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EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned, a director of
Health Care REIT, Inc. (the "Company"), a Delaware corporation that is about to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. 20549, under
the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, a Form 10-K
Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 1998, hereby constitutes and
appoints GEORGE L. CHAPMAN his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with
full power to act, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, for him and
in his name, place and stead, in the capacity as director, to sign such Form
10-K which is about to be filed, and any and all amendments to such Form 10-K,
and to file such Form 10-K and each such amendment so signed, with all exhibits
thereto, and any and all other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby granting unto said attorney-in-fact
and agent, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and
things requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to
all intents and purposes as he might do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, may lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereunto sets his hand this 19th
day of January, 1999.
/S/ WILLIAM C. BALLARD, JR.
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William C. Ballard, Jr., Director
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EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned, a director of
Health Care REIT, Inc. (the "Company"), a Delaware corporation that is about to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. 20549, under
the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, a Form 10-K
Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 1998, hereby constitutes and
appoints GEORGE L. CHAPMAN his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with
full power to act, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, for him and
in his name, place and stead, in the capacity as director, to sign such Form
10-K which is about to be filed, and any and all amendments to such Form 10-K,
and to file such Form 10-K and each such amendment so signed, with all exhibits
thereto, and any and all other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby granting unto said attorney-in-fact
and agent, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and
things requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to
all intents and purposes as he might do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, may lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereunto sets his hand this 19th
day of January, 1999.
/S/ PIER C. BORRA
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Pier C. Borra, Director
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EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned, a director of
Health Care REIT, Inc. (the "Company"), a Delaware corporation that is about to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. 20549, under
the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, a Form 10-K
Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 1998, hereby constitutes and
appoints GEORGE L. CHAPMAN his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with
full power to act, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, for him and
in his name, place and stead, in the capacity as director, to sign such Form
10-K which is about to be filed, and any and all amendments to such Form 10-K,
and to file such Form 10-K and each such amendment so signed, with all exhibits
thereto, and any and all other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby granting unto said attorney-in-fact
and agent, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and
things requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to
all intents and purposes as he might do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, may lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereunto sets his hand this 19th
day of January, 1999.
/S/ JEFFREY H. DONAHUE
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Jeffrey H. Donahue, Director
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EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned, a director of
Health Care REIT, Inc. (the "Company"), a Delaware corporation that is about to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. 20549, under
the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, a Form 10-K
Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 1998, hereby constitutes and
appoints GEORGE L. CHAPMAN his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with
full power to act, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, for him and
in his name, place and stead, in the capacity as director, to sign such Form
10-K which is about to be filed, and any and all amendments to such Form 10-K,
and to file such Form 10-K and each such amendment so signed, with all exhibits
thereto, and any and all other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby granting unto said attorney-in-fact
and agent, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and
things requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to
all intents and purposes as he might do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, may lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereunto sets his hand this 19th
day of January, 1999.
/S/ BRUCE DOUGLAS
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Bruce Douglas, Director
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EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned, a director of
Health Care REIT, Inc. (the "Company"), a Delaware corporation that is about to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. 20549, under
the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, a Form 10-K
Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 1998, hereby constitutes and
appoints GEORGE L. CHAPMAN his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with
full power to act, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, for him and
in his name, place and stead, in the capacity as director, to sign such Form
10-K which is about to be filed, and any and all amendments to such Form 10-K,
and to file such Form 10-K and each such amendment so signed, with all exhibits
thereto, and any and all other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby granting unto said attorney-in-fact
and agent, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and
things requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to
all intents and purposes as he might do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, may lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereunto sets his hand this 19th
day of January, 1999.
/S/ PETER J. GRUA
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Peter J. Grua, Director
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EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned, a director of
Health Care REIT, Inc. (the "Company"), a Delaware corporation that is about to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. 20549, under
the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, a Form 10-K
Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 1998, hereby constitutes and
appoints GEORGE L. CHAPMAN her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with
full power to act, her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, for her and
in her name, place and stead, in the capacity as director, to sign such Form
10-K which is about to be filed, and any and all amendments to such Form 10-K,
and to file such Form 10-K and each such amendment so signed, with all exhibits
thereto, and any and all other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby granting unto said attorney-in-fact
and agent, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and
things requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to
all intents and purposes as she might do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, may lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereunto sets her hand this 19th
day of January, 1999.
