Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.

18500 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 550

Irvine, California 92612

October 27, 2011

VIA EDGAR

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Attn: Tom Kluck, Branch Chief

Re:	Request for Effectiveness for
	Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.
	Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-177144)

Dear Mr. Kluck:

Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. (the “Registrant”) hereby respectfully requests that the effectiveness of the above-referenced Registration Statement be accelerated to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on October 31, 2011, or as soon thereafter as practicable.

The Registrant acknowledges that:

• should the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing of the Registration Statement effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing;

• the action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does not relieve the Registrant from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and

• the Registrant may not assert staff comments and the declaration of effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.

If you have any questions or comments regarding the foregoing, please do not hesitate to contact me at (888) 393-8248.

Very truly yours,
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.
By:	/s/ Harold W. Andrews, Jr.
	Name:	Harold W. Andrews, Jr.
	Title:	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary