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