Exhibit 99.1

For release: May 9, 2025

Contact: Brian F. Kidd, SVP/CFO

Phone: (615) 890-2020

NHC Reports First Quarter 2025 Earnings

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- National HealthCare Corporation (NYSE American: NHC), the nation's oldest publicly traded senior health care company, announced today net operating revenues for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 totaled $373,697,000 compared to $297,176,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, an increase of 25.7%. The increase in net operating revenues for the first quarter of 2025 compared to the first quarter of 2024 was due to an 8.5% increase in same-facility net operating revenues, as well as the August 1, 2024 acquisition of White Oak Management, Inc. (“White Oak”). The White Oak operations consist of 22 healthcare operations, which include 15 skilled nursing facilities, two assisted living facilities, four independent living facilities, and a long-term care pharmacy.

For the quarter ended March 31, 2025, the reported GAAP net income attributable to NHC was $32,205,000 compared to $26,213,000 for the same period in 2024. Excluding the unrealized gains in our marketable equity securities portfolio and other non-GAAP adjustments, adjusted net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 was $24,838,000 compared to $15,386,000 for the same period in 2024, an increase of 61.4% ^(*). The GAAP diluted earnings per share were $2.07 and $1.69 for the quarters ending March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Adjusted diluted earnings per share were $1.59 and $0.99 for the quarters ending March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively ^(*).

(*) -          See the tables below that provide a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP items.

About NHC

NHC affiliates operate for themselves and third parties 80 skilled nursing facilities with 10,329 beds. NHC affiliates also operate 26 assisted living communities with 1,413 units, nine independent living communities with 777 units, three behavioral health hospitals, 34 homecare agencies, and 33 hospice agencies. NHC’s other services include Alzheimer’s and memory care units, pharmacy services, a rehabilitation services company, and providing management and accounting services to third party post-acute operators. Other information about the company can be found on our web site at www.nhccare.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Presentation

The Company is providing certain non-GAAP financial measures as the Company believes that these figures are helpful in allowing investors to more accurately assess the ongoing nature of the Company’s operations and measure the Company’s performance more consistently across periods. Therefore, the Company believes this information is meaningful in addition to the information contained in the GAAP presentation of financial information. The presentation of this additional non-GAAP financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. NHC cautions investors that any forward-looking statements made involve risks and uncertainties and are not guarantees of future performance. The risks and uncertainties are detailed from time to time in reports filed by NHC with the S.E.C., including Forms 8-K, 10-Q, and 10-K. All forward-looking statements represent NHC’s best judgment as of the date of this release.

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