Ventas Inc. (VTR) , a leading healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT), recently signed a 'new LTAC lease' agreement with Kindred Healthcare Inc. (KND) to lease 10 long-term acute care hospitals (LTACs), comprising 1,066 licensed hospital beds. HCP INC (HCP): Free Stock Analysis Report KINDRED HLTHCR (KND): Free Stock Analysis Report VENTAS INC (VTR): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The lease agreement bears an initial term of 10 years and includes annual CPI-based escalations ranging from 0-4%.