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): November 24, 2010 (November 24, 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

The Company is furnishing its current brochure entitled “A Platform for Growth” for general distribution and for meetings with institutional investors as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit Index

Number	Exhibit
99.1	2010 “A Platform for Growth” presentation in HTML format, for period ended September 2010.
99.2	2010 “A Platform for Growth” presentation in PDF format, for period ended September 2010.

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: November 24, 2010

EX-99

A PLATFORM FOR GROWTH

SEPTEMBER 2010

WWW.NHIREIT.COM

HIGHLIGHTS

STRATEGY

ACQUISTIONS

2009 through September 2010

GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSIFICATION

REVENUE BY INVESTMENT TYPE

TENANT CONCENTRATION

 

LARGEST TENANT – NHC

NHI CAPITALIZATION & LIQUIDITY

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

FFO RECONCILIATION