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NHI Reports Second Quarter Results

August 7, 2009

MURFREESBORO, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE:NHI) announced today its funds from operations ("FFO") and net income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009.

Second Quarter Highlights:

    --  FFO increased from $16,716,000 to $17,326,000 or 3.7% compared to the
        same period in 2008
    --  Net income increased from $14,793,000 to $15,415,000 or 4.2% compared to
        the same period in 2008
    --  Invested $43.7 million in three skilled nursing facilities and a
        mortgage note receivable and committed to purchase a fourth skilled
        nursing facility in August 2009 for $15.8 million

FFO for the three months ended June 30, 2009 was $17,326,000 or $0.63 per basic and diluted common share compared to $16,716,000 or $0.60 per basic and diluted common share for the same period in 2008 an increase of 3.7%. Net income for the three months ended June 30, 2009 was $15,415,000 or $0.55 per basic and diluted common share compared to net income of $14,793,000 or $0.53 per basic and diluted common share for the same period in 2008, an increase of 4.2%.

During the second quarter, NHI invested $39.8 million in the purchase of three skilled nursing facilities in Texas and committed to purchase a fourth facility for $15.8 million in August 2009, which it has done. NHI also invested $3.9 million in a discounted mortgage note receivable.

FFO for the six months ended June 30, 2009 was $34,304,000 or $1.24 per basic and diluted common share compared to $32,041,000 or $1.15 per basic and diluted common share for the same period in 2008, an increase of 7.1%. Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2009 was $30,464,000 or $1.10 per basic and diluted common share, compared to $28,192,000 or $1.02 per basic and $1.01 per diluted common share for the same period in 2008, an increase of 8.1%.

National Health Investors, Inc. is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that specializes in the financing of health care real estate by first mortgage and by purchase and leaseback transactions. The common stock of the company trades on the New York Stock Exchange with the symbol NHI. Additional information including NHI's most recent press releases may be obtained on NHI's web site at www.nhinvestors.com.

Statements in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. NHI cautions investors that any forward-looking statements may involve risks and uncertainties and are not guarantees of future performance. All forward-looking statements represent NHI's judgment as of the date of this release.

Condensed Statements of Income

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

                   Three months ended             Six months ended

                   June 30, 2009  June 30, 2008   June 30, 2009   June 30, 2008

Revenues:

Rental income      $ 13,487       $ 13,835        $ 27,516        $ 26,797

Mortgage interest    2,590          2,417           4,503           4,814
income

                     16,077         16,252          32,019          31,611

Expenses:

Interest expense     24             80              62              185

Depreciation         1,942          2,004           3,892           4,011

Amortization of      4              4               8               8
loan costs

Legal expense        485            597             936             731

Franchise, excise    139            194             414             417
and other taxes

General and          1,257          341             2,845           1,788
administrative

Loan and realty
losses               -              -               (640       )    -
(recoveries)

                     3,851          3,220           7,517           7,140

Income Before
Non-Operating        12,226         13,032          24,502          24,471
Income

Non-operating
income
(investment          1,700          1,785           3,872           3,763
interest and
other)

Income From
Continuing           13,926         14,817          29,016          28,234
Operations

Discontinued
Operations

Income from
operations -         1,489          (24        )    2,090           (42        )
discontinued

Net income         $ 15,415       $ 14,793        $ 30,464        $ 28,192

Weighted average
common shares
outstanding:

Basic                27,578,000     27,753,051      27,576,272      27,741,868

Diluted              27,592,050     27,777,291      27,587,139      27,781,858

Earnings per
share:

Basic:

Income from
continuing         $ 0.50         $ 0.53          $ 1.03          $ 1.02
operations

Discontinued         0.05           -               0.07            -
operations

Net income
available to       $ 0.55         $ 0.53          $ 1.10          $ 1.02
common
stockholders

Diluted:

Income from
continuing         $ 0.50         $ 0.53          $ 1.03          $ 1.01
operations

