40,470         $153,109
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash               
     provided by operating activities:
     Depreciation and amortization...............     790,685          196,100
     Changes in operating assets and liabilities:               
          Trade accounts receivable..............      10,642          (66,876)
          Prepaid expenses and other current         
             assets..............................     (13,189)         (47,002)
          Other assets...........................         595           (3,483)
          Accounts payable.......................      (6,428)         (39,042)
          Accrued expenses.......................      48,452          (32,920)
          Deferred revenue.......................      61,818          (32,728)
                                                  ------------  ------------------
                  Net cash provided by operating                
                    activities...................     933,045          127,158
                                                  ------------  ------------------
Cash flows from investing activities:                           
  Cash transferred in from partnership...........         136              -
  Notes with related parties.....................     (57,675)          (4,413)
  Construction of building and purchase of        
    equipment....................................    (185,955)          (5,560)
                                                  ------------  ------------------
             Net cash used in investing           
               activities........................    (243,494)          (9,973)
                                                  ------------  ------------------
Cash flows from financing activities:                           
  Repayment of short-term borrowings.............        -             (48,909)
  Proceeds from long-term borrowings.............     280,000              -
  Repayment of long-term borrowings..............    (533,764)         (66,407)
  Distributions to stockholders..................    (434,122)             -
                                                  ------------  ------------------
             Net cash used in financing           
               activities........................    (687,886)        (115,316)
                                                  ------------  ------------------
             Net increase in cash................       1,665            1,869
                                                                
Cash at beginning of period......................      22,563           24,228
                                                  ------------  ------------------
Cash at end of period............................  $   24,228         $ 26,097
                                                  ============  ==================
                                                                
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information                
  - cash paid during the period for interest.....  $1,568,139         $380,183
                                                  ============  ==================
                              

                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
  See accompanying Notes to Combined Financial Statements.

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                     LA CASA COMMUNITIES                              

           NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(1)  SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

     (A)  DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

     The Las Casa Communities are comprised of three
communities (the "Communities") which operate residential-
style congregate care, assisted-living and Alzheimer care
communities for seniors.  The related organizations which
make up the Communities are as follows:




                        Owner                                      Community                    Location
                       -------                                    -----------                  ----------
                                                                                    
Englewood Retirement Center, Inc. (S-Corporation)      Englewood Retirement Center        Englewood, FL
Stanford Center, Inc. (S-Corporation)                  Stanford Center                    Altamonte Spring, FL
NPR Retirement Center, Inc. (S-Corporation)            New Port Richey Retirement Center  New Port Richey, FL



      On May 1, 1997 Emeritus Corporation acquired the
Communities.

     (B)  REVENUE RECOGNITION

     Resident units are rented on a month-to-month basis and
rent is recognized in the month the unit is occupied.
Service fees paid by residents for assisted-living and other
related services are recognized in the period services are
rendered.

     (C)  PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

               Property and equipment are stated at cost.
Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method.
Depreciation is computed over the following estimated useful
lives:  buildings and improvements, 5 to 40 years and
furniture and equipment, 5 to 15 years.

     For long-lived assets, including property and equipment,
the Communities evaluate the carrying value of the assets by
comparing the estimated future cash flows generated from the
use of the assets and their eventual disposition with the
assets' reported net book values.  The carrying values of
assets are evaluated for impairment when events or changes in
circumstances occur which may indicate the carrying amount of
the assets may not be recoverable.

     (D) DEFERRED REVENUE

     Deferred revenue consists of revenue received prior to
the end of a reporting period for resident rental and service
payments that relate to subsequent periods.

     (E)  INCOME TAXES

     The Communities have elected, by consent of its
shareholders, to be taxed under the provisions of Subchapter
S of the Internal Revenue code.  Under those provisions, the
Communities do not pay federal or state corporate income
taxes on their taxable income nor receive benefits from their
operating losses.  Instead, the stockholders are liable for
individual federal and state income taxes on their share of
the Communities taxable income or receive benefit of their
losses.  Accordingly, no federal and state provision has been
recorded in the accompanying financial statements.  Pro forma
income taxes have not been presented as the Communities have
net operating losses which have  full valuation allowances
that are available to be recognized as needed to reduce pro
forma tax expense to zero.




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                     LA CASA COMMUNITIES

  NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)


  (F)  COMMUNITY OPERATIONS

     Community operations represent direct costs incurred to
operate the communities and include costs such as activities
for the residents, marketing, housekeeping, food service,
payroll and benefits, facility maintenance, utilities, taxes
and licenses.

