FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF NHP/PMB L.P

Exhibit 10.29(b)

FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE

AMENDED AND RESTATED

AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

OF

NHP/PMB L.P.

This FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF NHP/PMB L.P., dated as of May 12, 2008 (this “ Amendment ”), is being executed by NHP/PMB GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ General Partner ”), as the general partner of NHP/PMB L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Partnership ”). Capitalized terms used, but not otherwise defined herein, shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Partnership Agreement (as defined below).

WHEREAS, the General Partner, the Limited Partners and Nationwide Health Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation (for the sole purpose of agreeing to the provisions of Article XVI thereof) entered into that certain Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of NHP/PMB L.P., dated as of April 1, 2008 (the “ Partnership Agreement ”);

WHEREAS, the Partners intended that certain distributions payable to the Partners for each Partnership Unit under the Partnership Agreement be prorated for the applicable period based upon the number of days during such period that such Partnership Unit was outstanding, but the Partnership Agreement inadvertently omitted to set forth the manner in which such proration would be determined; and

WHEREAS, the General Partner has proposed this amendment of the Partnership Agreement to address such intended proration of certain distributions, and Limited Partners holding a majority of the outstanding Class A Partnership Units (or their attorney-in-fact) held by all Limited Partners have approved or consented to it pursuant to Section 14.2 of the Partnership Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: