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)
March 12, 2008 (March 12, 2008)

ADVOCAT INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-12996	62-1559667
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(Employer Identification Number)

277 Mallory Station Road, Suite 130, Franklin, Tennessee 37067
(Address of principal executive offices)

(615) 771-7575
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory arrangements of Certain Officers.

     Effective March 12, 2008 Advocat Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Chad A McCurdy as a new Director. Mr. McCurdy has not been appointed to any of the committees of the board of directors at this time. The Board may consider adding him to certain committees in the near future. Mr. McCurdy does not have any related party transactions with the Company. The following is a brief description of Mr. McCurdy’s business experience:

     Mr. McCurdy (age 39) is the Managing Partner of Marlin Capital Partners, LLC. Marlin Capital Partners currently owns approximately 297,600 shares of the Company’s common stock. Mr. McCurdy has been a Principal at Institutional Equities an institutional brokerage and money management firm since 2004. Prior to that, Mr. McCurdy was a broker with First Dallas Securities from 2003 through 2004. Mr. McCurdy is a graduate of Southern Methodist University, Cox School of Business.

     A press release dated March 12, 2008 is attached to this Report.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (c) Exhibits

Number	Exhibit
99.1	Press release March 12, 2008

SIGNATURES

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

ADVOCAT INC.
By:	/s/ L. Glynn Riddle, Jr.
	L. Glynn Riddle, Jr.
	Chief Financial Officer

Date: March 12, 2008

EXHIBIT INDEX

Number	Exhibit
99.1	Press Release dated March 12, 2008.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Company Contact:	Investor Relations:
William R. Council, III President and CEO (615) 771-7575	Cameron Associates Rodney O’Connor (212) 554-5470

Advocat Announces New Director

BRENTWOOD, Tenn., (March 12, 2008) — Advocat Inc. (NASDAQ: AVCA) today announced the appointment of Chad A. McCurdy as a new Director of the Company. With the appointment of Mr. McCurdy, Advocat’s Board of Directors increases to six members.

Commenting on the appointment, Chief Executive Officer William R. Council, III said, “We are extremely pleased to add Chad McCurdy to Advocat’s Board of Directors. He has excellent experience in finance and capital markets and is a Managing Partner in Marlin Capital Partners LLC a significant investor in Advocat. We look forward to his counsel on our Board of Directors.”

Mr. McCurdy is the Managing Partner of Marlin Capital Partners, LLC and has been a Principal at Institutional Equities an institutional brokerage and money management firm since 2004. Prior to that, Mr. McCurdy was a broker with First Dallas Securities from 2003 through 2004. Mr. McCurdy is a graduate of Southern Methodist University, Cox School of Business.

Advocat provides long term care services to patients in 50 skilled nursing centers containing 5,773 licensed nursing beds, primarily in the Southeast and Southwest. For additional information about the Company, visit Advocat’s web site: http://www.irinfo.com/avc.

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