Discontinued         0.05           -               0.07            -
operations

Net income
available to       $ 0.55         $ 0.53          $ 1.10          $ 1.01
common
stockholders

Funds from         $ 17,326       $ 16,716        $ 34,304        $ 32,041
operations

Funds from
operations per
common share

Basic              $ 0.63         $ 0.60          $ 1.24          $ 1.15

Diluted            $ 0.63         $ 0.60          $ 1.24          $ 1.15

Quarterly
dividend declared  $ 0.55         $ 0.55          $ 1.10          $ 1.10
per common share

In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 144, the
results of operations for facilities sold, including the gain or loss on such
sales, have been reported in the current and prior periods as discontinued
operations.



Selected Balance Sheet Data

(in thousands)

                                     June 30, 2009  December 31, 2008

Real estate properties, net          $ 217,956      $ 181,332

Mortgages receivable, net              105,745        108,640

Preferred stock investment, at cost    38,132         38,132

Cash and cash equivalents              65,254         100,242

Marketable securities                  23,726         26,594

Bonds payable                          2,762          3,987

Stockholders' equity                   430,424        429,615



Reconciliation of Funds From Operations(1)(2)

The following table reconciles net income to funds from operations available to
common stockholders:

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

                      Three months ended            Six months ended

                      June 30, 2009  June 30, 2008  June 30, 2009  June 30, 2008

Net income            $ 15,415       $ 14,793       $ 30,464       $ 28,192

Elimination of
non-cash items in
net income:

 Real estate            1,911          1,910          3,840          3,823
 depreciation

 Real estate
 depreciation in        -              13             -              26
 discontinued
 operations

Funds from            $ 17,326       $ 16,716       $ 34,304       $ 32,041
operations

Basic funds from      $ 0.63         $ 0.60         $ 1.24         $ 1.15
operations per share

Diluted funds from    $ 0.63         $ 0.60         $ 1.24         $ 1.15
operations per share

Shares for basic
funds from              27,578,000     27,753,051     27,576,272     27,741,868
operations per share

Shares for diluted
funds from              27,592,050     27,777,291     27,587,139     27,781,858
operations per share

 (1) Management believes that funds from operations (FFO) is an important
 supplemental measure of operating performance for a real estate investment
 trust. Because the historical cost accounting convention used for real estate
 assets requires straight-line depreciation (except on land), such accounting
 presentation implies that the value of real estate assets diminishes
 predictably over time. Since real estate values instead have historically risen
 and fallen with market conditions, presentations of operating results for a
 real estate investment trust that uses historical cost accounting for
 depreciation could be less informative, and should be supplemented with a
 measure such as FFO. The term FFO was designed by the real estate investment
 trust industry to address this issue. Our measure may not be comparable to
 similarly titled measures used by other REITs. Consequently, our funds from
 operations may not provide a meaningful measure of our performance as compared
 to that of other REITs. Since other REITs may not use our definition of FFO,
 caution should be exercised when comparing our Company's FFO to that of other
 REITs. FFO does not represent cash generated from operating activities in
 accordance with GAAP (funds from operations does not include changes in
 operating assets and liabilities) and therefore should not be considered an
 alternative to net earnings as an indication of operating performance, or to
 net cash flow from operating activities as determined by GAAP in the United
 States, as a measure of liquidity and is not necessarily indicative of cash
 available to fund cash needs.

 (2) Our computations above are intended to comply with the SEC's interpretation
 that recurring impairments taken on real property may not be added back to net
 income in the calculation of FFO. The SEC's position is that recurring
 impairments on real property are not an appropriate adjustment.



National Health Investors, Inc.

