EXHIBIT 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Directors
Ventas, Inc.:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement of Form S-8 of Ventas, Inc. 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.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Philadelphia Pennsylvania
July 14, 2005