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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Brogdon Christopher F   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ADCARE HEALTH SYSTEMS INC [ADK] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Acquisition Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 2 BUCKHEAD PLAZA, 3050 PEACHTREE ROAD, SUITE 570 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/09/2009 (Street) ATLANTA, GA 30305 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 09/13/2011   X   89,662 A $ 2.38 172,151 D   Common Stock 09/13/2011   X   29,085 A $ 2.38 438,313 I By spouse Common Stock 09/16/2011   X   372,750 A $ 2.38 811,063 I By spouse Common Stock 09/26/2011   X   3,465 A $ 2.38 814,528 (1) I By spouse

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Warrant

$ 2.38 (2)

09/13/2011

X(3)

85,392

(4)

12/07/2014

Common Stock

89,662 (2)

$ 2.38

0

D

Warrant

$ 2.38 (2)

07/09/2009

P

500

(4)

11/10/2011

Common Stock

525 (2)

$ 0.35

515,500 (5)

I

By spouse

Warrant

$ 2.38 (2)

09/13/2011

X(3)

27,700

(4)

12/07/2014

Common Stock

29,085 (2)

$ 2.38

487,800

I

By spouse

Warrant

$ 2.38 (2)

09/15/2011

S

100,000

(4)

12/07/2014

Common Stock

105,000 (2)

$ 2.2

387,800

I

By spouse

Warrant

$ 2.38 (2)

09/16/2011

S

29,500

(4)

12/07/2014

Common Stock

30,975 (2)

$ 2.2

358,300

I

By spouse

Warrant

$ 2.38 (2)

09/16/2011

X(3)

355,000

(4)

12/07/2014

Common Stock

372,750 (2)

$ 2.38

3,300

I

By spouse

Warrant

$ 2.38 (2)

09/26/2011

X(3)

3,300

(4)

12/07/2014

Common Stock

3,465 (2)

$ 2.38

0 (6)

I

By spouse

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Brogdon Christopher F 2 BUCKHEAD PLAZA 3050 PEACHTREE ROAD, SUITE 570 ATLANTA, GA 30305	X	X	Chief Acquisition Officer

Signatures

/s/ Christopher F. Brogdon		10/05/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The Reporting Person no longer has a reportable benefical interest in any of the shares of the Issuer's common stock owned by the Reporting Person's daughter and included in the Reporting Person's prior ownership reports.
(2)	The Warrants were subject to a 5% stock dividend issued by the Issuer on September 30, 2010. As a result of such stock dividend, the exercise price of the Warrants decreased from $2.50 to $2.38 and each Warrant became issuable for 1.05 shares of the Issuer's common stock.
(3)	The Warrants were exercised in connection with a call by the Issuer to redeem the Warrants pursuant to their terms.
(4)	The Warrants were exercisable on the transaction date.
(5)	The ownership of these Warrants was unreported at the time of the transaction and was omitted from the Reporting Person's subsequent Forms 4.
(6)	The Reporting Person no longer has a reportable benefical interest in any of the Issuer's warrants owned by the Reporting Person's daughter and included in the Reporting Person's prior ownership reports.

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