POWER OF ATTORNEY


            KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints Michael Sherman, Michael Berg and Thomas DiVittorio,
each of Genesis Healthcare, Inc., a corporation having its principal office
located at 101 East State Street Kennett Square, PA 19348, as lawful
attorneys-in-fact, solely for the following purposes, and hereby confers upon
such attorneys-in-fact full power and authority to perform each and all of the
following acts in the name of and on behalf of the undersigned.

            (1) To prepare, execute and file with the United States Securities
and Exchange Commission on behalf of the undersigned those filings required
pursuant to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 in connection with
the undersigned's beneficial ownership of securities of the Company and to
receive any notice given to the undersigned in connection therewith; and

            (2) To take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection
with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorneys-in-fact, may be of
benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it
being understood that the documents executed by such attorneys-in-fact on behalf
of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and
shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorneys-in-fact may approve in
such attorneys-in-fact's discretion.

            The undersigned hereby grants to the attorneys-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights
and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorneys-in-fact, or such attorneys-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the
rights and powers herein granted.

            IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of
Attorney to be executed as of this 6th day of February, 2015.


                                             By:   /s/ James H. Bloem
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                                             Name: James H. Bloem