/S/ SHARON M. OSTER
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Sharon M. Oster, Director
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EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned, a director of
Health Care REIT, Inc. (the "Company"), a Delaware corporation that is about to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. 20549, under
the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, a Form 10-K
Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 1998, hereby constitutes and
appoints GEORGE L. CHAPMAN his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with
full power to act, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, for him and
in his name, place and stead, in the capacity of director, to sign such Form
10-K which is about to be filed, and any and all amendments to such Form 10-K,
and to file such Form 10-K and each such amendment so signed, with all exhibits
thereto, and any and all other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby granting unto said attorney-in-fact
and agent, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and
things requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to
all intents and purposes as he might do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, may lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereunto sets his hand this 19th
day of January, 1999.
/S/ BRUCE G. THOMPSON
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Bruce G. Thompson, Director
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EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned, a director of
Health Care REIT, Inc. (the "Company"), a Delaware corporation that is about to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. 20549, under
the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, a Form 10-K
Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 1998, hereby constitutes and
appoints GEORGE L. CHAPMAN his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with
full power to act, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, for him and
in his name, place and stead, in the capacity as director, to sign such Form
10-K which is about to be filed, and any and all amendments to such Form 10-K,
and to file such Form 10-K and each such amendment so signed, with all exhibits
thereto, and any and all other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby granting unto said attorney-in-fact
and agent, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and
things requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to
all intents and purposes as he might do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, may lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereunto sets his hand this 19th
day of January, 1999.
/S/ RICHARD A. UNVERFERTH
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Richard A. Unverferth, Director
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EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned, the Controller of
Health Care REIT, Inc. (the "Company"), a Delaware corporation that is about to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. 20549, under
the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, a Form 10-K
Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 1998, hereby constitutes and
appoints GEORGE L. CHAPMAN his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with
full power to act, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, for his and
in his name, place and stead, in the capacity as Controller, to sign such Form
10-K which is about to be filed, and any and all amendments to such Form 10-K,
and to file such Form 10-K and each such amendment so signed, with all exhibits
thereto, and any and all other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby granting unto said attorney-in-fact
and agent, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and
things requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to
all intents and purposes as he might do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, may lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereunto sets his hand this 19th
day of January, 1999.
/S/ FREDERIC D. WOLFE
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Frederic D. Wolfe, Director
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EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned, a director and the
Chairman of the Board and Principal Executive Officer of Health Care REIT, Inc.
(the "Company"), a Delaware corporation that is about to file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. 20549, under the provisions
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, a Form 10-K Annual Report
for the year ended December 31, 1998, hereby constitutes and appoints EDWARD F.
LANGE, JR., his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power to
act, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, for him and in his name,
place and stead, in the capacities as director and Chairman of the Board and
Principal Executive Officer, to sign such Form 10-K which is about to be filed,
and any and all amendments to such Form 10-K, and to file such Form 10-K and
each such amendment so signed, with all exhibits thereto, and any and all other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
hereby granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority
to do and perform any and all acts and things requisite and necessary to be done
in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might do
in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and
agent, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereunto sets his hand this 19th
day of January, 1999.
/S/ GEORGE L. CHAPMAN
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George L. Chapman, Director,
Chairman of the Board and
Principal Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned, the Principal
Financial Officer and the Principal Accounting Officer of Health Care REIT, Inc.
(the "Company"), a Delaware corporation that is about to file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. 20549, under the provisions
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, a Form 10-K Annual Report
for the year ended December 31, 1998, hereby constitutes and appoints GEORGE L.
CHAPMAN his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power to act,
his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, for him and in his name, place
and stead, in the capacities as the Principal Financial Officer and Principal
Accounting Officer, to sign such Form 10-K which is about to be filed, and any
and all amendments to such Form 10-K, and to file such Form 10-K and each such
amendment so signed, with all exhibits thereto, and any and all other documents
in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby
granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do
and perform any and all acts and things requisite and necessary to be done in
and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and
agent, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereunto sets his hand this 19th
day of January, 1999.
/S/ EDWARD F. LANGE, JR.
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Edward F. Lange, Jr., Chief Financial
Officer and Principal Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned, the Controller of
Health Care REIT, Inc. (the "Company"), a Delaware corporation that is about to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. 20549, under
the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, a Form 10-K
Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 1998, hereby constitutes and
appoints GEORGE L. CHAPMAN his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with
full power to act, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, for his and
in his name, place and stead, in the capacity as Controller, to sign such Form
10-K which is about to be filed, and any and all amendments to such Form 10-K,
and to file such Form 10-K and each such amendment so signed, with all exhibits
thereto, and any and all other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby granting unto said attorney-in-fact
and agent, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and
things requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to
all intents and purposes as he might do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, may lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereunto sets his hand this 19th
day of January, 1999.
/S/ MICHAEL A. CRABTREE
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Michael A. Crabtree, Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
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