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)
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                                February 2, 2005

                                  ADVOCAT INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


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


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

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


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


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Item 8.01.  Other Events.

         On February 2, 2005, Advocat Inc. (the "Company") announced the sale of
two of its facilities in Texas. A press release dated February 2, 2005,
announcing the sale of the facilities is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

         (c) Exhibits

                  Number   Exhibit
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                  99.1     News Release dated February 2, 2005.






                                   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 thereunto duly authorized.


                                                       ADVOCAT INC.



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

Date:    February 2, 2005







EXHIBIT INDEX
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Number   Exhibit
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99.1     News Release dated February 2, 2005.

EX-99.1

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

   Advocat Sells Two Texas Facilities; Proceeds Used to Reduce Debt

    FRANKLIN, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 2, 2005--Advocat Inc.
(NASDAQ OTC: AVCA) today announced that it sold two facilities in
Texas effective February 1, 2005. The proceeds from the transaction
will be used to reduce debt. The Company expects to record no material
gain or loss on the facility transactions.
    "The sale of the two facilities in Texas completes our plan of
eliminating underperforming facilities in that state," noted William
R. Council, III, Chief Executive Officer of Advocat. "In addition to
the two facilities that we sold, a lease for three facilities in Texas
expired on December 1, 2004, and operations at those facilities were
ceased at that time. These facilities had low occupancy rates and were
operated at a loss.
    "We have five remaining facilities in Texas that are good
performers and have higher occupancy rates. We plan to focus our
attention on these facilities to further improve their clinical,
operational and financial performance," concluded Mr. Council.
    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, 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. 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

    CONTACT: Advocat Inc., Franklin
             William R. Council, III, 615-771-7575