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EXHIBIT 31.1

LTC PROPERTIES, INC.

ANNUAL CERTIFICATION

PURSUANT TO § 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY
ACT OF 2002

I, Andre C. Dimitriadis, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on
Form 10-K of LTC Properties, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this annual report
does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit
to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made,
in light of the circumstances under which such statements were
made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
annual report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial
statements, and other financial information included in this
annual report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual
report;

4. The registrants other certifying
officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act
Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:



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| | a) designed such disclosure controls and
    procedures to ensure that material information relating to the
    registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made
    known to us by others within those entities, particularly during
    the period in which this annual report is being prepared;
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| | b) evaluated the effectiveness of the
    registrants disclosure controls and procedures as of a
    date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this annual
    report (or Evaluation Date); and                                                                                                         
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| | c) presented in this annual report our
    conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls
    and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;                                                                                                                                

5. The registrants other certifying
officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent
evaluation, to the registrants auditors and the audit
committee of registrants board of directors (or persons
performing the equivalent function):



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| | a) all significant deficiencies in the design or
    operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the
    registrants ability to record, process, summarize and
    report financial data and have identified for the
    registrants auditors any material weaknesses in internal
    controls; and
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| | b) any fraud, whether or not material, that
    involves management or other employees who have a significant
    role in the registrants internal controls; and                                                                                                                                                    

6. The registrants other certifying
officers and I have indicated in this annual report whether or
not there were significant changes in internal controls or in
other factors that could significantly affect internal controls
subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including
any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies
and material weaknesses.



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| | /s/ ANDRE C. DIMITRIADIS                           
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| | Andre C. Dimitriadis                               
| | Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive
    Officer

Date: March 12, 2004

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