The Ensign Group to Present at Oppenheimer 20th Annual Healthcare Conference

MISSION VIEJO, Calif., Oct. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Ensign Group,
Inc. (Nasdaq: ENSG), the parent company of the Ensign(TM) group of skilled
nursing, rehabilitative care services, hospice care and assisted living
companies, announced today that it will participate in the Oppenheimer & Co.
20th Annual Healthcare Conference on November 3-4, 2009 in New York City.

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Christopher Christensen, the company's president and chief executive officer,
Suzanne D. Snapper, the company's chief financial officer, and Gregory K.
Stapley, the company's Vice President and General Counsel, will discuss the
company's operations, growth strategy and related information on Wednesday,
November 4, 2009 at 3:20 p.m. Eastern Time.

A live audio webcast of the company's presentation will be accessible at
http://www.veracast.com/webcasts/opco/healthcare09/48212372.cfm. A recording
of the webcast will be available at the same URL until February 2, 2010.

About Ensign(TM)

The Ensign Group, Inc.'s operating subsidiaries provide a broad spectrum of
skilled nursing and assisted living services, hospice care, physical,
occupational and speech therapies, and other rehabilitative and healthcare
services for both long-term residents and short-stay rehabilitation patients
at 73 care facilities in California, Arizona, Texas, Washington, Utah, Idaho
and Colorado. More information about Ensign is available at
www.ensigngroup.net.

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995:

The presentation and webcast may include forward-looking statements that are
based on management's current expectations, assumptions and beliefs about the
company's business, financial performance, operating results, industry and
other future events. Forward-looking statements can often be identified by
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not limited to, statements regarding growth prospects, future operating and
financial performance. They are not guarantees of future results and are
subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause the company's
actual results to materially and adversely differ from those expressed in any
forward-looking statement.

Risks and uncertainties affect Ensign's business, industry and common stock.
Attendees and listeners should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking
statements and are encouraged to review the company's periodic filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the company's recently filed
Forms 10-K and 10-Q, for a more complete discussion of the risks and other
factors that could affect Ensign's business, prospects and any forward-looking
statements. Except as required by federal securities laws, Ensign does not
undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changing
circumstances or any other reason after the date of this press release or the
webcast.

SOURCE The Ensign Group, Inc.

Robert East of Westwicke Partners LLC, +1-443-213-0500,
bob.east@westwickepartners.com, for The Ensign Group, Inc.; or Gregory
Stapley, Investor/Media Relations of The Ensign Group, Inc., +1-949-487-9500,
ir@ensigngroup.net