TOLEDO, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 2007--Health Care REIT, Inc. (NYSE:HCN) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a prorated dividend of $0.2991 per share. This dividend, when combined with the prorated dividend of $0.3409 per share paid on December 28, 2006 in connection with the Windrose Medical Properties Trust merger, represents a total dividend of $0.64 per share for the quarter ended December 31, 2006.

The dividend is payable February 20, 2007 to stockholders of record on January 31, 2007. The dividend will be the company's 143rd consecutive quarterly payment.

Health Care REIT, Inc., with headquarters in Toledo, Ohio, is a self-administered, equity real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests across the full spectrum of senior housing and health care real estate, including independent living/continuing care retirement communities, assisted living facilities, skilled nursing facilities, hospitals, long-term acute care hospitals and medical office buildings. Founded in 1970, the company was the first REIT to invest exclusively in health care facilities. As of December 31, 2006, the company's broadly diversified portfolio consisted of more than 550 properties in 37 states. More information is available on the Internet at www.hcreit.com.

CONTACT: Health Care REIT, Inc.
Scott Estes, 419-247-2800
Mike Crabtree, 419-247-2800

SOURCE: Health Care REIT, Inc.