Emeritus Corporation operates senior living communities in the United States. Its communities provide various resident services, including independent living, assisted living, specialized Alzheimer s/dementia, respite care, financial, home healthcare, and skilled nursing care services, as well as personal care and hygiene products for residents. The company also offers management services to independent and related-party owners of assisted living communities. As of September 3, 2013, it operated approximately 510 senior living communities with a resident capacity for approximately 54,000 residents in 45 states. The company was founded in 1993 and is based in Seattle, Washington.