Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. (NHP) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests primarily in healthcare-related senior housing, long-term care properties and medical office buildings. As of December 31, 2008, the Company had investments in 583 healthcare facilities located in 43 states. Its operations are organized into two segments: triple-net leases and multi-tenant leases. In the triple-net leases segment, NHP invests in healthcare related properties and lease the facilities to unaffiliated tenants. In the multi-tenant leases segment, it invests in healthcare related properties that have several tenants under separate leases. As of December 31, 2008, approximately 93% of NHP’s revenues are derived from its leases, with the remaining 7% from the Company’s mortgage loans and other financing activities.