EXHIBIT 99.1

CONTACT: Abdo H. Khoury

Chief Financial and Portfolio Officer

(949) 718-4400

NHP ANNOUNCES CLOSE OF CASH TENDER OFFER

FOR MEDIUM-TERM NOTES

(NEWPORT BEACH, California, August 24, 2005)…Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. (NYSE: NHP) announced today the closing of its cash tender offer (the “Offers”) for the outstanding notes set forth in the table below. The tender offer expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Thursday, August 18, 2005. The table below also sets forth the principal amount of notes for which the Company has received tender offers as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date.

CUSIP No.	Coupon	Maturity Date	Amount Tendered
63861 QAS7	7.230%	11/8/2006	$5,600,000
63861 QBJ6	7.900%	11/20/2006	$13,000,000
63861 QAT5	7.060%	12/5/2006	$12,175,000
63861 QAU2	7.390%	2/5/2007	$0
63861 QAV0	7.420%	2/5/2007	$20,000,000
63861 QAW8	7.600%	5/10/2007	$20,000,000
63861 QAX6	7.280%	6/18/2007	$28,000,000
63861 QBB3	6.720%	1/22/2008	$0
63861 QBS6	9.750%	3/20/2008	$15,000,000
63861 QBA5	6.690%	1/15/2009	$0
63861 QBM9	7.810%	2/9/2009	$0
62861 QBN7	7.920%	3/18/2009	$18,000,000
63861 QBP2	8.550%	6/5/2009	$0

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J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. acted as the Dealer Manager for the tender offer. “We are pleased with the results of the tender offer, which improves our fixed charge coverage ratio by significantly lowering the interest costs on $131,775,000 of our debt,” stated Abdo H. Khoury, NHP’s Chief Financial and Portfolio Officer.

NHP expects to incur a one time charge to be recognized in the third quarter of 2005 in the amount of $8,600,000 as a result of the premiums paid for the tendered notes and the write off of unamortized deferred financing costs associated with the notes tendered.

Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. is a real estate investment trust that invests in senior housing and long-term care facilities. The Company has investments in 426 facilities in 39 states. For more information on Nationwide Health Properties, Inc., visit our website at http://www.nhp-reit.com.

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