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        </div>U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</div>
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        5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
        Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
        Officers</strong></font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">As
        reported in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 2, 2007,
        Mr.
        Becker and Ms. McCanless decided to submit their resignations to be effective
        May 1, 2007. In recognition of their years of service to the Company and
        their
        contributions, on April 13, 2007, Emeritus Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) entered
        into compensation agreements with Gary Becker, the Company's Senior Vice
        President, Operations, and Suzette McCanless, the Company&#8217;s Vice President,
        Operations - Eastern Division. </font></div>
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        Becker&#8217;s agreement provides that he will receive his base salary ($241,500 per
        year) for a 24 month period commencing May 1, 2007, and then 60% of his base
        salary for 12 months thereafter, less standard withholdings and deductions,
        payable over the Company&#8217;s standard payroll periods. In addition, the Company
        has agreed to cover 18 months of premiums necessary to continue his current
        health insurance coverage and to pay Mr. Becker at the end of 18 months a
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        payment to cover premiums on an individual health plan for himself and his
        spouse through age 65. Mr. Becker will also be eligible to receive a pro-rated
        2007 bonus for first quarter achievements and to maintain his participation
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        the Company&#8217;s Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan. In addition, his
        outstanding unvested stock options will continue to vest through a two-year
        period, and vested stock options will be exercisable for the 90 days following
        the end of the agreement period. </font></div>
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        McCanless&#8217; agreement provides that she will be paid her base salary ($220,500
        per year) for a 24 month period Commencing May 1, 2007, less standard
        withholdings and deductions, payable over the Company&#8217;s standard payroll
        periods. In addition, the Company has agreed to cover 18 months of premiums
        necessary to continue her current health insurance coverage. Ms. McCanless
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        be eligible to receive a pro-rated 2007 bonus for first quarter achievements
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        to maintain her participation in the Company&#8217;s Nonqualified Deferred
        Compensation Plan. In addition, her outstanding unvested stock options will
        continue to vest through a two year period, and vested stock options will
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        registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
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8K separation agreement for Gary Becker and Suzette McCanless
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
        D.C. 20549
____________
FORM
        8-K
CURRENT
        REPORT
Pursuant
        to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the
        Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date
        of
        report (Date of earliest event reported):
April 13, 2007
EMERITUS
        CORPORATION
(Exact
        name of registrant as specified in charter)
Washington
1-14012
91-1605464
(State
                  or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission
                  File Number)
(IRS
                  Employer Identification No.)
3131
        Elliott Avenue, Suite 500
Seattle,
        Washington 98121
(Address
        of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(206)
        298-2909
(Registrant's
        telephone number, including area code)
Check
        the
        appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
        satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
        provisions:
o
Written
        communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
        230.425)
o
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
        240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
        Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
        Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
        5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
        Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
        Officers
As
        reported in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 2, 2007,
        Mr.
        Becker and Ms. McCanless decided to submit their resignations to be effective
        May 1, 2007. In recognition of their years of service to the Company and
        their
        contributions, on April 13, 2007, Emeritus Corporation (the "Company") entered
        into compensation agreements with Gary Becker, the Company's Senior Vice
        President, Operations, and Suzette McCanless, the Company's Vice President,
        Operations - Eastern Division.
Mr.
        Becker's agreement provides that he will receive his base salary ($241,500 per
        year) for a 24 month period commencing May 1, 2007, and then 60% of his base
        salary for 12 months thereafter, less standard withholdings and deductions,
        payable over the Company's standard payroll periods. In addition, the Company
        has agreed to cover 18 months of premiums necessary to continue his current
        health insurance coverage and to pay Mr. Becker at the end of 18 months a
        cash
        payment to cover premiums on an individual health plan for himself and his
        spouse through age 65. Mr. Becker will also be eligible to receive a pro-rated
        2007 bonus for first quarter achievements and to maintain his participation
        in
        the Company's Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan. In addition, his
        outstanding unvested stock options will continue to vest through a two-year
        period, and vested stock options will be exercisable for the 90 days following
        the end of the agreement period.
Ms.
        McCanless' agreement provides that she will be paid her base salary ($220,500
        per year) for a 24 month period Commencing May 1, 2007, less standard
        withholdings and deductions, payable over the Company's standard payroll
        periods. In addition, the Company has agreed to cover 18 months of premiums
        necessary to continue her current health insurance coverage. Ms. McCanless
        will
        be eligible to receive a pro-rated 2007 bonus for first quarter achievements
        and
        to maintain her participation in the Company's Nonqualified Deferred
        Compensation Plan. In addition, her outstanding unvested stock options will
        continue to vest through a two year period, and vested stock options will
        be
        exercisable for the 90 days following the end of the agreement period.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant
        to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the
        registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
        undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
April
                      19, 2007
EMERITUS
                  CORPORATION
By:
/s/
Raymond
                    R. Brandstrom
Raymond
                  R. Brandstrom
Vice
                  President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer
and
                  Secretary