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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" that is made part of the Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement (Form S-4) and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated September 2, 2014, with respect to the consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, equity, and cash flows of Ventas, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2011 and the 2011 information in the financial statement Schedule III, included in Amendment No. 1 to Ventas, Inc.'s Annual Report (Form 10-K/A) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Chicago, Illinois
October 17, 2014
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM