EXHIBIT 10.4

ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS, INC.
SUMMARY OF DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

Effective with the first meeting occurring after May 3, 2010, directors who are not employees of Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. are paid an annual retainer of $15,000 per year, a fee of $2,500 for each Board or committee meeting they attend, and $500 for each telephonic Board or committee meeting they attend. The annual retainer for the Board Chairman is an additional $50,000 and the annual retainer for the Vice Chairman is an additional $25,000. The annual retainer for the chairs of the Audit Committee and the Compensation/Nomination/Governance Committee is an additional $15,000 and the annual retainer for chair of the Executive Committee is an additional $10,000. During 2010, each non-employee director was granted 5,000 tandem stock options/stock appreciation rights that become exercisable in one-third increments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the May 3, 2010 approval date and which have an exercise price of $33.13 per share. Similar grants were approved to each non-employee director on May 5, 2008 of 4,000 tandem stock options/stock appreciation rights with an exercise price of $32.10 per share and on April 30, 2009 of 4,000 tandem stock options/stock appreciation rights with an exercise price of $16.54 per share. Non-employee directors may receive yearly grants of additional stock-based awards as determined by the full board of directors. Non-employee directors are reimbursed for expenses incurred in connection with attending Board and committee meetings. Directors who are also employees of Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. receive no additional compensation for their service as directors.