Ventas (NYSE:VTR) (NYSE: VTR) is a premier real estate investment trust (REIT) specializing in properties for the healthcare sector. The company’s core focus areas include seniors housing communities, medical office buildings, life science and innovation campuses, and skilled nursing facilities. Through long-term operating leases, sales-leasebacks and joint ventures, Ventas provides capital solutions to best-in-class operators and developers, enabling them to deliver quality care and services.
With a diversified portfolio spanning the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, Ventas partners with leading healthcare and senior living providers to support growing demand for modern, amenity-rich environments. The company’s assets range from independent living and assisted living communities to state-of-the-art research hubs and outpatient medical campuses. Ventas’ geographically balanced footprint helps mitigate local market fluctuations while serving a broad demographic of seniors, patients and medical professionals.
Since its founding in 1998, Ventas has grown through disciplined acquisitions, strategic dispositions and value-creating joint ventures. The company has established a reputation for proactive portfolio management—optimizing asset performance, redeploying capital into high-growth subsectors and nurturing long-term operator relationships. Over the years, Ventas has refined its investment approach to emphasize sustainable building practices, innovative design and patient-centric environments that meet evolving regulatory standards and demographic trends.
Led by Chair and Chief Executive Officer Debra Cafaro, Ventas is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Under her leadership, the company has cultivated a strong corporate culture marked by governance rigor, financial discipline and a focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives. Ventas continues to leverage its healthcare real estate expertise to support the changing needs of aging populations and the expansion of medical research and care delivery networks.
