POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR SECTION 16 FILINGS

       The undersigned does hereby make, constitute and appoint Thomas J. DeRosa
and Matthew McQueen, and each of  them acting individually, her true and  lawful
attorneys for the purposes hereinafter set forth.

       References in this Power of Attorney to "attorney-in-fact" are to each of
the  persons named  above and  to the  person or  persons substituted  hereunder
pursuant to the power of substitution granted herein.

       The undersigned hereby grants to the attorney-in-fact, for the
undersigned and in her name, place and stead the power to:

(1)    prepare and submit to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
       (the  "SEC")  a Form  ID,  including amendments  thereto,  and any  other
       documents necessary  or  appropriate  to  obtain  codes,  passwords,  and
       passphrases enabling the undersigned to make electronic filings with  the
       SEC of  reports required by Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange  Act
       of 1934 or any rule or regulation of the SEC;

(2)    execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
       capacity as an officer and/or director of Welltower Inc. (the "Company"),
       Forms 3,  4, and 5 in   accordance with Section 16(a)  of the  Securities
       Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

(3)    do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
       which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form
       3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and
       file such form with the SEC and any stock exchange or similar  authority;
       and

(4)    take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
       foregoing  which, in  the opinion  of such  attorney-in-fact, may  be  of
       benefit  to,  in  the  best interest  of,  or  legally  required by,  the
       undersigned,  it being  understood that  the documents  executed by  such
       attorney-in-fact on behalf of the  undersigned pursuant to this Power  of
       Attorney  shall  be  in  such  form  and  shall  contain  such  terms and
       conditions  as   such  attorney-in-fact  may  approve   in  such attorney
       -in-fact's discretion.

       The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and  authority  to  do  and  perform any  and  every  act  and  thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the  rights
and  powers  herein  granted,  as  fully to  all  intents  and  purposes  as the
undersigned  might  or  could  do if  personally  present,  with  full power  of
substitution  or  revocation,  hereby ratifying  and  confirming  all that  such
attorney-in-fact, or  such attorney-in-fact's  substitute or  substitutes, shall
lawfully do or  cause to be  done by virtue  of this Power  of Attorney and  the
rights  and  powers  herein  granted.  The  undersigned  acknowledges  that  the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in  such capacity at the request  of the
undersigned,  are  not  assuming,  nor  is  the  Company  assuming,  any  of the
undersigned's  responsibilities  to comply  with  Section 16  of  the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.

       This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to  the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the  Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned  in a signed writing delivered to  the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed as of this 1st day of August, 2016.

                                         By:   /s/ Mercedes T. Kerr
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                                         Name: Mercedes T. Kerr