 (G)  USE OF ESTIMATES

     The preparation of financial statements in conformity
with generally accepted accounting principles requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the
reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the
financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and
expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results could
differ from those estimates.


(2)  PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

     Property and equipment consists of the following at
December 31, 1996:




                              
Land............................ $ 1,504,816
Building and improvements.......  20,311,356
Furniture and equipment.........   1,578,181
                                 ------------
                                  23,394,353
Less accumulated depreciation...  (5,717,873)
                                 ------------
                                 $17,676,480
                                 ============



Depreciation expense was $763,550 for the year ended December
31, 1996.


 (3)  DEFERRED FINANCING COSTS

     Deferred financing costs totaling $157,242, which are
included in other assets, net, are amortized using the
straight-line method over the term of the related debt which
approximates the level yield method.  Accumulated
amortization at December 31, 1996 totaled $24,552.

(4)  FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

     The Communities have financial instruments consisting of
cash, receivables, accounts payable, short-term borrowings,
related party note payable and long-term debt.  The
Communities have determined the fair value of their financial
instruments using available market information such as
prevailing interest rates and appropriate valuation
methodologies.  The fair value of the Communities financial
instruments approximate their carrying amounts.










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                     LA CASA COMMUNITIES
                              
  NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)

(5)  NOTES PAYABLE

     Short-term borrowings consist of the following at
December 31, 1996:

          Unsecured note payable, interest      
            only at 10% payable monthly, due    
            upon ninety days written demand.... $   160,000
                                                
          Note payable, interest at 8.5% due    
            August 1997........................      20,000
                                                
          Unsecured note payable, interest at   
            9%, principal and interest due      
            at the time the facility is sold...      15,000
                                                
          Unsecured note payable, interest      
            only at 9% payable monthly,         
            balance due at the time the         
            facility is sold...................      12,500
                                                
          Other notes payable..................      28,909
                                                -----------
              Total short-term borrowings...... $   236,409
                                                ===========

     Related party notes payable consist of the following at
December 31, 1996:

          Unsecured note payable to a           
            relative of a shareholder,          
            interest only at 9% payable         
            monthly, due on demand............. $   250,000
                                                
          Unsecured notes payable to            
            shareholder, interest only at 9%    
            payable monthly, due on demand.....      45,000
                                                
          Unsecured note payable to             
            shareholder, interest at 9%,        
            principal and interest due on       
            demand.............................      10,000
                                                -----------
              Total related party notes         
                payable........................ $   305,000
                                                ===========


     Long-term debt consists of the following at December 31,
1996:

          Mortgage notes payable, interest at   
            9% payable monthly, due January     
            2020............................... $10,363,591
                                                
          Mortgage payable, interest at 7.9%    
            payable monthly, due October        
            2020...............................   6,102,771
                                                
          Unsecured notes payable to            
            shareholder, interest at 9%         
            payable monthly, due September      
            2005...............................     557,539
                                                
          Note payable, interest at 8.6%        
            payable monthly, balance due        
            December 1998......................     209,654
                                                
          Unsecured note payable, interest at   
            9.8%, payable monthly, balance      
            due November 1998..................     175,930
                                                
          Other notes payable.................. 
                                                     24,020
                                                -----------
                                                
                                                 17,433,505
          Less current portion.................     399,339
                                                -----------
              Total long-term debt............. $17,034,166
                                                ===========


      Secured notes are secured primarily by the Communities'
property and equipment.


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                     LA CASA COMMUNITIES
                              
  NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)


     Maturities of long-term debt follow:

               1997..............  $   399,339
               1998..............      632,899
               1999..............      324,653
               2000..............      350,885
               2001..............      382,404
               Thereafter........   15,343,325
                                   -----------
                                   $17,433,505
                                   ===========

(6)  LEASE COMMITMENTS

     Effective July 28, 1991, the Communities entered into
employee leasing agreements with an unrelated third party.
The employee leasing agreements call for the Communities to
pay a leasing fee equal to 2.9% of gross payroll, the leased
employees' gross payroll, and all related federal and state
payroll taxes.  The Communities are also responsible for
providing workers' compensation insurance on all leased
employees and reasonable time off for vacation and sick
leave.  The agreements are to remain in effect until either
party, in writing, terminates the agreements with such
termination being effective thirty days after receipt of the
termination notice.

