CHOATE, HALL & STEWART A PARTNERSHIP INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS EXCHANGE PLACE 53 STATE STREET BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02109-2891 TELEPHONE (617) 248-5000 FACSIMILE (617) 248-4000 TELEX 49615860 September 4, 1998Sycamore Park Convalescent Hospital • September 4th, 1998 • Services-skilled nursing care facilities
CHOATE, HALL & STEWART A PARTNERSHIP INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS EXCHANGE PLACE 53 STATE STREET BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02109-2891 TELEPHONE (617) 248-5000 FACSIMILE (617) 248-4000 TELEX 49615860Sycamore Park Convalescent Hospital • September 4th, 1998 • Services-skilled nursing care facilities
You have requested our opinion regarding the discussion of the material United States federal income tax considerations under the heading "Material Federal Income Tax Consequences" in the Prospectus (the "Prospectus") included in the Registration Statement on Form S-4, File No. 333-57279, originally filed by Fountain View, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company") on June 19, 1998 (as amended, the "Registration Statement") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). The Prospectus relates to the offer made by the Company to exchange an aggregate amount at maturity of up to $120,000,000 of the 11 1/4% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2008 of the Company (the "Exchange Notes") for a like principal amount of the Company's issued and outstanding 11 1/4% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2008, previously sold pursuant to Rule 144A (the "Outstanding Notes"). This opinion is delivered in accordance with the re
