Ventas to Participate in the 2011 Stifel Nicolaus Senior Housing & Healthcare Real Estate Conference

01/12/2011

CHICAGO, Jan 11, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) --

Ventas, Inc. (NYSE: VTR) ("Ventas" or the "Company") announced today that management will participate in a panel discussion at the 2011 Stifel Nicolaus Senior Housing & Healthcare Real Estate Conference in Phoenix, Arizona on Tuesday, January 18, 2011, at 4:00 p.m. Mountain Time (6:00 p.m. Eastern Time).

Any written materials accompanying the Company's participation in the conference will be available on the Company's website at www.ventasreit.com on January 18 and for a limited period following the event.

Ventas, Inc., an S&P 500 company, is a leading healthcare real estate investment trust. Its diverse portfolio of more than 600 assets in 44 states (including the District of Columbia) and two Canadian provinces consists of seniors housing communities, skilled nursing facilities, hospitals, medical office buildings and other properties. Through its Lillibridge subsidiary, Ventas provides management, leasing, marketing, facility development and advisory services to highly rated hospitals and health systems throughout the United States. More information about Ventas and Lillibridge can be found at www.ventasreit.com and www.lillibridge.com.

SOURCE: Ventas, Inc.

Ventas, Inc.
David J. Smith, (877) 4-VENTAS