POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each Kristina R. Hulsey and Kathy T. Henderson,
or either of them signing singly, and with full power of substitution,
the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1)         prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on the
undersigned's behalf, and submit to the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") a Form ID, including amendments thereto, and
any other documents necessary or appropriate to obtain codes and passwords
enabling the undersigned to make electronic filings with the SEC of
reports required by Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or any rule or regulation of the SEC;

(2)         execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of National
HealthCare Corporation (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in
accordance  with  Section 16(a)  of  the  Securities  Exchange
Act  of  1934  and  the  rules thereunder;

(3)         do and  perform  any and all acts  for and on behalf of
the undersigned  which may be necessary or desirable to
complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and
execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such
form with the SEC and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

(4)         take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection
with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact,
may be of benefit to, in the best  interest of, or legally required by,
the undersigned, it being understood that the documents  executed by
such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this
Power of Attorney shall be in such  form and  shall  contain  such
terms  and conditions  as  such  attorney-in-fact  may approve in such
attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of
the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes
as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full
power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or
substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power
of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.   The undersigned
acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such
capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the
Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain  in  full force and  effect until the
undersigned  is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect
to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by
the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 3rd day of February 2022.


/s/ Sandra Y. Trail
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