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Exhibit 21

SUBSIDIARIES OF VENTAS, INC.
AS OF 02/09/2012

Name |  | Jurisdiction of Organization or Formation
--- | --- | ---
1445 Hunt Club, LLC |  | Delaware
14851 Yorba Street, LLC |  | Delaware
2010 Union Limited Partnership |  | Washington
251 Medical Center, LLC |  | Delaware
253 Medical Center, LLC |  | Delaware
745 West State Street, LLC |  | Delaware
755 Milwaukee MOB, LLC |  | Delaware
890 Professional MOB, LLC |  | Delaware
AL (AP) Holding LLC |  | Delaware
AL (HCN) Holding LLC |  | Delaware
AL (MT) Holding LLC |  | Delaware
AL I/East Brunswick Senior Housing, LLC |  | Delaware
AL I/Glen Ellyn Senior Housing, LLC |  | Delaware
AL I/La Costa Senior Housing, LLC |  | Delaware
AL I/Naperville Senior Housing, LLC |  | Delaware
AL I/North Lynbrook Senior Housing, LLC |  | Delaware
AL I/Pinehurst Senior Housing, LLC |  | Delaware
AL I/Providence Senior Housing, LLC |  | Delaware
AL I/Richmond Senior Housing, LLC |  | Delaware
AL I/Stamford Senior Housing Living, LLC |  | Delaware
AL I/Woodcliff Lake Senior Housing, LLC |  | Delaware
AL III Investments, L.L.C. |  | Virginia
AL One Investments, LLC |  | Delaware
AL One PA Investments, LLC |  | Delaware
AL Subfunding II, LLC |  | Delaware
AL Subfunding LLC |  | Delaware
Albuquerque AL RE, L.P. |  | Delaware
Allison Park Nominee LLC |  | Delaware
Allison Park Nominee LP |  | Delaware
American Retirement Villas Properties II, LP |  | California
American Retirement Villas Properties III, LP |  | California
Atrium at Weston Place, LLC |  | Tennessee
Augusta Medical Plaza, LLC |  | Delaware
Augusta Professional Building, LLC |  | Delaware
BCC Altoona Realty GP, LLC |  | Delaware
BCC Altoona Realty, LLC |  | Delaware
BCC Altoona Realty, LP |  | Delaware
BCC Berwick Realty GP, LLC |  | Delaware
BCC Berwick Realty, LLC |  | Delaware
BCC Berwick Realty, LP |  | Delaware
BCC Lewistown Realty GP, LLC |  | Delaware
BCC Lewistown Realty, LLC |  | Delaware
BCC Lewistown Realty, LP |  | Delaware
BCC Martinsburg Realty, LLC |  | Delaware
BCC Medina Realty, LLC |  | Delaware

1

Name |  | Jurisdiction of Organization or Formation
--- | --- | ---
BCC Ontario Realty, LLC |  | Delaware
BCC Reading Realty GP, LLC |  | Delaware
BCC Reading Realty, LLC |  | Delaware
BCC Reading Realty, LP |  | Delaware
BCC Shippensburg Realty, LLC |  | Delaware
BCC State College Realty GP, LLC |  | Delaware
BCC State College Realty, LLC |  | Delaware
BCC State College Realty, LP |  | Delaware
BCC Washington Township Realty, LLC |  | Delaware
Bedford AL RE, Ltd. |  | Texas
BLC of California-San Marcos, L.P. |  | Delaware
Bloomsburg Nominee LLC |  | Delaware
Bloomsburg Nominee LP |  | Delaware
Brandermill POB, LLC |  | Delaware
Brookdale Holdings, LLC |  | Delaware
Brookdale Living Communities of Arizona-EM, LLC |  | Delaware
Brookdale Living Communities of California, LLC |  | Delaware
Brookdale Living Communities of California-RC, LLC |  | Delaware
Brookdale Living Communities of California-San Marcos, LLC |  | Delaware
Brookdale Living Communities of Connecticut, LLC |  | Delaware
Brookdale Living Communities of Florida-CL, LLC |  | Delaware
Brookdale Living Communities of Illinois-2960, LLC |  | Delaware
Brookdale Living Communities of Illinois-HV, LLC |  | Delaware
Brookdale Living Communities of Illinois-II, LLC |  | Delaware
Brookdale Living Communities of Massachusetts-RB, LLC |  | Delaware
Brookdale Living Communities of Minnesota, LLC |  | Delaware
Brookdale Living Communities of New Jersey, LLC |  | Delaware
Brookdale Living Communities of New York-GB, LLC |  | Delaware
Brookdale Living Communities of Washington-PP, LLC |  | Delaware
Buffalo Grove ACC, LLC |  | Delaware
Cambridge Development, L.L.C. |  | New York
Carroll Medical Office Associates, LLC |  | Delaware
Carroll Medical Office Holdings, LLC |  | Delaware
Carrollwood Assisted Living, Ltd. |  | Texas
Casper Wyoming Hospital, LLC |  | Delaware
Chippewa Nominee LLC |  | Delaware
Chippewa Nominee LP |  | Delaware
Clayton County AL RE, L.P. |  | Delaware
Cobb County AL RE, L.P. |  | Delaware
Colleton Medical Arts, LLC |  | Delaware
Collwood Knolls |  | California
Collwood Knolls Acquisition L.L.C. |  | Delaware
Columbia Medical Plaza, LLC |  | Delaware
CPH MOB, LLC |  | Delaware
Cranford Development, LLC |  | Delaware
Dillsburg Nominee LLC |  | Delaware
Dillsburg Nominee LP |  | Delaware
DV Greenville MOB LLC |  | Delaware
DV Parker II MOB LLC |  | Delaware

