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align=center><B>UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>
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align=center><B>Washington, D.C. &nbsp;20549</B></P>
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<P style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 16pt" align=center><B>FORM
8-K</B></P>
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<P style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt" align=center>CURRENT
REPORT</P>
<P style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt" align=center>PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF </P>
<P style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt" align=center>THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</P>
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<P style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt" align=center>Date of
Report: &nbsp;February 5, 2009</P>
<P style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt" align=center>Date of
Earliest Event Reported: &nbsp;January 30, 2009</P>
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<P style="FONT-SIZE: 18.5pt; MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 20.5pt"
align=center><B>AdCare Health Systems, Inc.</B></P>
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align=center><I>(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)</I></P>
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align=center><B>Ohio</B></P></TD>
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<P style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.5pt"
align=center><B>31-1332119</B></P></TD></TR>
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align=center><I>(State or other jurisdiction of</I></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; MARGIN: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 87px; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.5pt"><I>incorporation
or organization)</I></P></TD>
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<P style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.5pt"
align=center><I>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</I></P></TD></TR>
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<P style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.5pt"
align=center><B>5057 Troy Rd, Springfield, OH</B></P></TD>
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<P style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.5pt"
align=center><B>45502-9032</B></P></TD></TR>
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<P style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.5pt"
align=center><I>(Address of principal executive offices)</I></P></TD>
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<P style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.5pt"
align=center><I>(Zip Code)</I></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.5pt"
align=center><B>Registrant&#146;s Telephone Number, Including Area Code</B></P>
<P style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.5pt"
align=center><B>(937) 964-8974</B></P>
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<P
style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 14px; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.5pt"
align=justify>Check the appropriate box below if the form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of
the following provisions (See General Instruction A2. below):</P>
<P
style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 14px; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.5pt"
align=justify>[ &nbsp;] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the
Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P>
<P
style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 14px; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.5pt"
align=justify>[ &nbsp;] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</P>
<P
style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 14px; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.5pt"
align=justify>[ &nbsp;] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)</P>
<P
style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 14px; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.5pt"
align=justify>[ &nbsp;] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4 (c)).</P>
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align=justify><B>Item 1.02. &nbsp;Termination of Material Definitive
Agreement.</B></P>
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align=justify>On June 1, 1995, AdCare Health Systems, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;)
entered a management services agreement (&#147;agreement&#148;) to perform and provide
management, administrative and other services for the fifty unit nursing home
known as Valley View Alzheimer&#146;s Care Center for Valley View Manor Nursing Home,
Inc. (&#147;Valley View&#148;). &nbsp;The Company received 4.5% of Valley View&#146;s gross
revenue in exchange for the services rendered which amounted to approximately
$138,000 during 2008. &nbsp;The initial agreement was for a period of three
years but was automatically extended each year provided that neither party gave
four months written notice of their intent to not renew the agreement. &nbsp;The
agreement contained no early termination penalties.</P>
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style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 14px; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.5pt"
align=justify>On Friday, January 30, 2009, the Company received written notice
from Valley View that they were providing four months notification of their
decision to not renew the Company&#146;s management services agreement. &nbsp;One of
the owners of Valley View has decided to relocate near the facility and manage
it for their own account therefore no longer requiring the services of the
Company. &nbsp;The Company will continue to provide services through the
effective date, May 31, 2009, which will amount to the Company receiving
approximately $85,000&nbsp;less in management fees in 2009.</P>
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align=center>SIGNATURES</P>
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style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 14px; TEXT-INDENT: 48px; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.5pt"
align=justify>Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereto duly authorized.</P>
<P
style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 14px; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.5pt"
align=justify>Date: &nbsp;February 5, 2009</P>
<P
style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 336px; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 14px; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.5pt">ADCARE
HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.</P>
<P
style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 336px; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 14px; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.5pt">By:<U>
&nbsp;/s/ Scott Cunningham</U></P>
<P
style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 336px; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 14px; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.5pt">Name:
Scott Cunningham</P>
<P
style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 336px; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 14px; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.5pt">Title:
&nbsp;Chief Financial Officer</P>
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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:  February 5, 2009
Date of
Earliest Event Reported:  January 30, 2009
AdCare Health Systems, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
Ohio
31-1332119
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
5057 Troy Rd, Springfield, OH
45502-9032
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code
(937) 964-8974
Check the appropriate box below if the form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of
the following provisions (See General Instruction A2. below):
[  ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the
Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[  ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[  ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)
[  ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4 (c)).
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Item 1.02.  Termination of Material Definitive
Agreement.
On June 1, 1995, AdCare Health Systems, Inc. (the "Company")
entered a management services agreement ("agreement") to perform and provide
management, administrative and other services for the fifty unit nursing home
known as Valley View Alzheimer's Care Center for Valley View Manor Nursing Home,
Inc. ("Valley View").  The Company received 4.5% of Valley View's gross
revenue in exchange for the services rendered which amounted to approximately
$138,000 during 2008.  The initial agreement was for a period of three
years but was automatically extended each year provided that neither party gave
four months written notice of their intent to not renew the agreement.  The
agreement contained no early termination penalties.
On Friday, January 30, 2009, the Company received written notice
from Valley View that they were providing four months notification of their
decision to not renew the Company's management services agreement.  One of
the owners of Valley View has decided to relocate near the facility and manage
it for their own account therefore no longer requiring the services of the
Company.  The Company will continue to provide services through the
effective date, May 31, 2009, which will amount to the Company receiving
approximately $85,000 less in management fees in 2009.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereto duly authorized.
Date:  February 5, 2009
ADCARE
HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.
By:
/s/ Scott Cunningham
Name:
Scott Cunningham
Title:
 Chief Financial Officer
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