(7)  PARTNERSHIP BUY-OUT

     Effective January 1, 1996, the assets and related
liabilities of the New Port Richey ACLC partnership, previous
owner of the building operated by NPR Retirement Center, Inc.
("NPR") and under common ownership with the Communities, were
transferred into NPR.  The transaction was accounted for in a
manner similar to the pooling-of-interests method of
accounting, and accordingly, the net assets were recorded at
their historical cost as required by generally accepted
accounting principles.  The effect of this business
combination was to increase assets by $5,501,701, increase
liabilities by $6,576,143, increase common stock by $600,
reduce additional paid-in capital by $322,400, which
represented the total additional paid-in capital of NPR, and
increase accumulated deficit by $752,624 to record the excess
of liabilities assumed over the basis of assets acquired.




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     (b)  Pro Forma Financial Information.

     The following unaudited pro forma consolidated balance
sheet as of December 31, 1996 assumes that the La Casa
Acquisition had occurred on December 31, 1996.

           The unaudited pro forma consolidated statements of
operations for the year ended December 31, 1996 and three
months ended March 31, 1997 assumes that the La Casa
Acquisition had occurred on January 1, 1996.

     The unaudited pro forma combined financial information
set forth below is not necessarily indicative of the
Company's combined financial position or the results of
operations that actually would have occurred if the
transactions had been consummated on such dates.  In
addition, they are not intended to be a projection of results
of operations that may be obtained in the Company's future.


                              
                    EMERITUS CORPORATION
       UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                      DECEMBER 31, 1996
                              
                           ASSETS


                              
                                               La Casa     Pro Forma       Emeritus
                                  Emeritus   Communities  Adjustments      Combined
                                  ---------  -----------  ------------     ------------
                                                   (in thousands)
                                                           
Current Assets:                                                              
   Cash and cash equivalents..... $ 23,039      $   -          $   -         $ 23,039
   Current portion of restricted                                             
     cash........................      934          -              -              934
   Trade accounts receivable.....    1,713          -              -            1,713
   Other receivables.............    1,292          -              -            1,292
   Inventory.....................      292          -              -              292
   Prepaid expense and other     
     current assets..............    2,977          -              -            2,977 
   Investment securities          
     available for sale..........    2,152          -              -            2,152
                                  ---------  -----------  ------------     ------------
          Total current assets...   32,399          -              -           32,399
                                  ---------  -----------  ------------     ------------
Property and equipment, net......   97,150       17,676         14,934 (a)    129,760
Property held for development....    8,796          -              -            8,796
Note receivable from and                                                     
  investment in affiliate, net...    2,464          -              -            2,464
Restricted deposits, less                                                    
  current portion................    6,875          -              -            6,875
Lease acquisition costs, net.....    8,127          -              -            8,127
Other assets, net................    2,227          -              390 (a)      2,617
                                  ---------  -----------  ------------     ------------
          Total assets........... $158,038      $17,676        $15,324       $191,038
                                  =========  ===========  ============     =========
                              

                              
 See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated
                    Financial Statements
                              
                              
                              
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                    EMERITUS CORPORATION
       UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
               DECEMBER 31, 1996 - (Continued)
                              
       LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
                              



                                                               
Current Liabilities:                                                         
   Short-term borrowings......... $    -        $   -          $   -         $    -
   Current portion of long-term                                              
     debt........................    5,816          -              -            5,816
   Trade accounts payable........    4,707          -              -            4,707
   Construction advances - leased                                            
     communities.................    6,387          -              -            6,387
   Employee compensation and                                                 
     benefits....................    3,071          -              -            3,071
   Accrued interest..............    1,120          -              -            1,120
   Other accrued expenses........      778          -              -              778
   Other current liabilities.....      763          -              -              763
                                  ---------  -----------  -----------     ------------
          Total current                                                      
            liabilities..........   22,642          -              -           22,642
                                  ---------  -----------  -----------     ------------
Security deposits................    1,014          -              -            1,014
Other long-term liabilities......    3,740          -              -            3,740
Deferred gain on sale of                                                     
  communities....................    9,433          -              -            9,433
Deferred income..................      843          -              -              843
Convertible debentures...........   32,000          -              -           32,000
Long-term debt, less current                                                 
  portion........................   60,260          -          33,000 (a)     93,260
Liabilities retained by                                                      
  stockholders, net..............      -         18,271       (18,271)(a)        -
                                  ---------  -----------  -----------     ------------
          Total liabilities......  129,932       18,271        14,729        162,932
                                  ---------  -----------  -----------     ------------
Minority interests...............    1,918          -             -            1,918
Shareholders' equity (deficit):                                              
   Preferred stock, $.0001 par                                               
     value.  Authorized                                                     
     5,000,000 shares; no                                                   
     shares issued and                                                      
     outstanding.................      -            -             -              -
   Common stock, $.0001 par                                                  
     value.  Authorized                                                     
     40,000,000 shares; issued                                              
     and outstanding 11,000,000                                             
     shares......................        1          -             -                1
   Common stock, $1 par value.                                               
     Authorized 20,000 shares;                                              
     issued and outstanding                                                 
     2,200 shares................      -              2           (2) (a)      -
   Common stock, $10 par value.                                              
     Authorized 4,500 shares;                                               
     issued and outstanding                                                 
     4,400 shares................      -             44          (44) (a)      -
   Additional paid-in capital....   44,787        1,138       (1,138) (a)     44,787
   Unrealized gain on investment                                             
     securities..................       18          -             -               18
   Accumulated deficit...........  (18,618)      (1,779)       1,779  (a)    (18,618)
                                  ---------  -----------  -----------     -----------
          Total shareholders'                                                
            equity (deficit).....   26,188         (595)         595          26,188
                                  ---------  -----------  -----------     -----------
          Total liabilities and                                              
            shareholders' equity                                            
            (deficit)............ $158,038      $17,676      $15,324        $191,038
                                  =========  ===========  ===========     ===========
                              

                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
 See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated
                    Financial Statements
                              
                              
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                    EMERITUS CORPORATION
  UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
            FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996
                              



                                              La Casa     Pro Forma       Emeritus
                                  Emeritus  Communities  Adjustments      Combined
                                  --------  -----------  -----------      --------
                                      (in thousands, except per share amounts)
                                                           
Revenues:                                                                 
   Rent.......................... $64,143      $ 9,173      $  -          $ 73,316
   Service fees..................   4,783          452         -             5,235
                                  --------  -----------  -----------      ---------
      Total operating revenues...  68,926        9,625         -            78,551
                                  --------  -----------  -----------      ---------
Expenses:                                                                 
   Community operations..........  48,900        6,113         -            55,013
   General and administrative....   6,158        1,128         -             7,286
   Depreciation and amortization.   3,122          791         (791) (b)  
                                                              1,233  (b)     4,355
   Rent..........................  16,114          -            -           16,114
                                  --------  -----------  -----------      ---------
      Total operating expenses...  74,294        8,032          442         82,768
                                  --------  -----------  -----------      ---------
      Income (loss) from                                                  
        operations...............  (5,368)       1,593         (442)        (4,217)
                                  --------  -----------  -----------      ---------
Other income (expense):                                                   
   Interest income...............   1,236          -            -            1,236
   Interest expense on notes                                              
     payable to related parties..     -            (77)          77  (c)       -
   Interest expense, net.........  (4,018)      (1,491)       1,491  (c)  
                                                             (3,512) (c)    (7,530)
   Other, net....................     (52)          15          -              (37)
                                  --------  -----------  -----------      ---------
      Net other expense..........  (2,834)      (1,553)      (1,944)        (6,331)
                                  --------  -----------  -----------      ---------
      Net income (loss) ......... $(8,202)     $    40      $(2,386)      $(10,548)
                                  ========  ===========  ===========      =========
                                                                          
Net loss per share............... $ (0.75)                                $  (0.96)
                                  ========                                =========
                                                                          
Weighted average number of common                                         
  shares outstanding.............  11,000                                   11,000
                                  ========                                =========











 See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated
                    Financial Statements
                              
                              
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                    EMERITUS CORPORATION
  UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
          FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1997
                              



                                               La Casa     Pro Forma      Emeritus
                                  Emeritus   Communities  Adjustments     Combined
                                  ---------  -----------  -----------     ---------
                                      (in thousands, except per share amounts)
                                                           
