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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20459
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                                    FORM 8-K

                 CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                        Date of report: October 31, 2005
                        (Date of earliest event reported)


                              LTC PROPERTIES, INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


            Maryland                       1-11314                71-0720518
(State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission file number)     (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                               Identification No)


                     22917 Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 350
                            Malibu, California 90265
                    (Address of principal executive offices)


                                 (805) 981-8655
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


Check  the  appropriate  box  below  if the  Form  8-K  filing  is  intended  to
simultaneously  satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
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Item 2.02. -- Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On November 1, 2005, LTC Properties,  Inc.  announced the operating  results for
the third  quarter  ended  September  30, 2005.  A copy of the press  release is
furnished  as  Exhibit  99.1 to this  Form  8-K and is  incorporated  herein  by
reference.  Such  information  shall not be deemed  "filed" for the  purposes of
Section  18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934,  as  amended,  and is not
incorporated by reference into any filing of the company, whether made before or
after the date hereof,  regardless of any general incorporation language in such
filing.


Item 5.02  Departure of Director or Principal  Officers;  Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers

(c) (1) On October 31, 2005, the Board of Directors  elected Wendy Simpson,  who
is 56 years old, as the registrant's  President and Chief Operating Officer. Ms.
Simpson remains the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the registrant.

(c) (2) Ms. Simpson has been Vice Chairman  since April 2000,  Vice Chairman and
Chief Financial  Officer since July 2000 and a Director of the registrant  since
1995.

(c) (3) The Amended and Restated  Employment  Agreement of Wendy  Simpson  dated
March 9, 2004,  (incorporated  by reference  to Exhibit 10.1 to LTC  Properties,
Inc.'s  Form 10-Q for the  quarter  ended  March  31,  2004)  remains  valid and
unchanged.


Item 9.01. -- Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired.

None.

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information

None.

(c) Exhibits.

99.1     Press Release issued November 1, 2005.





                                    SIGNATURE


Pursuant to the  requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange
Act of 1934,  the  Registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

                                       LTC PROPERTIES, INC.



Dated:  November 1, 2005               By:  /s/  WENDY L. SIMPSON
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                                            Wendy L. Simpson
                                            President, COO, CFO and Treasurer