8-K

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:  March 31, 2008

(Date of earliest event reported)

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):

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Item 2.02.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

On Monday, March 31, 2008, AdCare Health Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2007.  A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.  Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the attached exhibit and the information set forth therein, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)  Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description of Exhibit
99.1	Press Release dated March 31, 2008

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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:  March 31, 2008

ADCARE HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.

By:  /s/ Scott Cunningham

Name: Scott Cunningham

Title:  Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	AdCare Health Systems, Inc. Press Release, dated March 31, 2008.

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EX-99

EXHIBIT 99.1