Advocat to Announce Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results On Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Conference Call Scheduled for Thursday, August 7, 200 At 9:00 a.m. CT, 10:00 a.m. ET


BRENTWOOD, Tenn., July 24, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Advocat Inc. (Nasdaq:AVCA) today announced that it is scheduled to report financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2008, on Wednesday, August 6, 2008 after the market closes.

Advocat will hold a conference call at 9:00 a.m. CT, 10:00 a.m. ET, on Thursday, August 7, 2008. The call will consist of remarks from management as well as a question and answer session.

To participate in the Company's conference call, dial 888-713-4199 (domestic) or 617-213-4861 (international) and enter passcode 84224324. A live broadcast of the conference call will also be available on the Internet at the Company's web site, www.irinfo.com/avc, as well as www.earnings.com and www.streetevents.com.

Please use the following link to pre-register and view important information about this conference call. Pre-registering is not mandatory but is recommended as it will provide you immediate entry into the call and will facilitate the timely start of the call. Pre-registration takes only a few minutes and you may pre-register at any time, including up to and after the call start time. To pre-register please go to: https://www.theconferencingservice.com/prereg/key.process?key=PGJHAG38H.

A replay of the conference call will be accessible two hours after its completion through August 14, 2008 by dialing 888-286-8010 (domestic) or 617-801-6888 (international) and entering passcode 23916347.

Advocat provides long-term care services to patients in 50 skilled nursing centers containing 5,773 licensed nursing beds, primarily in the Southeast and Southwest. For additional information about the Company, visit Advocat's web site: http://www.irinfo.com/avc.



            

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