BEV Beverly Enterprises

Beverly Enterprises Inc. (BEI) (NYSE: BEV) today announced that it will release second quarter earnings on Thursday, August 4, 2005, before the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. BEI shareholders may listen to a discussion that morning by senior management of the company's performance at 8:30 a.m. ET by dialing 1-800-946-0713 or 1-719-457-2642 and entering reservation number 6375204. A recording of this conference call will be available from 11:30 a.m. ET that day until midnight August 14. Shareholders may dial 1-888-203-1112 or 1-719-457-0820 and enter reservation number 6375204 to access the recording. Beverly Enterprises Inc. and its operating subsidiaries comprise a leading provider of healthcare services to the elderly in the United States.