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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:3.067px; font-size:14pt" align=center><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:3.067px; font-size:14pt" align=center><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=580 colspan=2><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:3.067px; font-size:14pt" align=center><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:2.6px; font-size:12pt" align=center>CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT</P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=580 colspan=2><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center>TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE</P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=580 colspan=2><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center>SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:2.4px; font-size:11pt" align=center>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 15, 2012 (February 15, 2012)</P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=580 colspan=2><P style="margin:0px; font-size:14pt" align=center><B><U>National Health Investors, Inc. </U></B></P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=288><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center><U>001-10822 </U></P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=288><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center>(Commission File No.)</P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=580 colspan=2><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center>222 Robert Rose Drive</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-size:11pt; page-break-before:always">Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:41.533px; font-size:11pt">The Company is furnishing its Supplemental Information for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2011, which is also contained on its website (<FONT style="color:#0000FF"><U>www.nhireit.com</U></FONT>). &nbsp;See Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-size:11pt">Item 9.01. &nbsp;&nbsp;Financial Statements and Exhibits.</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-size:11pt" align=center>Exhibit Index</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:2.4px; font-size:11pt">99.1 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:2.4px; font-size:11pt">Supplemental Information for the three months and year ended December 31, 2011, dated February 15, 2012, in HTML format</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:41.533px; font-size:11pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</P>
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</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; border-right:1px solid #FFFFFF; border-bottom:1px solid #FFFFFF" valign=top width=196.733><P style="margin:0px; font-size:11pt">By: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>/s/Roger R. Hopkins</U> </P>
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Form 8-K, Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 15, 2012 (February 15, 2012)
National Health Investors, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
001-10822
62-1470956
(Commission File No.)
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
222 Robert Rose Drive
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(615) 890-9100
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
The Company is furnishing its Supplemental Information for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2011, which is also contained on its website (
www.nhireit.com
).  See Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit Index
Number
Exhibit
99.1
Supplemental Information for the three months and year ended December 31, 2011, dated February 15, 2012, in HTML format
99.2
Supplemental Information for the three months and year ended December 31, 2011, dated February 15, 2012, in PDF format
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
National Health Investors, Inc.
By:
/s/Roger R. Hopkins
Name:  Roger R. Hopkins
Title:
Chief Accounting Officer
Date: February 15, 2012