Renewal Notice to Lessor




			
	

	 	Exhibit 10.1

 Writer’s Direct Dial No. (502) 596-7485 
 Writer’s Fax No. (502) 596-4026 
 Email: Gregory_Miller@Kindredhealthcare.com 
  

			
	April 30, 2009	 	Hand Delivered

 Ventas Realty, Limited Partnership 
 c/o Ventas, Inc. 
 10350 Ormsby Park Place 
 Suite 300 
 Louisville, KY 40223 
 Attn: Lease Administration 
 Ventas, Inc. 
 Ventas
Realty, Limited Partnership 
 c/o Ventas, Inc. 
 10350 Ormsby
Park Place 
 Suite 300 
 Louisville, KY 40223 
 Attn: General Counsel 
  

			
	Re:	  	Second Amended and Restated Master Lease Agreements Nos. 1 – 4 dated as of April 27, 2007 between Ventas Realty, Limited Partnership (“Lessor”) and Kindred Healthcare,
Inc. and Kindred Healthcare Operating, Inc. (collectively “Tenant”), as amended (the “Master Leases”)

 Dear Gentlemen: 
 Pursuant to Section 19.1 of the Master Leases, Tenant hereby gives this renewal notice to Lessor, effective as of the date hereof, exercising Tenant’s first five-year renewal option for all Renewal Groups,
as defined in the Master Leases, expiring April 30, 2010, as listed in Exhibit A, attached hereto. 
 If you have any questions or
concerns, please feel free to contact the undersigned at (502) 596-7485. 
  

	
	Sincerely,
	
	 /s/ Gregory C. Miller

	Gregory C. Miller
	Senior Vice President of Development and Financial Planning


 Enclosure 







 SCHEDULE A 
 RENEWAL GROUPS 
  

													
	 ML
	  	 Facility
 ID
	  	 Name
	  	 City
	  	 State
	  	 Lease
 Expiration
 Date
	  	 Renewal
Group

