8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 28, 2010 (July 26, 2010)
National Health Investors, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
001-10822	62-1470956
(Commission File No.)	(IRS Employer
	Identification Number)
222 Robert Rose Drive
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(615) 890-9100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Item 8.01.  Other Events.

On July 26, 2010, National Health Investors, Inc. issued a press release announcing the date of its second quarter earnings and the time and date of its upcoming conference call.  The press release is attached to this Current Report as Exhibit 99.

Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit Index

Number	Exhibit
99	HTML version of press release issued July 26, 2010, titled “National Health Investors Sets Second Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call Dates.”

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	National Health Investors, Inc.
	By:  /s/Roger R. Hopkins
	Name: Roger R. Hopkins
	Title: Chief Accounting Officer
Date: July 28, 2010

EX-99

Exhibit 99

Contact: Roger R. Hopkins, Chief Accounting Officer

Phone: (615) 890-9100

National Health Investors Sets Second Quarter Earnings Release

and Conference Call Dates

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- (July 26, 2010) National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE: NHI) announced today details for the release of its results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010.

NHI plans to issue its earnings release for the second quarter before the market opens on Wednesday, August 4, 2010, and will host a conference call on the same day at 10 a.m. ET. The number to call for this interactive teleconference is (212) 231-2906 with the confirmation number, 21476530.

The live broadcast of NHI's second quarter conference call will be available online at http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=70952 on Wednesday, August 4, 2010, at 10 a.m. ET. The online replay will follow shortly after the call and continue for approximately 90 days.

National Health Investors, Inc. is a healthcare real estate investment trust that specializes in the financing of healthcare real estate by purchase and leaseback transactions and by mortgage loans.  NHI's investments involve skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, independent living facilities, medical office buildings, an acute care hospital and an acute psychiatric hospital.  The common stock of the company trades on the New York Stock Exchange with the symbol NHI. Additional information about NHI, including its most recent press releases, may be obtained on NHI's web site at www.nhinvestors.com.

Statements in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. NHI cautions investors that any forward-looking statements may involve risks and uncertainties and are not guarantees of future performance. All forward-looking statements represent NHI's judgment as of the date of this release.  Investors are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by NHI in its periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the risk factors and other information disclosed in NHI's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the most recently ended fiscal year. Copies of these filings are available at no cost on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov or on NHI's web site at http://www.nhinvestors.com.