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Exhibit 23.3

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors
Ventas, Inc.:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Amendment No. 1 to the registration statement on Form S-4 of Ventas, Inc. and related prospectus of our report dated March 9, 2005, with respect to the consolidated balance sheet of Provident Senior Living Trust and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2004, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders' equity, and cash flows for the period from March 1, 2004 (inception) to December 31, 2004 and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the registration statement.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
September 7, 2005

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