2

Name |  | Jurisdiction of Organization or Formation
--- | --- | ---
East Houston Medical Plaza, LLC |  | Delaware
East Houston MOB, LLC |  | Delaware
EC Halcyon Realty, LLC |  | Delaware
EC Hamilton Place Realty, LLC |  | Delaware
EC Lebanon Realty, LLC |  | Delaware
EC Martinez Realty, LLC |  | Delaware
EC Muncie Realty, LLC |  | Delaware
EC Timberlin Parc Realty, LLC |  | Delaware
Elder Healthcare Developers, LLC |  | Georgia
ElderTrust |  | Maryland
ET Belvedere Finance, L.L.C. |  | Delaware
ET Berkshire, LLC |  | Delaware
ET Capital Corp. |  | Delaware
ET DCMH Finance, L.L.C. |  | Delaware
ET GENPAR, L.L.C |  | Delaware
ET Lehigh, LLC |  | Delaware
ET Pennsburg Finance, L.L.C. |  | Delaware
ET POBI Finance, L.L.C. |  | Delaware
ET Sanatoga, LLC |  | Delaware
ET Sub-Belvedere Limited Partnership, L.L.P. |  | Virginia
ET Sub-Berkshire Limited Partnership |  | Delaware
ET Sub-DCMH Limited Partnership, L.L.P |  | Virginia
ET Sub-Heritage Woods, L.L.C. |  | Delaware
ET Sub-Highgate, L.P. |  | Pennsylvania
ET Sub-Lehigh Limited Partnership |  | Delaware
ET Sub-Lopatcong, L.L.C. |  | Delaware
ET Sub-Pennsburg Manor Limited Partnership, L.L.P. |  | Virginia
ET Sub-POB I Limited Partnership, L.L.P. |  | Virginia
ET Sub-Sanatoga Limited Partnership |  | Delaware
ET Sub-Wayne I Limited Partnership, L.L.P. |  | Virginia
ET Wayne Finance, L.L.C. |  | Delaware
Fair Oak Assisted Living L.L.C. |  | Delaware
Frisco MOB, LLC |  | Delaware
Grandview MOB, LLC |  | Delaware
Grayslake MOB, LLC |  | Delaware
Greenville MOB Owners LLC |  | Delaware
Gurnee ACC, LLC |  | Delaware
Gurnee Centre Club, LLC |  | Delaware
Gurnee Imaging Center, LLC |  | Delaware
Hendersonville Nominee LLC |  | Delaware
Hendersonville Nominee LP |  | Delaware
Henrico MOB, LLC |  | Delaware
Hillhaven Properties, LLC |  | Delaware
HPSMLD Limited Liability Company |  | Wisconsin
HRI Coral Springs, LLC |  | Delaware
HRI Tamarac, LLC |  | Delaware
HVMLD Limited Liability Company |  | Wisconsin
IPC (AP) Holding LLC |  | Delaware
IPC (HCN) Holding LLC |  | Delaware

