ADVOCAT TO PRESENT AT THE JEFFERIES 2ND ANNUAL HEALTHCARE CONFERENCE

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. - (June 4, 2008) - Advocat Inc. (NASDAQ: AVCA) today announced  that William R. Council III, the Company’s CEO, will present at the Jefferies 2nd Annual Healthcare Conference to be held in New York City on June 24th-26th. The conference will showcase a diverse group of companies and industry experts in the areas of biotechnology, CROs, healthcare facilities & services, healthcare IT services, medical devices & diagnostics, pharmaceutical services and specialty pharmaceuticals. Mr. Council’s presentation is scheduled for June 24th at 9:30am ET (8:30 am CT). 

Management will discuss the company's market position and growth strategy followed by a breakout session.  A live webcast of the conference presentation also will be available.  To access the webcast, investors should visit Advocat’s web site: http://www.irinfo.com/avc.  For those unable to access the live webcast, a replay will be available until July 24, 2008 by accessing the web address listed above.

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.