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EXHIBIT 12.1


BEVERLY ENTERPRISES, INC.

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED
CHARGES

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|                                                                                                                                                           |                                                   | Three Months Ended     |        |                         
|                                                                                                                                                           |                                                   | March 31,              |        | Years Ended December 31,
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|                                                                                                                                                           |                                                   | 2004                   |        | 2003                     |  | 2003 |        | 2002   |  | 2001 |         | 2000   |  | 1999
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|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 | )     
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|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  | 
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|Total fixed charges                                                                                                                                        |                                                   |                        | 15,617 |                          |  |      | 19,957 |        |  |      | 78,704  |        |  |      | 81,936  |        |  |   | 98,290   |        |  |   | 101,303 |        |  |   | 94,271   |       
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|Less capitalized interest                                                                                                                                  |                                                   |                        | (120   | )                        |  |      | (106   | )      |  |      | (433    | )      |  |      | (1,492  | )      |  |   | (1,517   | )      |  |   | (2,326  | )      |  |   | (1,655   | )     
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|Total earnings                                                                                                                                             |                                                   | $                      | 36,562 |                          |  | $    | 21,244 |        |  | $    | 106,394 |        |  | $    | 49,341  |        |  | $ | (116,311 | )      |  | $ | 29,062  |        |  | $ | (172,883 | )     
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                                                                                                         |                                                   |                        | 2.34   |                          |  |      | 1.06   |        |  |      | 1.35    |        |  |      |         | (1)    |  |   |          | (1)    |  |   |         | (1)    |  |   |          | (1)   
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|(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.