Advocat to Announce First Quarter Financial Results on Thursday, May 11, 2006

   Conference call scheduled for Monday, May 15, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. CT, 11:00 a.m. ET

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – (April 28, 2006) – Advocat Inc. (NASDAQ OTC: AVCA) today announced that it is scheduled to report financial results for its first quarter ended
March 31, 2006, on Thursday, May 11, 2006 after the market closes. 

Advocat will hold a conference call at 10:00 a.m. CT, 11:00 a.m. ET, on Monday, May 15, 2006.  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 866-356-4123 (domestic) or 617-597-5393 (international) and enter passcode 87804276.  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. 

A replay of the conference call will be accessible two hours after its completion through
May 22, 2006 by dialing (617) 801-6888 and entering passcode 48208703.

Advocat Inc. provides long-term care services to nursing home patients in eight states, primarily in the Southeast.