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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-10-033994
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20100615
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
FILED AS OF DATE:		20100616
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20100615

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SENIOR HOUSING PROPERTIES TRUST
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001075415
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
		IRS NUMBER:				043445278
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-15319
		FILM NUMBER:		10899368

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		400 CENTRE STREET
		CITY:			NEWTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02458
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6173323990
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES</font></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM 8-K</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): <b>June 15, 2010 (June 15, 2010)</b></font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SENIOR HOUSING PROPERTIES TRUST</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 8.01.&#160; Other Events.</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As was previously disclosed by Senior Housing Properties Trust, or the Company, on a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 14, 2010, on May 12, 2010, the Company&#146;s Board of Trustees appointed a special committee consisting of its Independent Trustees and sent a letter to the Board of Directors of Five Star Quality Care, Inc., or Five Star, the Company&#146;s largest tenant, requesting that the Board of Directors of Five Star consider appointing a committee of Five Star&#146;s Independent Directors to meet with the Company&#146;s special committee to consider, in light of recent tax law changes with respect to real estate investment trusts, or REITs, and uncertainties created by recent changes in the market for healthcare services, including the recent adoption of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and expected Medicare and Medicaid rate changes, whe
ther the Company and Five Star should: (i) change one or more of the existing leases between the Company, as lessor, and Five Star, as lessee, to a management arrangement between a Company owned taxable REIT subsidiary, or TRS, and Five Star as manager; (ii) combine Five Star into a Company owned TRS; or (iii) otherwise change one or more of the contractual arrangements between the Company and Five Star or take other actions.&#160; On May 12, 2010, Five Star&#146;s Board of Directors appointed a special committee consisting of its Independent Directors.&#160; The special committees of the Boards of the Company and of Five Star conferred separately and together.&#160; As a result of these discussions, the Company and Five Star mutually agreed that it is not advisable at this time to change the existing leases between the Company and Five Star into management arrangements, to combine Five Star into a Company owned TRS or to </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">otherwise change any contractual arrang
ement between them</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; The special committees did decide that, in the future, in connection with the possible acquisition by the Company of properties which may be operated by Five Star, the Company and Five Star may consider management arrangements using a TRS structure, as well as leases, depending upon the circumstances of any such future acquisition.&#160; Because of their close business relationships, the Company and Five Star have discussions from time to time on a variety of matters; and, in the future, these discussions may implicate some of the topics discussed by the special committees described above.&#160; There can be no assurance that any of the potential actions referred to above will or will not be undertaken in the future.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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 hereunto duly authorized.</font></p>
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<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">   <tr>    <td width="360" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.75in;">    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>    <td width="360" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.75in;">    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SENIOR   HOUSING PROPERTIES TRUST</font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>   <tr>    <td width="360" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.75in;">    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>    <td width="360" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.75in;">    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</fon
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