	1	  	113	  	Southwood Health & Rehab Center	  	Terre Haute	  	IN	  	April 30, 2010	  	6
	1	  	127	  	Northwest Continuum Care Center	  	Longview	  	WA	  	April 30, 2010	  	6
	1	  	165	  	Rainier Vista Care Center	  	Puyallup	  	WA	  	April 30, 2010	  	6
	1	  	191	  	Silas Creek Manor	  	Winston-Salem	  	NC	  	April 30, 2010	  	6
	1	  	452	  	Sunnyside Care Center	  	Salem	  	OR	  	April 30, 2010	  	6
	1	  	560	  	Franklin Woods Health Care Center	  	Columbus	  	OH	  	April 30, 2010	  	6
	1	  	572	  	Winchester Place Nursing & Rehab Center	  	Canal Winchester	  	OH	  	April 30, 2010	  	6
	1	  	769	  	North Ridge Med. & Rehab Center	  	Manitowoc	  	WI	  	April 30, 2010	  	6
	1	  	775	  	Sheridan Medical Complex	  	Kenosha	  	WI	  	April 30, 2010	  	6
	1	  	776	  	Woodstock Health & Rehab Center	  	Kenosha	  	WI	  	April 30, 2010	  	6
	1	  	868	  	Lebanon County Manor	  	Lebanon	  	OH	  	April 30, 2010	  	6
	1	  	884	  	Masters Health Care Center	  	Algood	  	TN	  	April 30, 2010	  	6
	1	  	4637	  	Kindred Hospital Chicago North Campus	  	Chicago	  	IL	  	April 30, 2010	  	6
	1	  	4690	  	Kindred Hospital Chicago Northlake Campus	  	Northlake	  	IL	  	April 30, 2010	  	6
	1	  	501	  	Blue Hills Alzheimer’s Care Center	  	Stoughton	  	MA	  	April 30, 2010	  	7
	1	  	516	  	Hammersmith House Nursing Care Center	  	Saugus	  	MA	  	April 30, 2010	  	7
	1	  	518	  	Timberlyn Heights Nursing & Alzheimer’s Center	  	Great Barrington	  	MA	  	April 30, 2010	  	7
	1	  	537	  	Quincy Rehab & Nursing Center	  	Quincy	  	MA	  	April 30, 2010	  	7
	1	  	567	  	Nutmeg Pavilion Healthcare	  	New London	  	CT	  	April 30, 2010	  	7
	1	  	573	  	Eagle Pond Rehab & Living Center	  	South Dennis	  	MA	  	April 30, 2010	  	7
	1	  	581	  	Blueberry Hill Healthcare	  	Beverly	  	MA	  	April 30, 2010	  	7
	1	  	593	  	Hanover Terrace Healthcare	  	Hanover	  	NH	  	April 30, 2010	  	7
	1	  	4602	  	Kindred Hospital So. Florida Coral Gables Campus	  	Coral Gables	  	FL	  	April 30, 2010	  	7
	1	  	4652	  	Kindred Hospital North Florida	  	Green Cove Springs	  	FL	  	April 30, 2010	  	7
	1	  	150	  	Nob Hill Healthcare Center	  	San Francisco	  	CA	  	April 30, 2010	  	8
	1	  	218	  	Cascade Rehab & Care Center	  	Caldwell	  	ID	  	April 30, 2010	  	8
	1	  	221	  	Lewiston Rehab & Care Center	  	Lewiston	  	ID	  	April 30, 2010	  	8
	1	  	335	  	Lawton Healthcare Center	  	San Francisco	  	CA	  	April 30, 2010	  	8
	1	  	409	  	Mountain Valley Care & Rehab	  	Kellogg	  	ID	  	April 30, 2010	  	8
	1	  	433	  	Parkview Acres Care & Rehab Center	  	Dillon	  	MT	  	April 30, 2010	  	8
	1	  	441	  	Mountain Towers Healthcare & Rehab	  	Cheyenne	  	WY	  	April 30, 2010	  	8
	1	  	745	  	Aurora Care Center	  	Aurora	  	CO	  	April 30, 2010	  	8
	1	  	4656	  	Kindred Hospital Phoenix	  	Phoenix	  	AZ	  	April 30, 2010	  	8
	1	  	4848	  	Kindred Hospital San Diego	  	San Diego	  	CA	  	April 30, 2010	  	8
	1	  	137	  	Sunnybrook Healthcare & Rehab Specialists	  	Raleigh	  	NC	  	April 30, 2010	  	9
	1	  	188	  	Cypress Pointe Rehab & HC Center	  	Wilmington	  	NC	  	April 30, 2010	  	9
	1	  	198	  	Harrington House Nursing & Rehab Center	  	Walpole	  	MA	  	April 30, 2010	  	9
	1	  	588	  	Walden Rehab & Nursing Center	  	Concord	  	MA	  	April 30, 2010	  	9
	1	  	660	  	Savannah Specialty Care Center	  	Savannah	  	GA	  	April 30, 2010	  	9
	1	  	707	  	Rehab & Nursing Center of Monroe	  	Monroe	  	NC	  	April 30, 2010	  	9
	1	  	825	  	Nansemond Point Rehab & HC Center	  	Suffolk	  	VA	  	April 30, 2010	  	9
	1	  	829	  	River Pointe Rehab & HC Center	  	Virginia Beach	  	VA	  	April 30, 2010	  	9
	1	  	4628	  	Kindred Hospital Chattanooga	  	Chattanooga	  	TN	  	April 30, 2010	  	9
	1	  	4680	  	Kindred Hospital St. Louis	  	St Louis	  	MO	  	April 30, 2010	  	9
	2	  	111	  	Rolling Hills Health Care Center	  	New Albany	  	IN	  	April 30, 2010	  	4
	2	  	223	  	Weiser Rehab & Care Center	  	Weiser	  	ID	  	April 30, 2010	  	4
	2	  	282	  	Maple Manor Healthcare Center	  	Greenville	  	KY	  	April 30, 2010	  	4
	2	  	294	  	Windsor Estates Health & Rehab Center	  	Kokomo	  	IN	  	April 30, 2010	  	4
	2	  	706	  	Guardian Care of Henderson	  	Henderson	  	NC	  	April 30, 2010	  	4
	2	  	726	  	Guardian Care of Elizabeth City	  	Elizabeth City	  	NC	  	April 30, 2010	  	4
	2	  	780	  	Columbus Health & Rehab Center	  	Columbus	  	IN	  	April 30, 2010	  	4
	2	  	4654	  	Kindred Hospital Houston NW Campus	  	Houston	  	TX	  	April 30, 2010	  	4
	2	  	168	  	Lakewood Healthcare Center	  	Lakewood	  	WA	  	April 30, 2010	  	5









