ADVOCAT TO PRESENT AT THIRD ANNUAL SANDERS MORRIS HARRIS INVESTOR GROWTH CONFERENCE

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – (October 23, 2007) – Advocat Inc. (NASDAQ: AVCA) today announced that William R. Council III, the Company’s CEO, will present at the Sanders Morris Harris Investor Growth Conference to be held in New York City at the New York Palace Hotel on November 8^th and 9^th. With more than 400 institutional investors in attendance, the conference will feature presentations from more than 70 leading United States and United Kingdom small- and mid-cap companies representing a diverse group of industries including energy, healthcare, environmental, business services, consumer, financial services, and converging media & technology. Mr. Council’s presentation is scheduled for November 8, 2007 at 11:00am ET (10:00 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: www.irinfo.com/avc.  For those unable to access the live webcast, a replay will be available for 90 days by accessing the web address listed above.  The conference website is located at http://www.smhcapital.com/events/IGC2007.html

Advocat provides long term care services to nursing home patients in 8 southern states. The Company has 49 skilled nursing centers containing 5,671 licensed nursing beds.