Type: Public
On the web: http://www.ventasreit.com
Employees: 263
Employee growth: 331.1%

To loosely paraphrase Julius Caesar, Ventas came, saw, and conquered the nursing home industry. The real estate investment trust (REIT) owns more than 1,300 health care properties, including senior housing communities, skilled nursing facilities, and hospitals and medical office buildings. Its properties are located throughout the US and in two Canadian provinces; California and Illinois are its largest markets. Ventas leases more than a third of its properties to long-term care providers Sunrise Senior Living, Brookdale Senior Living, and Kindred Healthcare. Already the largest owner of senior housing facilities in the US, Ventas has been building its portfolio through several acquisitions.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2010:
Sales: $1,016.9M
One year growth: 8.6%
Net income: $246.2M
Income growth: (7.6%)

Officers:
Chairman and CEO: Debra A. Cafaro
President: Raymond J. Lewis
EVP and CFO: Richard A. Schweinhart

Competitors:
HCP
Health Care REIT
Healthcare Realty Trust

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