													
	2	  	289	  	San Luis Medical & Rehab Center	  	Green Bay	  	WI	  	April 30, 2010	  	5
	2	  	634	  	Cambridge Health & Rehab Center	  	Cambridge	  	OH	  	April 30, 2010	  	5
	2	  	743	  	Desert Life Rehab & Care Center	  	Tucson	  	AZ	  	April 30, 2010	  	5
	2	  	744	  	Cherry Hills Health Care Center	  	Englewood	  	CO	  	April 30, 2010	  	5
	2	  	766	  	Colonial Manor Medical & Rehab Center	  	Wausau	  	WI	  	April 30, 2010	  	5
	2	  	4653	  	Kindred Hospital Tarrant County Ft Worth SW Campus	  	Ft. Worth	  	TX	  	April 30, 2010	  	5
	2	  	4668	  	Kindred Hospital Ft. Worth	  	Ft. Worth	  	TX	  	April 30, 2010	  	5
	2	  	508	  	Crawford Skilled Nursing & Rehab Center	  	Fall River	  	MA	  	April 30, 2010	  	6
	2	  	532	  	Hillcrest Nursing Center	  	Fitchburg	  	MA	  	April 30, 2010	  	6
	2	  	534	  	Country Gardens Skilled. Nursing & Rehab	  	Swansea	  	MA	  	April 30, 2010	  	6
	2	  	584	  	Franklin Skilled. Nursing & Rehab Center	  	Franklin	  	MA	  	April 30, 2010	  	6
	2	  	1228	  	Lafayette Nursing & Rehab Center	  	Fayetteville	  	GA	  	April 30, 2010	  	6
	2	  	4674	  	Kindred Hospital Central Tampa	  	Tampa	  	FL	  	April 30, 2010	  	6
	3	  	116	  	Pettigrew Rehab & Healthcare Center	  	Durham	  	NC	  	April 30, 2010	  	4
	3	  	143	  	Raleigh Rehab & Healthcare Center	  	Raleigh	  	NC	  	April 30, 2010	  	4
	3	  	269	  	Meadowvale Health & Rehab Center	  	Bluffton	  	IN	  	April 30, 2010	  	4
	3	  	281	  	Riverside Manor Health Care	  	Calhoun	  	KY	  	April 30, 2010	  	4
	3	  	307	  	Lincoln Nursing Center	  	Lincolnton	  	NC	  	April 30, 2010	  	4
	3	  	554	  	Westgate Manor	  	Bangor	  	ME	  	April 30, 2010	  	4
	3	  	563	  	Camelot Nursing & Rehab Center	  	New London	  	CT	  	April 30, 2010	  	4
	3	  	568	  	Parkway Pavilion Healthcare	  	Enfield	  	CT	  	April 30, 2010	  	4
	3	  	587	  	River Terrace Healthcare	  	Lancaster	  	MA	  	April 30, 2010	  	4
	3	  	694	  	Wedgewood Healthcare Center	  	Clarksville	  	IN	  	April 30, 2010	  	4
	3	  	713	  	Guardian Care of Zebulon	  	Zebulon	  	NC	  	April 30, 2010	  	4
	3	  	773	  	Mt. Carmel Med. & Rehab Center	  	Burlington	  	WI	  	April 30, 2010	  	4
	3	  	774	  	Mt. Carmel Health & Rehab Center	  	Milwaukee	  	WI	  	April 30, 2010	  	4
	3	  	782	  	Danville Center for Health & Rehab	  	Danville	  	KY	  	April 30, 2010	  	4
	3	  	1237	  	Wyomissing Nursing & Rehab Center	  	Reading	  	PA	  	April 30, 2010	  	4
