Exhibit 99.1

For release: November 4, 2021

Contact: Brian F. Kidd, SVP/Controller

Phone: (615) 890-2020

NHC Reports Third Quarter 2021 Earnings

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- National HealthCare Corporation (NYSE American: NHC), the nation's oldest publicly traded senior health care company, announced today net operating revenues and CARES Act income for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 totaled $276,737,000 compared to $250,626,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, an increase of 10.4%. The net operating revenues increase for the third quarter of 2021 was primarily driven by the June 2021 controlling equity interest acquisition of Caris Healthcare, a hospice provider with 28 agencies. The census in our skilled nursing facilities increased 90 basis points during the third quarter of 2021, when compared sequentially to the second quarter of 2021.

For the quarter ended September 30, 2021, the reported GAAP net loss attributable to NHC was $3,348,000 compared to net income attributable to NHC of $12,849,000 for the same period in 2020. The decrease in our reported GAAP earnings for the third quarter of 2021 is due to the unrealized losses in our marketable equity securities portfolio. Excluding the unrealized losses in our marketable equity securities portfolio and other non-GAAP adjustments, adjusted net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 was $14,884,000 compared to $13,475,000 for the same period in 2020, an increase of 10.5% ^(*). The GAAP diluted loss per share was $0.22 for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 compared to earnings per share of $0.84 for the same period in 2020. Adjusted diluted earnings per share were $0.96 and $0.88 for the quarters ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively ^(*).

(*) -          See the tables below that provide a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP items.

About NHC

NHC affiliates operate for themselves and third parties 75 skilled nursing facilities with 9,473 beds. NHC affiliates also operate 24 assisted living communities, five independent living communities, one behavioral health hospital, 34 homecare agencies, and 28 hospice agencies. NHC’s other services include Alzheimer’s and memory care units, pharmacy services, a rehabilitation services company, and providing management and accounting services to third party post-acute operators. Other information about the company can be found on our web site at www.nhccare.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Presentation

The Company is providing certain non-GAAP financial measures as the Company believes that these figures are helpful in allowing investors to more accurately assess the ongoing nature of the Company’s operations and measure the Company’s performance more consistently across periods. Therefore, the Company believes this information is meaningful in addition to the information contained in the GAAP presentation of financial information. The presentation of this additional non-GAAP financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. NHC cautions investors that any forward-looking statements made involve risks and uncertainties and are not guarantees of future performance. The risks and uncertainties are detailed from time to time in reports filed by NHC with the S.E.C., including Forms 8-K, 10-Q and 10-K, and include, among others, the following: liabilities and other claims asserted against us and patient care liabilities, as well as the resolution of current litigation; availability of insurance and assets for indemnification; national and local economic conditions; including their effect on the availability and cost of labor, utilities and materials; the effect of government regulations and changes in regulations governing the healthcare industry, including our compliance with such regulations; changes in Medicare and Medicaid payment levels and methodologies and the application of such methodologies by the government and its fiscal intermediaries; and other factors referenced or incorporated by reference in the S.E.C. filings. The risks included here are not exhaustive. All forward-looking statements represent NHC’s best judgment as of the date of this release.

