UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): May 2, 2012

SUNRISE SENIOR LIVING, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

7900 Westpark Drive

McLean, Virginia 22102

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(703) 273-7500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

At the 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2012 Annual Meeting”) of Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. (the “Company”) held on May 2, 2012, the Company’s stockholders approved a 3,000,000 share increase in the shares available for issuance under the Company’s 2008 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended (the “2008 Plan”), and re-approved the material terms relating to performance-based compensation. For information regarding the 2008 Plan, as amended, and 2012-2014 performance units and restricted stock units granted to the Company’s named executive officers, please refer to the Company’s definitive proxy statement for its 2012 Annual Meeting as filed with the SEC on March 23, 2012.

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 2, 2012, the Company held its 2012 Annual Meeting. The matters considered and voted upon at the 2012 Annual Meeting consisted of:

There were a total of 57,799,698 shares of Company common stock outstanding on March 9, 2012, the voting record date for the 2012 Annual Meeting. Of these, 51,233,130 shares were present in person or by proxy at the 2012 Annual Meeting, which constituted a quorum. Each of the nominees for election as a director was elected and each of the other matters voted on at the 2012 Annual Meeting was approved except for the stockholder proposal.

The final number of votes cast for, against or withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, with respect to each matter, as applicable, are set forth below.

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 thereunto duly authorized.