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National Health Investors Raises First Quarter Dividend

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  Published in Stocks and Investing on Thursday, February 17th 2011 at 3:40 GMT by Market Wire
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MURFREESBORO, Tenn.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE:NHI) announced today that it will pay a first quarter dividend of $.615 per common share to shareholders of record on March 31, 2011 and payable on May 10, 2011. This represents an annualized dividend of $2.46 per share, an increase of 4.2% over the total dividends of $2.36 per share for 2010.

National Health Investors, Inc. is a healthcare real estate investment trust that specializes in the financing of healthcare real estate by purchase and leaseback transactions and by mortgage loans. NHIa™s investments involve skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, independent living facilities, medical office buildings, an acute psychiatric hospital, an acute care hospital and a transitional rehabilitation center. The common stock of the company trades on the New York Stock Exchange with the symbol NHI. Additional information about NHI, including its most recent press releases, may be obtained on NHI's website 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. 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 NHIa™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 web site at [ http://www.sec.gov ] or on NHIa™s web site at [ http://www.nhinvestors.com ].