3

Name |  | Jurisdiction of Organization or Formation
--- | --- | ---
IPC (MT) Holding LLC |  | Delaware
J Hal Smith Building POB, LLC |  | Delaware
JER/NHP Management Texas, LLC |  | Texas
JER/NHP Senior Housing, LLC |  | Delaware
JER/NHP Senior Living Acquisition, LLC |  | Delaware
JER/NHP Senior Living Kansas, Inc. |  | Kansas
JER/NHP Senior Living Kansas, LLC |  | Delaware
JER/NHP Senior Living Texas, L.P. |  | Texas
JJS Properties, Inc. |  | Delaware
Karrington of Park Ridge L.L.C. |  | Ohio
Keller POB, LLC |  | Delaware
Kentwood AL RE Limited Partnership |  | Delaware
Kew Gardens Senior Development, LLC |  | New York
Kingsport Nominee LLC |  | Delaware
Kingsport Nominee LP |  | Delaware
Knoxville Nominee LLC |  | Delaware
Knoxville Nominee LP |  | Delaware
Lakeside POB 1, LLC |  | Delaware
Lakeside POB 2, LLC |  | Delaware
Lakeview Medical Office Building, LLC |  | Delaware
Lakeview Medical Plaza, LLC |  | Delaware
Lakeview Surgery Center, LLC |  | Delaware
Larkfield Gardens Associates, L.P. |  | New York
LBS Limited Partnership |  | Wisconsin
Lebanon Nominee LLC |  | Delaware
Lebanon Nominee LP |  | Delaware
Lewisburg Nominee LLC |  | Delaware
Lewisburg Nominee LP |  | Delaware
LHP B LP Partner, LLC |  | Delaware
LHP B Trust |  | Maryland
LHP B Trust, LLC |  | Delaware
LHP B Trust, LP |  | Delaware
LHPT Appleton AHI, LLC |  | Delaware
LHPT Appleton MO South, LLC |  | Delaware
LHPT Appleton MO West, LLC |  | Delaware
LHPT Ascension Round Rock GP, LLC |  | Delaware
LHPT Ascension Round Rock LP |  | Delaware
LHPT Birmingham THE, LLC |  | Delaware
LHPT Birmingham, LLC |  | Delaware
LHPT DC GP, LLC |  | Delaware
LHPT DC THE, LP |  | Delaware
LHPT Decatur II, LLC |  | Delaware
LHPT Decatur, LLC |  | Delaware
LHPT Holdings II, LLC |  | Delaware
LHPT LilliCal, LLC |  | Delaware
LHPT LP Partners, LLC |  | Delaware
LHPT TCMC Aylward, LLC |  | Delaware
LHPT TCMC Pavilion, LLC |  | Delaware
LHRET 191, LLC |  | Delaware

4

Name |  | Jurisdiction of Organization or Formation
--- | --- | ---
LHRET Anderson, LLC |  | Delaware
LHRET Ascension Michigan, LLC |  | Delaware
LHRET Ascension SW Michigan, LLC |  | Delaware
LHRET CSM, LLC |  | Delaware
LHRET Hershey II, LLC |  | Delaware
LHRET Hershey, L.P. |  | Delaware
LHRET Hershey, LLC |  | Delaware
LHRET Lafayette, LLC |  | Delaware
LHRET LHT, LLC |  | Delaware
LHRET Michigan Land, LLC |  | Delaware
LHRET Michigan THE, LLC |  | Delaware
LHRET Michigan, LLC |  | Delaware
LHRET Partner, LLC |  | Delaware
LHRET Reading I, LLC |  | Delaware
LHRET Reading II, LLC |  | Delaware
LHRET Reading, L.P. |  | Delaware
LHRET Reading, LLC |  | Delaware
LHRET Wheat Ridge, LLC |  | Delaware
Libertyville Centre Club, LLC |  | Delaware
Lillibridge Healthcare Properties Trust |  | Maryland
Lillibridge Healthcare Properties Trust, L.P. |  | Delaware
Lillibridge Healthcare Properties Trust, LLC |  | Delaware
Lillibridge Healthcare Real Estate Trust |  | Maryland
Lillibridge Healthcare Real Estate Trust, L.P. |  | Delaware
Lillibridge Healthcare Services, Inc. |  | Illinois
Lima Nominee LLC |  | Delaware
Lima Nominee LP |  | Delaware
LO Limited Partnership |  | Wisconsin
Loyalsock Nominee LLC |  | Delaware
Loyalsock Nominee LP |  | Delaware
LTMLD Limited Liability Company |  | Wisconsin
MAB Parent LLC |  | Delaware
Mansfield MOB, LLC |  | Delaware
Marland Place Associates Limited Partnership |  | Massachusetts
McShane/NHP JV, LLC |  | Delaware
Medical Arts Courtyard, LLC |  | Delaware
Minot Avenue Realty, LLC |  | Maine
MLD Banning Investment, LLC |  | California
MLD Delaware Trust |  | Delaware
MLD Financial Capaital Corporation |  | Delaware
MLD MOB Indiana, LLC |  | Delaware
MLD Properties II, Inc. |  | Delaware
MLD Properties Limited Partnership |  | Delaware
MLD Properties, Inc. |  | Delaware
MLD Properties, LLC |  | Delaware
MLD Shelton Investors Partnership |  | California
MLD Texas Corporation |  | Texas
MLD Wisconsin ALF, Inc. |  | Delaware
MLD Wisconsin SNF, Inc. |  | Delaware

