| Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. (Sunrise) is a provider of senior living services in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. The Company offers a range of personalized senior living services, including independent living, assisted living, care for individuals with Alzheimer's and other forms of memory loss, nursing and rehabilitative care. At December 31, 2010, Sunrise operated 319 communities, including 277 communities in the United States, 15 communities in Canada and 27 communities in the United Kingdom, with a total unit capacity of approximately 31,200. Of the 319 communities that it operated 10 were wholly owned, 26 were under operating leases, one was consolidated as a variable interest entity, one was a consolidated venture, 137 were owned in unconsolidated ventures and 144 were owned by third parties. During the year ended December 31, 2010, it sold its German communities and sold its venture interests in certain communities to Ventas, Inc. |
