AdCare Health Systems Refinances Two Properties, Reduces Interest Expense

ATLANTA, Oct. 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- AdCare Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE MKT: ADK), (NYSE MKT: ADK.PRA), a leading long-term care provider, today announced that, as part of its ongoing strategic plan to transition from an owner and operator of healthcare facilities to a healthcare property holding and leasing company, it has closed credit facility agreements securing long-term financing for two properties: Woodland Manor Property Holdings, LLC ("Woodland"),(the Eaglewood Care Center), a 99-bed skilled nursing facility located in Springfield, Ohio, and H&R Property Holdings, LLC ("Glenvue"), (Glenvue Health and Rehabilitation Center), a 134-bed skilled nursing facility located in Glennville, Georgia. As a result of the transactions, AdCare received net cash proceeds of approximately $2.5 million.

"The refinancing of these two properties completes another step in our plan to transition to a healthcare property holding and leasing company," commented David Tenwick, AdCare's Chairman, Interim Chief Executive Officer and President. "These transactions secure the long-term financing of the associated properties, while also delivering significant interest savings to reduce the total cost to operate the facilities. As we transition our portfolio, we continue to seek opportunities to improve profitability, drive shareholder returns and increase the appeal of our facilities to potential operators."

Under the terms of the Woodland agreement, the lender provided a principal amount of $5.7 million for a 30-year, secured credit facility with an annual interest rate of 3.75%, with all amounts insured by the United States Housing and Urban Development Department ("HUD"). Under the terms of the Glenvue agreement, the lender provides a principal amount of $8.8 million for a 30-year, secured credit facility with an annual interest rate of 3.75% with all amounts insured by HUD. Both loans, under HUD rules, are subject to an annual insurance cost of one-half percent.

About AdCare Health Systems

AdCare Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE MKT: ADK) (NYSE MKT:  ADK.PRA) is a recognized provider of senior living and health care facility management. AdCare owns and manages long-term care facilities and retirement communities, and since the Company's inception in 1988, its mission has been to provide the highest quality of healthcare services to the elderly through its operating subsidiaries, including a broad range of skilled nursing and sub-acute care services. The Company has implemented a strategic plan pursuant to which, through a series of leasing transactions, it will transition from an owner and operator of healthcare facilities to a healthcare property holding and leasing company. For more information about AdCare, visit www.adcarehealth.com.

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Such forward-looking statements reflect management's beliefs and assumptions and are based upon information currently available to management and involve known and unknown risks, results, performance or achievements of AdCare, which may differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Such factors are identified in the public filings made by AdCare with the Securities and Exchange Commission and include, among others, AdCare's ability to secure lines of credit and/or an acquisition credit facility, AdCare's ability to refinance its current debt on more favorable terms, AdCare's ability to expand its borrowing arrangement with certain existing lenders, AdCare's ability to raise equity capital, AdCare's ability to improve operating results, changes in the health care industry because of political and economic influences, changes in regulations governing the health care industry, changes in reimbursement levels including those under the Medicare and Medicaid programs and changes in the competitive marketplace. There is no assurance that such factors or other factors will not affect the accuracy of such forward-looking statements. Except where required by law, AdCare undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release.

In addition, each facility mentioned in this press release is operated by a separate, wholly owned, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. References to the consolidated Company and its assets and activities, as well as the use of terms such as "we," "us," "our," and similar verbiage, is not meant to imply that AdCare Health Systems, Inc. has direct operating assets, employees or revenue or that any of the facilities, the home health business or other related businesses are operated by the same entity.

SOURCE AdCare Health Systems, Inc.