5

Name |  | Jurisdiction of Organization or Formation
--- | --- | ---
Nationwide ALF, Inc. |  | Delaware
Nationwide ALF-Pensacola, LLC |  | Delaware
Nationwide Careage San Jose Partnership |  | California
Nationwide Health Properties-Kansas II, Inc. |  | Delaware
Nationwide Health Properties Finance Corporation |  | Delaware
Nationwide Health Properties, LLC |  | Delaware
Nationwide Health Properties-Kansas, Inc. |  | Kansas
New Portland Road Realty, LLC |  | Maine
NH Texas Properties Limited Partnership |  | Texas
NHP Autumn Woods, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP Bedford G.P., LLC |  | Texas
NHP Brownstown, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP Carillon, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP Centereach, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP GP LLC |  | Delaware
NHP Heritage Club, LLC |  | Colorado
NHP Houston MOB LLC |  | Delaware
NHP HS Holding, Inc. |  | Texas
NHP Huntsville MOB LLC |  | Delaware
NHP Kingston Business Trust |  | Massachusetts
NHP Madison, LLC |  | New York
NHP Mass Realty, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP Master RE G.P., LLC |  | Delaware
NHP McClain, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP Mountain View, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP Operating Partnership L.P. |  | Delaware
NHP Properties Business Trust |  | Massachusetts
NHP SB 399-401 East Highland, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP SCC, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP Secured, Inc. |  | California
NHP Senior Indiana, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP SH Alabama, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP SH Florida, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP SH Georgia, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP SH Mississippi, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP SH Oklahoma, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP SH Pennsylvania, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP SH South Carolina I, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP SH Tennessee, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP SH Virginia, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP Springfield Business Trust |  | Massachusetts
NHP St. Francis, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP Trisun, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP Tucson Health Care Associates Limited Partnership |  | Delaware
NHP Veritas FL, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP Villas, Inc. |  | California
NHP Washington ALF, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP WI Denmark, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP WI Franklin, LLC |  | Delaware

6

Name |  | Jurisdiction of Organization or Formation
--- | --- | ---
NHP WI Green Bay, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP WI Kenosha, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP WI Madison, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP WI Manitowoc, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP WI McFarland, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP WI Menomonee Falls, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP WI Racine, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP WI Rapids, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP WI Sheboygan, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP WI Stevens Point, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP WI Stoughton, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP WI Two Rivers, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP WI Wausau, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP Wisconsin Development LLC |  | Wisconsin
NHP Wisconsin II, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP/Broe II, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP/Broe, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP/McShane SAMC, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP/Nexcore Irmo, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP/PMB Burbank Medical Plaza I, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP/PMB Burbank Medical Plaza II, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP/PMB Chula Vista, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP/PMB Del E. Webb Medical Plaza, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP/PMB Eden Medical Plaza, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP/PMB Gilbert LLC |  | Delaware
NHP/PMB GP LLC |  | Delaware
NHP/PMB Kenneth E. Watts Medical Plaza, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP/PMB L.P. |  | Delaware
NHP/PMB Mission Viejo, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP/PMB Orange, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP/PMB Pasadena LLC |  | Delaware
NHP/PMB Pomerado, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP/PMB Pomona, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP/PMB San Gabriel Valley Medical Plaza, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP/PMB Santa Clarita Valley Medical Plaza, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP/PMB St. Francis Lynwood Medical Plaza, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP/PMB Tuality 7th Avenue Medical Plaza, LLC |  | Delaware
NHPCO Wisconsin, LLC |  | Delaware
NHP-Cobb Physicians Center, LLC |  | Delaware
NHPP/PMBRES LLC |  | Delaware
NHP-Parkway Physicians Center, LLC |  | Delaware
North Shore MOB #1, LLC |  | Delaware
North Shore MOB #2, LLC |  | Delaware
NV Briargate MOB LLC |  | Delaware
NV Broadway MOB LLC |  | Delaware
NV Potomac MOB LLC |  | Delaware
NV Printers Park MOB LLC |  | Delaware
OHT Limited Partnership |  | Wisconsin
Parker II MOB Owners LLC |  | Delaware

