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Robert Marks 8-K
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):
July 20, 2005
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 Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
        Appointment of Principal Officers.
(d)
        On
        July 20, 2005, the Emeritus Corporation Board of Directors
appointed
        Robert E. Marks as a Class I Director of the Company, to serve until the
        next
        annual meeting of shareholders, until his successor has been elected and
        qualified, or until his death, resignation or removal from office.
Robert
        E.
        Marks, age 53, is
Director
        of Denny's Corporation; Chairman of Denny's Corporation; and President of Marks
        Ventures, LLC, a private equity investment firm (1994-present)
.
        No
        arrangements or understandings between the new director and any other persons
        have been made pursuant to which Robert E. Marks was selected as a
        director.
As
        of the
        date of this report, Robert E. Marks has been named to the audit and
        compensation committees of the Board of Directors.
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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.
EMERITUS
                  CORPORATION
By:
/s/
                  Raymond R. Brandstro
m
Raymond
                  R. Brandstrom
Vice
                  President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer
and
                  Secretary
Dated:
August
        29, 2005
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