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Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30						September 30
	2021			2020			2021			2020
	(unaudited)						(unaudited)
Revenues and grant income:
Net patient revenues	$	254,817		$	227,383		$	708,648		$	697,149
Other revenues		11,491			11,111			33,916			34,463
Government stimulus income		10,429			12,132			48,304			36,780
Net operating revenues and grant income		276,737			250,626			790,868			768,392
Costs and expenses:
Salaries, wages and benefits		159,305			151,564			461,239			455,947
Other operating		84,039			70,887			226,235			213,416
Facility rent		10,204			10,320			30,437			30,972
Depreciation and amortization		10,229			10,548			30,521			31,531
Interest		198			285			657			1,150
Total costs and expenses		263,975			243,604			749,089			733,016
Income from operations		12,762			7,022			41,779			35,376
Non-operating income		3,399			6,478			15,245			18,870
Gains on acquisitions of equity method investments		-			-			95,202			1,708
Unrealized losses on marketable equity securities		(23,797	)		(241	)		(23,227	)		(40,580	)
Income/(loss) before income taxes		(7,636	)		13,259			128,999			15,374
Income tax (provision)/benefit		4,090			(391	)		(5,907	)		(800	)
Net income/(loss)		(3,546	)		12,868			123,092			14,574
Net (income)/loss attributable to noncontrolling interest		198			(19	)		(290	)		(253	)
Net income/(loss) attributable to National HealthCare Corporation	$	(3,348	)	$	12,849		$	122,802		$	14,321
Net income/(loss) per common share
Basic	$	(0.22	)	$	0.84		$	8.00		$	0.94
Diluted	$	(0.22	)	$	0.84		$	7.97		$	0.93
Weighted average common shares outstanding
Basic		15,364,043			15,310,754			15,347,043			15,304,235
Diluted		15,434,438			15,371,311			15,414,683			15,368,775
Dividends declared per common share	$	0.52		$	0.52		$	1.56		$	1.56
Balance Sheet Data	Sept. 30			Dec. 31
(in thousands)	2021			2020
	(unaudited)
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities	$	254,945		$	323,445
Restricted cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities		176,356			158,162
Current assets		424,829			456,755
Property and equipment, net		522,019			520,318
Total assets		1,415,798			1,362,132
Current liabilities		257,670			281,228
NHC stockholders' equity		895,677			795,177

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Selected Operating Statistics
	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30				September 30
	2021		2020		2021		2020
	(unaudited)				(unaudited)
Skilled Nursing Per Diems:
Medicare	$	523.98	$	521.50	$	528.60	$	513.29
Managed Care		404.43		413.11		406.32		405.68
Medicaid		231.39		218.21		225.68		209.43
Private Pay and Other		257.13		248.76		254.03		249.34
Average Skilled Nursing Per Diem	$	295.40	$	288.51	$	297.04	$	281.68
Skilled Nursing Patient Days:
Medicare		87,534		94,158		271,024		290,597
Managed Care		57,486		53,319		183,593		165,544
Medicaid		315,979		320,734		895,955		998,456
Private Pay and Other		158,011		151,841		439,225		485,025
Total Skilled Nursing Patient Days		619,010		620,052		1,789,797		1,939,622

The tables below provide reconciliations of GAAP to non-GAAP items (in thousands, except per share amounts):
	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30						September 30
	2021			2020			2021			2020
	(unaudited)						(unaudited)
Net income/(loss) attributable to National Healthcare Corporation	$	(3,348	)	$	12,849		$	122,802		$	14,321
Non-GAAP adjustments
Unrealized losses on marketable equity securities		23,797			241			23,227			40,580
Operating results for newly opened facilities not at full capacity (1)		115			87			480			401
Gains on acquisitions of equity method investments		-			-			(95,202	)		(1,707	)
Stock-based compensation expense		726			518			1,905			1,807
Income tax (benefit)/provision on non-GAAP adjustments		(6,406	)		(220	)		(6,369	)		(10,681	)
Non-GAAP Net income	$	14,884		$	13,475		$	46,843		$	44,721
GAAP diluted earnings/(loss) per share	$	(0.22	)	$	0.84		$	7.97		$	0.93
Non-GAAP adjustments
Unrealized losses on marketable equity securities		1.14			0.01			1.12			1.95
Operating results for newly opened facilities not at full capacity (1)		0.01			0.01			0.02			0.02
Gains on acquisitions of equity method investments		-			-			(6.16	)		(0.08	)
Stock-based compensation expense		0.03			0.02			0.09			0.09
Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share	$	0.96		$	0.88		$	3.04		$	2.91

⁽¹⁾ The newly opened facilities not at full capacity for the 2021 period presented consist of operations opened from 2019 through 2021.  The newly opened facilities for the 2020 period presented consist of operations opened from 2018 through 2020.  For both of the periods presented, one memory care facility was opened during these years.

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