7

Name |  | Jurisdiction of Organization or Formation
--- | --- | ---
PDP Castro Valley #2 LLC |  | Delaware
PDP Mission Hills 1 LLC |  | Delaware
PKR Associates LLC |  | Pennsylvania
PMB Real Estate Services LLC |  | Delaware
PMB Vancouver 601 Physicians Pavilion LLC |  | Delaware
PMB Vancouver 602 Admin LLC |  | Delaware
PMB Vancouver 603 MedCtr Physicians LLC |  | Delaware
PMB Vancouver 604 Memorial MOB LLC |  | Delaware
PMB Vancouver 605 Salmon Creek LLC |  | Delaware
PMB Vancouver 606 Fisher's Landing LLC |  | Delaware
PMB Vancouver 607 Healthy Steps LLC |  | Delaware
PMB/NHP Vancouver Partners LLC |  | Delaware
PPMII Limited Partnership |  | Minnesota
PSLT GP, LLC |  | Delaware
PSLT OP, L.P. |  | Delaware
PSLT-ALS Properties Holdings, LLC |  | Delaware
PSLT-ALS Properties I, LLC |  | Delaware
PSLT-ALS Properties II, LLC |  | Delaware
PSLT-ALS Properties III, LLC |  | Delaware
PSLT-ALS Properties IV, LLC |  | Delaware
PSLT-BLC Properties Holdings, LLC |  | Delaware
Retirement Inns II, LLC |  | Delaware
Retirement Inns III, LLC |  | Delaware
River Oaks Partners |  | Illinois
Riverdale Development, LLC |  | New York
RLJ Corp. |  | Massachusetts
Round Lake ACC, LLC |  | Delaware
RSP, Inc. |  | Massachusetts
Sagamore Hills Nominee LLC |  | Delaware
Sagamore Hills Nominee LP |  | Delaware
Saxonburg Nominee LLC |  | Delaware
Saxonburg Nominee LP |  | Delaware
Shippensburg Realty Holdings, LLC |  | Delaware
Stratford Development, LLC |  | New York
SW Louisiana Professional Office Building, LLC |  | Delaware
SZR Abington Assisted Living, L.L.C. |  | Pennsylvania
SZR Acquisitions, LLC |  | Delaware
SZR Arlington, MA Assisted Living, L.L.C. |  | Virginia
SZR Aurora GP Inc. |  | Ontario, Canada
SZR Aurora Inc. |  | Ontario, Canada
SZR Aurora, LP |  | Ontario, Canada
SZR Bloomfield Senior Living, LLC |  | Delaware
SZR Bloomingdale Assisted Living, L.L.C. |  | Illinois
SZR Blue Bell Assisted Living Limited Partnership |  | Pennsylvania
SZR Buffalo Grove Assisted Living, L.L.C. |  | Illinois
SZR Burlington Inc. |  | Ontario, Canada
SZR Cherry Creek Senior Living, LLC |  | Delaware
SZR Columbia LLC |  | Delaware
SZR Cuyahoga Falls Senior Living, LLC |  | Delaware

8

Name |  | Jurisdiction of Organization or Formation
--- | --- | ---
SZR East Cobb Assisted Living Limited Partnership |  | Georgia
SZR Edina Assisted Living, L.L.C. |  | Minnesota
SZR Erin Mills GP Inc. |  | Ontario, Canada
SZR Erin Mills Inc. |  | Ontario, Canada
SZR Erin Mills, LP |  | Ontario, Canada
SZR First Assisted Living Holdings, LLC |  | Delaware
SZR Fleetwood A.L., L.L.C. |  | New York
SZR Granite Run Assisted Living, L.L.C. |  | Pennsylvania
SZR Haverford Assisted Living, L.L.C. |  | Pennsylvania
SZR Hillcrest Senior Living, LLC |  | Delaware
SZR Huntcliff Assisted Living Limited Partnership |  | Georgia
SZR Ivey Ridge Assisted Living Limited Partnership |  | Georgia
SZR Lincoln Park LLC |  | Delaware
SZR Markham Inc. |  | Ontario, Canada
SZR Mission Viejo Assisted Living, L.L.C. |  | Virginia
SZR Mississauga Inc. |  | Ontario, Canada
SZR Morris Plains Assisted Living, L.L.C. |  | New Jersey
SZR New City Senior Living, LLC |  | Delaware
SZR North Ann Arbor Senior Living, LLC |  | Delaware
SZR North Hills LLC |  | Delaware
SZR North York GP Inc. |  | Ontario, Canada
SZR North York Inc. |  | Ontario, Canada
SZR Northville Assisted Living, L.L.C. |  | Michigan
SZR Norwood LLC |  | Delaware
SZR Oakville Inc. |  | Ontario, Canada
SZR of Alexandria Assisted Living, L.P. |  | Virginia
SZR of North York, LP |  | Ontario, Canada
SZR Old Tappan Assisted Living, L.L.C. |  | New Jersey
SZR Orchard AL, L.L.C. |  | Colorado
SZR Pacific Palisades Assisted Living, L.P. |  | California
SZR Palos Park, LLC |  | Virginia
SZR Parma Assisted Living, L.L.C. |  | Virginia
SZR Richmond Hill Inc. |  | Ontario, Canada
SZR Riverside Assisted Living, L.P. |  | California
SZR Rochester Assisted Living, LLC |  | Delaware
SZR Rocklin Senior Living, LLC |  | Delaware
SZR Rockville LLC |  | Delaware
SZR San Mateo LLC |  | Delaware
SZR Sandy Senior Living, LLC |  | Delaware
SZR Scottsdale, LLC |  | Delaware
SZR Second Assisted Living Holdings, LLC |  | Delaware
SZR Second Baton Rouge Assisted Living, L.L.C. |  | Louisiana
SZR Second Westminister Assisted Living, L.L.C. |  | Colorado
SZR Smithtown A.L., L.L.C. |  | New York
SZR Springfield Assisted Living, L.L.C. |  | Virginia
SZR Staten Island SL, L.L.C. |  | New York
SZR Sterling Canyon Assisted Living Limited Partnership |  | California
SZR Troy Assisted Living, L.L.C. |  | Michigan
SZR US Investments, LLC |  | Delaware

9

Name |  | Jurisdiction of Organization or Formation
--- | --- | ---
SZR US UPREIT Three, LLC |  | Delaware
SZR US UPREIT, LLC |  | Delaware
SZR Wall Assisted Living, L.L.C. |  | New Jersey
SZR Wayne Assisted Living, L.L.C. |  | New Jersey
SZR Westfield Assisted Living, L.L.C. |  | New Jersey
SZR Westlake Village LLC |  | Delaware
SZR Willowbrook Annex LLC |  | Delaware
SZR Willowbrook LLC |  | Delaware
SZR Windsor Inc. |  | Ontario, Canada
SZR Yorba Linda LLC |  | Delaware
Tempe AL RE, L.P. |  | Delaware
The Arboretum I Limited Partnership |  | Wisconsin
The Arboretum II Limited Partnership |  | Wisconsin
The Ponds of Pembroke Limited Partnership |  | Illinois
The Terrace at South Meadows, LLC |  | Delaware
TLQ, Inc. |  | Massachusetts
Tucson AL RE, L.P. |  | Delaware
United Rehab Realty Holding, LLC |  | Delaware
University Medical Center Tamarac, LLC |  | Delaware
VCC Healthcare Fund, LLC |  | Delaware
Ventas Amberleigh, LLC |  | Delaware
Ventas AOC Operating Holdings, Inc. |  | Delaware
Ventas AOC Operating Holdings, LLC |  | Delaware
Ventas Arlington, LLC |  | Delaware
Ventas Bayshore Medical, LLC |  | Delaware
Ventas Broadway MOB, LLC |  | Delaware
Ventas Caley Ridge, LLC |  | Delaware
Ventas Capital Corporation |  | Delaware
Ventas Carlisle, LLC |  | Delaware
Ventas Carroll MOB, LLC |  | Delaware
Ventas Casper Holdings, LLC |  | Delaware
Ventas Center MOB, LLC |  | Delaware
Ventas Cooperatief U.A. |  | The Netherlands
Ventas Crown Pointe, LLC |  | Delaware
Ventas Dasco MOB Holdings, LLC |  | Delaware
Ventas Eagle Lake, LP |  | Delaware
Ventas EH Holdings, LLC |  | Delaware
Ventas Fairwood, LLC |  | Delaware
Ventas Framingham, LLC |  | Delaware
Ventas Garden Square of Casper, LLC |  | Delaware
Ventas Georgetowne, LLC |  | Delaware
Ventas Grantor Trust #1 |  | Delaware
Ventas Grantor Trust #2 |  | Delaware
Ventas Harrison, LLC |  | Delaware
Ventas Healthcare Properties, Inc. |  | Delaware
Ventas LHRET, LLC |  | Delaware
Ventas LP Realty, L.L.C. |  | Delaware
Ventas Mansion at Waterford, LLC |  | Delaware
Ventas MO Holdings, LLC |  | Delaware

10

Name |  | Jurisdiction of Organization or Formation
--- | --- | ---
Ventas MOB Holdings II, LLC |  | Delaware
Ventas MOB Holdings, LLC |  | Delaware
Ventas Nexcore Holdings, LLC |  | Delaware
Ventas of Vancouver Limited |  | Jersey
Ventas Pheasant Ridge, LLC |  | Delaware
Ventas Plaza MOB, LLC |  | Delaware
Ventas Provident, LLC |  | Delaware
Ventas Realty, Limited Partnership |  | Delaware
Ventas REIT US Holdings, LLC |  | Delaware
Ventas Rose Arbor, LLC |  | Delaware
Ventas Santa Barbara, LLC |  | Delaware
Ventas Senior Housing, LLC |  | Delaware
Ventas SL Holdings II, LLC |  | Delaware
Ventas SL I, LLC |  | Delaware
Ventas SL II, LLC |  | Delaware
Ventas SL III, LLC |  | Delaware
Ventas SSL Beacon Hill, Inc. |  | Ontario, Canada
Ventas SSL Holdings, Inc. |  | Delaware
Ventas SSL Holdings, LLC |  | Delaware
Ventas SSL Lynn Valley, Inc. |  | Ontario, Canada
Ventas SSL Nova Scotia I, Corp. |  | Nova Scotia
Ventas SSL Ontario II, Inc. |  | Ontario, Canada
Ventas SSL Ontario III, Inc. |  | Ontario, Canada
Ventas SSL Vancouver, Inc. |  | Ontario, Canada
Ventas SSL, Inc. |  | Delaware
Ventas TRS, LLC |  | Delaware
Ventas University MOB, LLC |  | Delaware
Ventas West Shores, LLC |  | Delaware
Ventas Western Holdings, LLC |  | Delaware
Ventas Whitehall Estates, LLC |  | Delaware
Ventas, Inc. |  | Delaware
Vernon Hills ACC, LLC |  | Delaware
VG Aventura MOB, LLC |  | Delaware
Victoria Court Realty, LLC |  | Maine
VSCRE Holdings, LLC |  | Delaware
VTCC Carroll MOB, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Ardsley, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Assisted Living Virginia Beach, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Assisted Living, Inc. |  | Delaware
VTR Avista MOB, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Bay Spring, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Baypoint Village, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Bayshore, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Bethlehem, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Briarcliff Manor, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Buckhead, LLC |  | Georgia
VTR Burlingame, LP |  | California
VTR CAGP, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Campana Del Rio, LLC |  | Delaware

11

Name |  | Jurisdiction of Organization or Formation
--- | --- | ---
VTR Canyon Springs, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Center City, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Chandler Villas, LP |  | California
VTR Cobre Valley MOB, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Covell, LLC |  | California
VTR Covell, LP |  | Delaware
VTR Crossgate, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Cutter Mill, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Daly City, LP |  | California
VTR Darien, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Deer Valley MOB II, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Deer Valley MOB III, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Deer Valley Parking, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Desert Samaritan, LLC |  | Delware
VTR DOB III MOB, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Eberle MOB, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Edwards MOB, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Elizabethtown, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Evergreen Woods, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Falmouth, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR FM Texas Holdings GP, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Forest Hills, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Forest Lake, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Forest Trace, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR FV, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Glen Cove, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Golden Creek, Inc. |  | Delaware
VTR Great Neck, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Greece, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Hearthstone East, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Hearthstone West, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Heritage LF, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Highland Crossing, LLC |  | Kentucky
VTR Hillcrest Inn GP, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Hillcrest Inn, LP |  | Delaware
VTR Hillsdale, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Hillsdale, LP |  | Delaware
VTR Hudson, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Huntington, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR II Acquisition LLC |  | Delaware
VTR III Acquisition LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Johnson Ferry, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Kennebunk, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Kew Gardens LLC |  | New York
VTR Kinghaven, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Lakewood, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Las Posas, LP |  | California
VTR Longmeadow Place, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Lynbrook, LLC |  | Delaware

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Name |  | Jurisdiction of Organization or Formation
--- | --- | ---
VTR Manresa , LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Manresa Business Trust |  | Maryland
VTR Marland Place II, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Marland Place III, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Marland Place, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Merrywood, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Mezz Guarantee LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Mezz II, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Mezz III, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Mezz LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Montego Heights, LP |  | California
VTR Nevada Assisted Living, Inc. |  | Nevada
VTR Newburgh, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Northeast Holdings, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Northport Development, LLC |  | New York
VTR Palm Desert, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Palm Desert, LP |  | Delaware
VTR Papago Medical Park, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Penfield, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Plainview, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Property Holdings Carrollton GP, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Property Holdings Carrollton, LP |  | Texas
VTR Property Holdings Copeland, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Property Holdings Cypresswood, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Property Holdings Grapevine, LP |  | Texas
VTR Property Holdings Richardson, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Property Holdings Westchase GP, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Property Holdings Westchase, LP |  | Texas
VTR Regency, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Retirement and Assisted Living Briarcliff, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Riverdale LLC |  | New York
VTR Roslyn, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Rye Brook, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Salisbury Business Trust |  | Maryland
VTR Salisbury, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Sandy, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Senior Living LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Shaker, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Sierra San Antonio Medical Plaza, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Sierra San Antonio Medical Plaza, LP |  | Delaware
VTR Springdale, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR SQ Holdings Corp. |  | Delaware
VTR SQ Interim Corp. |  | Delaware
VTR SQ, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR St. Matthews, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Stamford, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Stony Brook, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Stratford LLC |  | Connecticut
VTR Summit Hills, LLC |  | Delaware

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Name |  | Jurisdiction of Organization or Formation
--- | --- | ---
VTR Sunlake, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Sunnyvale, LP |  | California
VTR Sutton Terrace, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Swap II, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Swap LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Tanglewood LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Tanglewood Trace, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Texas Holdings GP II, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Texas Holdings GP, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Texas Holdings II, LP |  | Texas
VTR Texas Holdings, LP |  | Texas
VTR Thunderbird Paseo Medical Plaza, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Tinton Falls Corp. |  | New Jersey
VTR Valley Manor, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Valley View, LP |  | California
VTR Villa Campana, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Vistas Longmont, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Willow Glen, LP |  | Delaware
VTR Windsor Woods, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Woodbridge Place, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR-EMRTS Holdings, LLC |  | Delaware
VTRLTH MAB I, LLC |  | Delaware
VTRLTH MAB II, LLC |  | Delaware
WG 86th Street SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Alden Place, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Aquidneck Place SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Bay Spring SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Baypoint Village SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Bayshore SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Bayside Landing SH, LP |  | Delaware
WG Bethlehem SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Briarcliff Manor SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Buckhead SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Burlingame SH, LP |  | Delaware
WG Campana Del Rio SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Carrollton SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Center City SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Chandler Villas SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Chateau Gardens SH, LP |  | Delaware
WG Chateau San Juan SH, LP |  | Delaware
WG Collwood Knolls SH, LP |  | Delaware
WG Copeland SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Covell SH, LP |  | Delaware
WG Covina SH, LP |  | Delaware
WG Cranford SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Crossgate SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Crossroads Place, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Cutter Mill SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Cypresswood SH, LLC |  | Delaware

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Name |  | Jurisdiction of Organization or Formation
--- | --- | ---
WG Daly City SH, LP |  | Delaware
WG Darien SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Del Rey SH, LP |  | Delaware
WG Del Sol SH, LP |  | Delaware
WG Draper Place, LLC |  | Delaware
WG East Northport SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Eastlake SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG El Camino Gardens SH, LP |  | Delaware
WG Elizabethtown SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Encinitas SH, LP |  | Delaware
WG Evergreen Woods SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Falmouth SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Forest Hills SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Forest Lake SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Glen Cove SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Golden Creek SH, LP |  | Delaware
WG Grapevine SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Great Neck SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Greece SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Greenridge Place, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Guilderland SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Hacienda SH, LP |  | Delaware
WG Hamilton Heights Place, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Harborhill Place SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Hearthstone East SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Hearthstone West SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Heritage LF, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Highland Crossing SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Hillcrest Inn SH, LP |  | Delaware
WG Hillsdale SH, LP |  | Delaware
WG Hudson SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Huntington SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Johnson Ferry SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Kennebunk SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Kew Gardens SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Kinghaven SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Kingwood SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Lakewood SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Larson Place, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Las Posas SH, LP |  | Delaware
WG Lincoln Place SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Longmeadow Place SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Lynbrook SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Manresa SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Marina Place, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Marland Place SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Merrimack Place, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Merrywood SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Montego Heights SH, LP |  | Delaware

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Name |  | Jurisdiction of Organization or Formation
--- | --- | ---
WG Newburgh SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Palm Desert, Inc. |  | California
WG Penfield SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Plainview SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Rancho Park SH, LP |  | Delaware
WG Regency SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Richardson SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Riverdale SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Rye Brook SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Salisbury SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG San Pablo SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Sandy SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Seville SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Shaker SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG South Hills SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG South Setauket SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Springdale SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG St. Matthews SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Stamford SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Stony Brook SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Stratford SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Sugar Land SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Summit Hills SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Summit Ridge SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Sunlake SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Sunnyvale SH, LP |  | Delaware
WG Sutton Terrace SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Tamalpais Creek SH, LP |  | Delaware
WG Tanglewood SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Tanglewood Trace SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Tinton Falls SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Valley View SH, LP |  | Delaware
WG Virginia Beach SH, LLC |  | Delaware
VTR Vistas Longmont, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Westchase SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Weston Place SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Willow Glen SH, LP |  | Delaware
WG Willow Park SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Windsor Woods SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Woodbridge Place SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WG Woodlands SH, LLC |  | Delaware
WHC Limited Partnership |  | Wisconsin
Woodbriar Senior Living, LLC |  | Delaware
WWMLD Limited Liability Company |  | Wisconsin
Xenia Nominee LLC |  | Delaware
Xenia Nominee LP |  | Delaware

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Exhibit 21

SUBSIDIARIES OF VENTAS, INC. AS OF 02/09/2012