NHP To Present At The NAREIT Institutional Investor Forum

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., June 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. today announced that President and Chief Executive Officer Douglas M. Pasquale is scheduled to make a presentation regarding the Company at the NAREIT Institutional Investor Forum on Wednesday, June 8, 2005 from 4:40 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. (Eastern time).

The presentation can be accessed live via an audio-webcast available through the Company’s website (www.nhp-reit.com). Any written materials accompanying the presentation will also be available at the Company’s website at the time of the presentation. The link can be found under the “Investor Relations” tab and clicking on NAREIT Institutional Investor forum. An archive of the event will be available on the Company’s website for 30 days after the event.

Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. is a real estate investment trust that invests in health care facilities. The Company has investments in 425 facilities in 39 states. For more information on Nationwide Health Properties, Inc., visit the Company’s website at www.nhp-reit.com.

Certain information contained in this news release includes forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding our expectations, beliefs, intentions, plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance and underlying assumptions and other statements which are not statements of historical facts. These statements may be identified, without limitation, by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “believes,” “intends,” “should” or comparable terms or the negative thereof. All forward-looking statements included in this news release are based on information available to us on the date hereof. These statements speak only as of the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to update such forward-looking statements for any reason or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the statements. These risks and uncertainties include (without limitation) the following: deterioration in the operating results or financial condition, including bankruptcies, of our tenants; occupancy levels at certain facilities; changes in the ratings of our debt securities; access to the capital markets and the cost of capital; government regulations, including changes in the reimbursement levels under the Medicare and Medicaid programs; the general distress of the healthcare industry; the effect of economic and market conditions and changes in interest rates; the amount and yield of any additional investments; our ability to meet acquisition goals; the ability of our operators to repay deferred rent or loans in future periods; the ability of our operators to obtain and maintain adequate liability and other insurance; our ability to attract new operators for certain facilities; our ability to sell certain facilities for their book value; changes in or inadvertent violations of tax laws and regulations and other factors that can affect real estate investment trusts and our status as a real estate investment trust; and the risk factors described in our annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 24, 2005.

CONTACT: Donald D. Bradley

Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer (949) 718-4400

Nationwide Health Properties, Inc.

CONTACT: Donald D. Bradley, Senior Vice President and Chief InvestmentOfficer of Nationwide Health Properties, Inc., +1-949-718-4400

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