Revenues:                                                                 
   Rent..........................  $20,731       $2,381      $   -         $23,112
   Service fees..................    3,771          113          -           3,884
                                  ---------  -----------  -----------     ---------
      Total operating revenues...   24,502        2,494          -          26,996
                                  ---------  -----------  -----------     ---------
Expenses:                                                                 
   Community operations..........   16,947        1,472          -          18,419
   General and administrative....    2,207          293          -           2,500
   Depreciation and amortization.    1,169          196         (196) (d) 
                                                                 308  (d)    1,477
   Rent..........................    6,843          -            -           6,843
                                  ---------  -----------  -----------     ---------
      Total operating expenses...   27,166        1,961          112        29,239
                                  ---------  -----------  -----------     ---------
      Income (loss) from                                                  
        operations...............   (2,664)         533         (112)       (2,243)
                                  ---------  -----------  -----------     ---------
Other income (expense):                                                   
   Interest expense, related                                              
     party.......................      -            (20)          20  (e)      -
   Interest expense, net.........     (728)        (360)         360  (e) 
                                                                (871) (e)   (1,599)
   Other, net....................     (180)         -            -            (180)
                                  ---------  -----------  -----------     ---------
          Net other expense......     (908)        (380)        (491)       (1,779)
                                  ---------  -----------  -----------     ---------
          Net income (loss)......  $(3,572)      $  153      $  (603)      $(4,022)
                                  =========  ===========  ===========     =========
                                                                          
   Net loss per share............  $ (0.32)                                $ (0.37)
                                  =========                               =========
                                                                          
   Weighted average number of                                             
     common shares outstanding...   11,000                                  11,000
                                  =========                               =========












 See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated
                    Financial Statements
                              
                              
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                    EMERITUS CORPORATION
          NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED
                    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                              

(1) BASIS OF PRESENTATION


     The accompanying unaudited pro forma consolidated
balance sheet as of December 31, 1996 assumes that the La
Casa Acquisition occurred on December 31, 1996.

     The accompanying unaudited pro forma consolidated
statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 1996
and three months ended March 31, 1997 gives effect to the La
Casa Acquisition as if such transaction had occurred on
January 1, 1996.


(2) PRO FORMA ADJUSTMENTS

     (a)  To record the La Casa Acquisition pursuant to which
Emeritus acquired all the common stock of the La Casa
Communities, excluding all of the Communities liabilities and
assets other than property and equipment which were retained
by the previous stockholders, for a purchase price of $33.0
million financed through borrowings with deferred financing
costs of $390,000.  The transaction was accounted for under
the purchase method of accounting and accordingly, the
purchase price was allocated to the net assets acquired based
upon their relative fair market values.  Purchase accounting
adjustments include; (i) an increase in property and
equipment of $14,934,000 and (ii) the retention of net
liabilities by stockholders in the amount of $18,271,000; and
(iii) the elimination of La Casa equity prior to the
acquisition, including common stock and additional paid-in
capital of $1,184,000 and accumulated deficit of $1,779,000.

     (b)  To record depreciation for the La Casa Communities
in the amount of $1,233,000 for the year ended December 31,
1996 as if they had been acquired on January 1, 1996, and the
elimination of historical depreciation and amortization in
the amount of $791,000 for the year ended December 31, 1996.

     (c)  To record interest expense and amortization of
deferred financing costs for the La Casa Communities in the
amount of $3,512,000 for the year ended December 31, 1996
relating to acquisition debt of $26.0 million bearing
interest at LIBOR plus 2.50% and $7.0 million bearing
interest at 18% as if they had been incurred on January 1,
1996, and the elimination of historical interest expense in
the amount of $1,568,000 for the year ended December 31,
1996, related to the debt retained by previous stockholders.

     (d)  To record depreciation for the La Casa Communities
in the amount of $308,000  for the three months ended March
31, 1997 as if they had been acquired on January 1, 1996, and
the elimination of historical depreciation and amortization
in the amount of $196,000 for the three months ended March
31, 1997.

     (e)  To record interest expense and amortization of
deferred financing costs for the La Casa Communities in the
amount of $871,000 for the three months ended March 31, 1996
relating to acquisition debt of $26.0 million bearing
interest at LIBOR plus 2.50% and $7.0 million bearing
interest at 18% as if they had been incurred on January 1,
1997, and the elimination of historical interest expense in
the amount of $380,000 for the three months ended March 31,
1997, related to the debt retained by previous stockholders.








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          (c)  Exhibits.
               
          10.1 *  Stock Purchase Agreement dated September 30, 1996
                  between Wayne Voegele, Jerome Lang, Ronald Carlson,
                  Thomas Stanford, Frank McMillan, Lonnie Carlson, and
                  Carla Holweger ("Seller") and the registrant
                  ("Purchaser") with respect to La Casa Grande.
                  
          10.2 *  First Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement dated
                  January 31, 1997 between the Seller and the
                  registrant with respect to La Case Grande.
                  
          10.3 *  Stock Purchase Agreement dated September 30, 1996
                  between the Seller and the registrant  with respect
                  to River Oaks.
                  
          10.4 *  First Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement dated
                  January 31, 1997 between the Seller and the
                  registrant with respect to River Oaks.
                  
          10.5 *  Stock Purchase Agreement dated September 30, 1996
                  between the Seller and the registrant  with respect
                  to Stanford Centre.
                  
          10.6 *  First Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement dated
                  January 31, 1997 between the Seller and the
                  registrant with respect to Stanford Centre.
                  
          10.7    Term Loan Agreement dated May 1, 1997 in the amount
                  of $26,000,000 between Emeritus Properties V, Inc.,
                  ("Borrower") and Fleet National Bank ("Lender").
                  
          10.8    Promissory note dated May 1, 1997 in the amount of
                  $26,000,000 between Emeritus Properties V, Inc.,
                  ("Borrower") and Fleet National Bank ("Lender").
                  
          10.9    Promissory Note dated May 1, 1997 in the amount of
                  $7,000,000 between Emeritus Properties V, Inc.,
                  ("Borrower") and High Yield Partners LLC, ("Lender").
                  
          10.10   Credit Agreement dated May 1, 1997 between Emeritus
                  Properties V, Inc. and High Yield Partners LLC.
                  
          
          10.11   Guaranty dated May 1, 1997 between the registrant
                  ("Guarantor") Emeritus Properties V, Inc., ("Debtor")
                  and High Yield Partners LLC ("Lender")
                  
          23.1    Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP.
                              
 *   Previously filed.
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
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                         SIGNATURES
                              
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly
authorized.

Dated:    July 14, 1997

                                         EMERITUS CORPORATION
                                                 (Registrant)
                                                             
                                           /s/ Kelly J. Price
                                   --------------------------
                  Kelly J. Price, Chief Financial Officer and
                                      Vice President, Finance
                                                             
                                                             
                                          /s/ James S. Keller
                                   --------------------------
                                  James S. Keller, Controller
                               (Principal Accounting Officer)

                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
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                        EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.  Description
             
  10.1 *     Stock Purchase Agreement dated September 30, 1996
             between Wayne Voegele, Jerome Lang, Ronald Carlson,
             Thomas Stanford, Frank McMillan, Lonnie Carlson, and
             Carla Holweger ("Seller") and the registrant
             ("Purchaser") with respect to La Casa Grande.
             
  10.2 *     First Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement dated
             January 31, 1997 between the Seller and the
             registrant with respect to La Case Grande.
             
  10.3 *     Stock Purchase Agreement dated September 30, 1996
             between the Seller and the registrant  with respect
             to River Oaks.
             
  10.4 *     First Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement dated
             January 31, 1997 between the Seller and the
             registrant with respect to River Oaks.
             
  10.5 *     Stock Purchase Agreement dated September 30, 1996
             between the Seller and the registrant  with respect
             to Stanford Centre.
             
  10.6 *     First Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement dated
             January 31, 1997 between the Seller and the
             registrant with respect to Stanford Centre.
             
   10.7      Term Loan Agreement dated May 1, 1997 in the amount
             of $26,000,000 between Emeritus Properties V, Inc.,
             ("Borrower") and Fleet National Bank ("Lender").
             
   10.8      Promissory note dated May 1, 1997 in the amount of
             $26,000,000 between Emeritus Properties V, Inc.,
             ("Borrower") and Fleet National Bank ("Lender").
             
   10.9      Promissory Note dated May 1, 1997 in the amount of
             $7,000,000 between Emeritus Properties V, Inc.,
             ("Borrower") and High Yield Partners LLC, ("Lender").
             
   10.10     Credit Agreement dated May 1, 1997 between Emeritus
             Properties V, Inc. and High Yield Partners LLC.
             
     
   10.11     Guaranty dated May 1, 1997 between the registrant
             ("Guarantor") Emeritus Properties V, Inc., ("Debtor")
             and High Yield Partners LLC ("Lender")
             
   23.1      Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP.
                              
 *   Previously filed.
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
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