MURFREESBORO, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE:NHI) announced today it will pay
its third quarter dividend of $.735 per common share to shareholders of
record on September 30, 2013 and payable on November 8, 2013.
National Health Investors, Inc. is a healthcare real estate investment
trust specializing in financing healthcare real estate by purchase and
leaseback transactions, RIDEA transactions and by mortgage loans. NHI's
investments include assisted living, senior living campuses, independent
living, skilled nursing facilities, medical office buildings, and
hospitals. Find additional information about NHI at www.nhireit.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. Investors are
urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by
NHI in its periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including the risk factors and other information disclosed
in NHI's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the most recently ended fiscal
year. Copies of these filings are available at no cost on the SEC's
website at http://www.sec.gov or
on NHI's website at http://www.nhireit.com.

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