EXHIBIT 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements of Health Care REIT, Inc.:
Registration Statement Number | Form | Description | ||
| 333-01239 | Form S-8 | 1995 Stock Incentive Plan | ||
| 333-40771 | Form S-8 | 1995 Stock Incentive Plan | ||
| 333-73916 | Form S-8 | 1995 Stock Incentive Plan | ||
| 333-126195 | Form S-8 | 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan | ||
| 333-161131 | Form S-8 | 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan | ||
| 333-166705 | Form S-3 | Third Amended and Restated Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan | ||
| 333-181185 | Form S-3 | Registration Statement pertaining to an indeterminate amount of debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, warrants and units | ||
of our report dated March 22, 2013, with respect to the combined financial statements of Sunrise Operations Bagshot II Limited, Sunrise Operations Sevenoaks Limited, Sunrise Operations Winchester Limited, Sunrise of Bagshot II Limited, Sunrise of Sevenoaks Limited and Sunrise of Winchester Limited for the year ended December 31, 2011, included in this Form 8-K/A of Health Care REIT, Inc.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
London, England
March 25, 2013