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EXHIBIT 32.1
CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
I, George L. Chapman, the Chief Executive Officer of Health Care
REIT, Inc. (the “Company”), certify, pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(18 U.S.C. Section 1350), that (i) the Annual
Report on
Form 10-K
for the Company for the year ended December 31, 2010 (the
“Report”), fully complies with the requirements of
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 and (ii) the information contained in the Report
fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial
condition and results of operations of the Company.
/s/ George
L. Chapman
George L. Chapman,
Chief Executive Officer
Date: February 25, 2011
A signed original of this written statement required by
Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be
retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and
Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.