Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
ANDREWS R BRUCE
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NATIONWIDE HEALTH PROPERTIES INC [NHP] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
610 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 1150		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/30/2008
(Street)

NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 05/30/2008   M   4,863 A $ 20.5625 164,700 D  
Common Stock 05/30/2008   M   6,956 A $ 14.375 171,656 D  
Common Stock 05/30/2008   M   6,722 A $ 14.875 178,378 D  
Common Stock 05/30/2008   M   5,102 A $ 19.6 183,480 D  
Common Stock 05/30/2008   M   7,042 A $ 14.2 190,522 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options - Right to Buy $ 20.5625 05/30/2008   M     4,863 01/22/2000(1) 01/22/2009 Common Stock 4,863 $ 0 45,137 D  
Stock Options - Right to Buy $ 14.375 05/30/2008   M     6,956 01/20/2001(2) 01/20/2010 Common Stock 6,956 $ 0 43,044 D  
Stock Options - Right to Buy $ 14.875 05/30/2008   M     6,722 01/19/2002(3) 01/19/2011 Common Stock 6,722 $ 0 43,278 D  
Stock Options - Right to Buy $ 19.6 05/30/2008   M     5,102 01/21/2003(4) 01/21/2012 Common Stock 5,102 $ 0 44,898 D  
Stock Options - Right to Buy $ 14.2 05/30/2008   M     7,042 01/28/2004(5) 01/28/2013 Common Stock 7,042 $ 0 42,958 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
ANDREWS R BRUCE
610 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE
SUITE 1150
NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660		   X      

Signatures

 /s/ R. Bruce Andrews   06/03/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The options became exercisable in three tranches on January 22, 2000, January 22, 2001 and January 22, 2002.
(2) The options became exercisable in three tranches on January 20, 2001, January 20, 2002 and January 20, 2003.
(3) The options became exercisable in three tranches on January 19, 2002, January 19, 2003 and January 19, 2004.
(4) The options became exercisable in three tranches on January 21, 2003, January 21, 2004 and January 21, 2005.
(5) The options became exercisable in three tranches on January 28, 2004, January 28, 2005 and January 28, 2006.

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