Exhibit 99.1

Advocat Inc. Announces Extension of Agreement to Sell Assisted Living
                               Facility

    BRENTWOOD, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 1, 2006--Advocat Inc.
(OTCBB:AVCA) today announced it has extended its previously announced
agreement to sell one assisted living facility in North Carolina.
    The Company's one remaining assisted living facility in North
Carolina is under contract to sell for approximately $4 million. This
sale is subject to customary contingencies, including the purchaser
obtaining financing and completing due diligence. This sale was
initially expected to close in the second quarter, but the closing
date has been extended to allow the purchaser more time to complete
due diligence. The sale is now expected to close by the end of the
third quarter of 2006, although no assurances can be given that the
sale will be completed.

    Advocat Inc. provides long-term care services to nursing home
patients in eight states, primarily in the Southeast. The Company has
43 centers containing 4,505 licensed nursing beds.

    Forward-Looking Statements

    Forward-looking statements made in this release involve a number
of risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to, uncertainty
regarding our ability to complete the described transaction, the
ability to restructure the remaining debt, changes in governmental
reimbursement, government regulation and health care reforms, the
increased cost of borrowing under our credit agreements, covenant
waivers from our lenders, possible amendments to our credit
agreements, ability to control ultimate professional liability costs,
the accuracy of our estimate of our anticipated professional liability
expense, the impact of future licensing surveys, the outcome of
regulatory proceedings alleging violations of laws and regulations
governing quality of care or violations of other laws and regulations
applicable to our business, changing economic conditions as well as
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,
2005, 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.

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

    CONTACT: Advocat Inc.
             William R. Council, III, 615-771-7575
             or
             Investor Relations:
             Cameron Associates
             Rodney O'Connor, 212-554-5470