Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of American Retirement Villas Properties III, L.P. a California limited partnership (the “Partnership”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2003 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, John A. Moore, Chief Executive Officer of the General Partner of the Partnership, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Partnership.

/s/ John A. Moore

John A. Moore

Chief Executive Officer

of ARV Assisted Living, Inc.

its Managing General Partner

November 14, 2003

AMERICAN RETIREMENT VILLAS PROPERTIES III LTD PARTNERSHIP 10-Q