Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * McKnight James Reed Jr.	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ADVOCAT INC [ AVCA ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner __ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below) Chief Financial Officer
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 1621 GALLERIA BOULEVARD	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 3/12/2013
(Street) BRENTWOOD, TN 37027 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	3/12/2013		A		12500	A	$0.00   (1)	27500	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Dividend Equivalent Rights on 2012 Restricted Stock	(2)							(2)	(2)	Common Stock	305.86		305.86	D
2013 Restricted Stock Units	(3)	3/12/2013		A		1571.6		(4)	(4)	Common Stock	1571.6	(3)	1571.6	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Restricted stock grant that will vest in equal parts over the first three anniversaries of the date of grant.
( 2)	These dividend equivalent rights accrued on shares of restricted stock granted on December 10, 2012 and will vest as the underlying shares vest.
( 3)	Mr. McKnight elected to receive $6,695 of his cash bonus for 2012 in Restricted Stock Units under the terms of the Advocat Inc. 2008 Stock Purchase Plan for Key Personnel. Each Restricted Stock Unit is equal to one share.
( 4)	The 2013 Restricted Stock Units shall vest and be exercisable in full on the 2nd anniversary of their original Grant Date (03/12/2013).

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
McKnight James Reed Jr. 1621 GALLERIA BOULEVARD BRENTWOOD, TN 37027			Chief Financial Officer

Signatures
/s/ Jonathan D. Stanley, Attorney-In-Fact for James Reed McKnight, Jr.		3/13/2013
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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