Welltower is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. is a real estate investment trust (REIT). Co.'s operating segments include: Seniors Housing Operating, which includes seniors apartments, assisted living, independent living/continuing care retirement communities, independent supportive living communities (Canada), care homes with and without nursing (U.K.) and combinations thereof that are owned and/or operated through the REIT Investment Diversification and Empowerment Act of 2007 structures; and Triple-net, which includes the property types described as in Seniors Housing Operating as well as long-term/post-acute care facilities.