	3	  	4635	  	Kindred Hospital San Antonio	  	San Antonio	  	TX	  	April 30, 2010	  	4
	3	  	4647	  	Kindred Hospital Las Vegas Sahara	  	Las Vegas	  	NV	  	April 30, 2010	  	4
	3	  	4660	  	Kindred Hospital Mansfield	  	Mansfield	  	TX	  	April 30, 2010	  	4
	3	  	4662	  	Kindred Hospital Greensboro	  	Greensboro	  	NC	  	April 30, 2010	  	4
	3	  	4673	  	Kindred Hospital Boston North Shore	  	Peabody	  	MA	  	April 30, 2010	  	4
	4	  	503	  	Brigham Manor Nursing & Rehab Center	  	Newburyport	  	MA	  	April 30, 2010	  	3
	4	  	517	  	Oakwood Rehab & Nursing Center	  	Webster	  	MA	  	April 30, 2010	  	3
	4	  	542	  	Den-Mar Rehab & Nursing Center	  	Rockport	  	MA	  	April 30, 2010	  	3
	4	  	559	  	Birchwood Terrace Healthcare	  	Burlington	  	VT	  	April 30, 2010	  	3
	4	  	570	  	Pickerington Nursing & Rehab Center	  	Pickerington	  	OH	  	April 30, 2010	  	3
	4	  	571	  	Logan Health Care Center	  	Logan	  	OH	  	April 30, 2010	  	3
	4	  	723	  	Guardian Care of Rocky Mount	  	Rocky Mount	  	NC	  	April 30, 2010	  	3
	4	  	791	  	Whitesburg Gardens Health Care Center	  	Huntsville	  	AL	  	April 30, 2010	  	3
	4	  	1221	  	Courtland Gardens Health Center Inc.	  	Stamford	  	CT	  	April 30, 2010	  	3
	4	  	1231	  	Oak Hill Nursing & Rehab Center	  	Pawtucket	  	RI	  	April 30, 2010	  	3
	4	  	4614	  	Kindred Hospital Philadelphia	  	Philadelphia	  	PA	  	April 30, 2010	  	3
	4	  	4666	  	Kindred Hospital New Orleans	  	New Orleans	  	LA	  	April 30, 2010	  	3
	4	  	4871	  	Kindred Hospital Chicago Lakeshore Campus	  	Chicago	  	IL	  	April 30, 2010	  	3
	4	  	131	  	Harrison Health and Rehabilitation Center	  	Corydon	  	IN	  	April 30, 2010	  	5
	4	  	213	  	Wildwood Healthcare Center	  	Indianapolis	  	IN	  	April 30, 2010	  	5
	4	  	277	  	Rosewood Health Care Center	  	Bowling Green	  	KY	  	April 30, 2010	  	5
	4	  	290	  	Bremen Health Care Center	  	Bremen	  	IN	  	April 30, 2010	  	5
	4	  	765	  	Eastview Medical & Rehab Center	  	Antigo	  	WI	  	April 30, 2010	  	5
	4	  	785	  	Hillcrest Health Care Center	  	Owensboro	  	KY	  	April 30, 2010	  	5
	4	  	787	  	Woodland Terrace Health Care Facility.	  	Elizabethtown	  	KY	  	April 30, 2010	  	5
	4	  	864	  	Harrodsburg Health Care Center	  	Harrodsburg	  	KY	  	April 30, 2010	  	5
	4	  	4664	  	Kindred Hospital Albuquerque	  	Albuquerque	  	NM	  	April 30, 2010	  	5
	4	  	4665	  	Kindred Hospital Denver	  	Denver	  	CO	  	April 30, 2010	  	5