POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints Gregory K. Stapley, William M. Wagner and David M.
Sedgwick, and each of them, with full authority to act without the others, as
the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact to:
(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
undersigned's capacity as a reporting person pursuant to Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and the
rules thereunder, of CareTrust REIT, Inc. (the "Company"), Form ID and Forms 3,
4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act;
(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any
such Form ID and Form 3, 4 or 5 and file such form with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority
or organization; and
(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection
with the foregoing which, in the opinion of any of such attorneys-in-fact, may
be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required of, the
undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by any of such
attorneys-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of
Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as
any of such attorneys-in-fact may approve in the sole discretion of any of
such attorneys-in-fact.
The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact
full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of
the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as
the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that any of
such attorneys-in-fact, or the substitute or substitutes of any of such
attorneys-in-fact, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this
Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned
acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity
at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company
assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16
of the Exchange Act.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect
until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with
respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued
by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of
Attorney to be executed as of this 15th day of June, 2015.
Signature: /s/ Allen C. Barbieri
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Allen C. Barbieri
