Senior Housing Properties Trust First Quarter Conference Call Scheduled for Wednesday, May 6th

NEWTON, Mass.--(Business Wire)--
Senior Housing Properties Trust (NYSE: SNH) today announced that it will host a
conference call in conjunction with the announcement of its first quarter 2009
financial results.

SNH plans to issue a press release containing its first quarter 2009 financial
results before the NYSE opens on Wednesday, May 6, 2009. Later that afternoon at
1:00 p.m. Eastern Time, David Hegarty, President and Chief Operating Officer,
and Richard Doyle, Chief Financial Officer, will host a conference call to
discuss the first quarter 2009 results. Following the company`s remarks, there
will be a short question and answer period.

The conference call telephone number is (800) 239-9838. Participants calling
from outside the United States and Canada should dial (913) 312-1294. No pass
code is necessary to access the call from either number. Participants should
dial in about 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start of the call. A replay of
the conference call will be available through 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 13, 2009.
To hear the replay, dial (719) 457-0820. The replay pass code is 2216684.

A live audio webcast of the conference call will also be available in a
listen-only mode on the company`s web site, which is located at www.snhreit.com.
Participants wanting to access the webcast should visit the company`s web site
about five minutes before the call. The archived webcast will be available for
replay on the company`s web site for about one week after the call.

Senior Housing Properties Trust is a real estate investment trust which owns
independent and assisted living communities, nursing homes, rehabilitation
hospitals, wellness centers and medical office buildings throughout the United
States. SNH is headquartered in Newton, MA.

A Maryland Real Estate Investment Trust with transferable shares of beneficial
interest listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

No shareholder, Trustee or officer is personally liable for any act or
obligation of the Trust.

Senior Housing Properties Trust
Timothy A. Bonang, 617-796-8234
Director of Investor Relations
or
Katherine L. Johnston, 617-796-8234
Manager of Investor Relations

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