EXHIBIT 99.1


ADVOCAT INC.
277 MALLORY STATION ROAD, SUITE 130
FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE  37067
(615) 771-7575                                                      NEWS RELEASE

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Contact: William R. Council, III
         Chief Executive Officer


                   ADVOCAT EXTENDS MATURITIES ON CERTAIN DEBT

FRANKLIN, Tenn. - (May 26, 2005) - Advocat Inc. (NASDAQ OTC: AVCA) today
announced that it executed an agreement to extend the maturities of certain
borrowings from a commercial mortgage lender. Under terms of the agreement, the
lender has agreed to extend the maturity dates of mortgage indebtedness with an
aggregate outstanding balance of approximately $23.6 million to April 1, 2006.
The interest rate and other terms of the indebtedness did not change.


         Forward-looking statements made in this release involve a number of
risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to, uncertainty regarding the
Company's ability to restructure or refinance its debt, the impact of
under-insured professional liability claims, the accuracy of the Company's
estimate of its anticipated professional liability expense, factors affecting
the long-term care industry in general, governmental reimbursement, government
regulation, health care reforms, the impact of future licensing surveys,
changing economic and market conditions and other risk factors detailed in the
Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. The Company has provided
additional information in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2004, as well as in other filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, which readers are encouraged to review for further
disclosure of other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Advocat Inc. is not
responsible for updating the information contained in this press release beyond
the published date, or for changes made to this document by wire services or
Internet services.

         Advocat Inc. provides long-term care services to nursing home patients
and residents of assisted living facilities in nine states, primarily in the
Southeast.

     For additional information about the Company, visit Advocat's web site:
                            http://www.irinfo.com/avc