Beverly Enterprises 10-K/A 2003 FY Annual report (amended)

EXHIBIT 12.1

BEVERLY ENTERPRISES, INC.

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

		Three Months Ended
		March 31,						Years Ended December 31,
		2004			2003			2003			2002			2001			2000			1999
		(Dollars in thousands)
Income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes, discontinued operations and cumulative effect of change in accounting for goodwill		$	21,065		$	1,393		$	28,123		$	(31,103	)	$	(213,084	)	$	(69,915	)	$	(265,499	)
Add fixed charges:
	Interest expense (including capitalized interest)		11,389			14,970			59,863			63,109			74,105			77,142			69,438
	Interest factor in rent expense		3,604			3,716			14,367			15,731			20,134			21,590			21,924
	Amortization of debt issue costs		624			1,271			4,474			3,096			4,051			2,571			2,909
Total fixed charges			15,617			19,957			78,704			81,936			98,290			101,303			94,271
Less capitalized interest			(120	)		(106	)		(433	)		(1,492	)		(1,517	)		(2,326	)		(1,655	)
Total earnings		$	36,562		$	21,244		$	106,394		$	49,341		$	(116,311	)	$	29,062		$	(172,883	)
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges			2.34			1.06			1.35				(1)			(1)			(1)			(1)

(1)  Earnings were inadequate to cover fixed charges by $32,595,000, $214,601,000, $72,241,000 and $267,154,000 for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2001, 2000 and 1999, respectively.