UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 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): August 5, 2005 (August 5,
2005)

                         AMERICAN RETIREMENT CORPORATION
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

           Tennessee                        01-13031              62-1674303
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 (State or Other Jurisdiction             (Commission          (I.R.S. Employer
       of Incorporation)                  File Number)       Identification No.)

       111 Westwood Place, Suite 200
            Brentwood, Tennessee                                   37027
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  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                      (Zip Code)

                                 (615) 221-2250
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure

     Furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 is certain unaudited financial
information for American Retirement Corporation for each of the quarters in the
fiscal years ended December 31, 2003 and December 31, 2004. The quarterly
financial information for fiscal 2003 and fiscal 2004 has been restated to
conform to the previously restated annual financial statements included in the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2004, which was filed on June 10, 2005. See Note 2 to the Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 for a discussion of the nature of the
restatement. Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year amounts
to conform to the current year presentation.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (c)  Exhibits.

              99.1         Unaudited Quarterly Financial Information


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                                   SIGNATURES

     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.

                                      AMERICAN RETIREMENT CORPORATION


                                      By: /s/ Bryan D. Richardson
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                                          Bryan D. Richardson
                                          Executive Vice President - Finance and
                                          Chief Financial Officer

Date:  August 9, 2005


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


     Exhibit
     Number                Description
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      99.1                 Unaudited Quarterly Financial Information