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| Business/Consolidation And Basis Of Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract] | |||
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Advocat Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, “Advocat” or the “Company”) provides long-term care services to nursing center patients in eight states, primarily in the Southeast and Southwest. The Company’s centers provide a range of health care services to their patients and residents. In addition to the nursing, personal care and social services usually provided in long-term care centers, the Company’s nursing centers offer a variety of comprehensive rehabilitation services as well as nutritional support services. As of March 31, 2012, the Company’s continuing operations consist of 47 nursing centers with 5,445 licensed nursing beds, including 90 beds at our recently opened West Virginia nursing center. This new nursing center is licensed to operate by the state of West Virginia and has limited its number of patients while it completes the Medicare and Medicaid certification process. The Company owns 9 and leases 38 of its nursing centers. The Company’s continuing operations include centers in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.
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