Investments in Real Estate (excluding corporate office) and Mortgage Notes
Receivable

June 30, 2009

Portfolio Statistics                          Investment

                                  Properties  Percentage      Investment

 Real Estate Properties           75          67.3  %         $ 217,166,000

 Mortgages and Notes Receivables  50          32.7  %           105,745,000

 Total Real Estate Portfolio      121         100.0 %         $ 322,911,000

Real Estate Properties            Properties  Beds            Investment

 Long Term Care Centers           52          7,158           $ 139,450,000

 Assisted Living Facilities       14          1,141             55,280,000

 Medical Office Buildings         4           124,427 sq.ft.    8,938,000

 Independent Living Facilities    4           456               7,354,000

 Hospitals                        1           55                6,144,000

 Total Real Estate Properties     75                          $ 217,166,000

Mortgage Notes Receivables        Properties  Beds            Investment

 Long Term Care Centers           32          3,481           $ 98,193,000

 Assisted Living                  1           70              $ 3,911,000

 Developmentally Disabled         17          108               3,641,000

 Total Mortgage Notes Receivable  50          3,659             105,745,000

 Total Real Estate Portfolio      125                         $ 322,911,000

Summary of Facilities by Type:

                                              Investment

                                  Properties  Percentage      Investment

 Long Term Care Centers           84          73.6  %         $ 237,643,000

 Assisted Living Facilities       15          18.3  %           59,191,000

 Medical Office Buildings         4           2.8   %           8,938,000

 Independent Living Facilities    4           2.3   %           7,354,000

 Hospitals                        1           1.9   %           6,144,000

 Developmentally Disabled         17          1.1   %           3,641,000

 Total Real Estate Portfolio      125         100.0 %         $ 322,911,000

Portfolio by Operator Type

                                              Investment

                                  Properties  Percentage      Investment

 Public                           65          27.9  %         $ 90,356,000

 Regional                         51          62.7  %           202,351,000

 Small Operator                   9           9.4   %           30,204,000

                                  125         100.0 %         $ 322,911,000



Public Operators

                                               Investment

                                 Investment    Percentage

 National HealthCare Corp.       $ 55,269,000  17.0%

 Sunrise Senior Living, Inc.     12,122,000    3.8%

 Community Health Systems, Inc.  11,520,000    3.6%

 Sun Healthcare Group, Inc.      7,804,000     2.4%

 Res-Care, Inc.                  3,641,000     1.1%

 Total Public Operators          $ 90,356,000  27.9%



National Health Investors, Inc. Summary of Facilities by State June 30, 2009

                                                                                        Percent

                     Asst.        Independent             Dev.           Investment     Total

                LTC  Living  MOB  Living       Hospitals  Disab.  Total  Amount         Portfolio

 Texas          11   -       2    -            -          -       13       86,426,000   26.8  %

 Florida        11   4       1    -            -          14      30     $ 70,372,000   21.8  %

 Tennessee      20   3       -    2            -          3       28       25,287,000   7.8   %

 Missouri       8    -       -    1            -          -       9        19,977,000   6.2   %

 Arizona        1    4       -    -            -          -       5        16,644,000   5.1   %

 Virginia       7    -       -    -            -          -       7        15,989,000   4.9   %

 Massachusetts  4    -       -    -            -          -       4        13,939,000   4.3   %

 Kansas         5    -       -    -            -          -       5        13,297,000   4.1   %

 New Jersey     -    1       -    -            -          -       1        12,122,000   3.8   %

 South          4    1       -    -            -          -       5        10,335,000   3.2   %
 Carolina

 New Hampshire  3    -       -    -            -          -       3        8,463,000    2.6   %

 Georgia        5    -       -    -            -          -       5        7,282,000    2.3   %

 Kentucky       2    -       -    -            1          -       3        6,959,000    2.2   %

 Idaho          1    -       -    1            -          -       2        4,740,000    1.5   %

 Pennsylvania   -    1       -    -            -          -       1        4,020,000    1.2   %

 Minnesota      -    1       -    -            -          -       1        3,911,000    1.2   %

 Alabama        2    -       -    -            -          -       2        1,810,000    0.6   %

 Illinois       -    -       1    -            -          -       1        1,338,000    0.4   %

                84   15      4    4            1          17      125    $ 322,911,000  100.0 %



    Source: National Health Investors, Inc.
Contact: National Health Investors, Inc. Roger R. Hopkins, Chief Accounting Officer, 615-890-9100