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    <link:label id="lab_well_DeterioratedLoansMember_62b459b6-3d3f-41b0-9cb5-70c98959d199_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_well_DeterioratedLoansMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Deteriorated loans</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_well_DeterioratedLoansMember_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_well_DeterioratedLoansMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Deteriorated Loans [Member]</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_well_AvailableInAlternateCurrencies_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_well_AvailableInAlternateCurrencies" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Amount available to borrow for line of credit arrangement in currencies other than USD.</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesRollForward_4d903f1f-e88b-4e9c-acc6-abcb2e5e0035_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesRollForward" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesRollForward_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesRollForward" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesRollForward" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2021/elts/us-gaap-2021-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesRollForward"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesRollForward" xlink:to="lab_us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesRollForward" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:label id="lab_well_DevelopmentProjectsPlacedIntoService_c09833cf-7603-4fe9-9421-3c5cf9bad8f8_verboseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_well_DevelopmentProjectsPlacedIntoService" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Total development projects</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_well_ProMedicaMember_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_well_ProMedicaMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">ProMedica [Member]</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_WarrantMember_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_WarrantMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Warrant [Member]</link:label>
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