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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 * Morey Susan E   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MANOR CARE INC [HCR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) 308 SHELLY DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/27/2007 (Street) SINKING SPRING, PA 19608 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 08/27/2007   A   20.3 A $ 0 7,791.5 D   Common Stock 08/27/2007   J   3.1 (1) A (1) 1,165.7 I 401(K) Plan Common Stock               200 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

Phantom Stock Units

(2)

08/27/2007

A

1

(2)

(2)

Common Stock

1

$ 63.28

389.2

D

Phantom Stock Units Plan B

(3)

08/27/2007

A

0.4

(3)

(3)

Common Stock

0.4

$ 63.28

154.9

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Morey Susan E 308 SHELLY DRIVE SINKING SPRING, PA 19608			Vice President

Signatures

By: Richard A. Parr, attorney-in-fact For: Susan Morey		08/29/2007
**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)	Shares of Common Stock acquired under the HCR Manor Care Stock Purchase and Retirement Savings 401 (k) Plan resulting from the plan trustee's reinvestment of dividends.
(2)	Shares of Phantom Stock acquired under the HCR Manor Care Senior Management Savings Plan for Corporate Officers resulting from the reinvestment of dividends. Each share of Phantom Stock represents the right to receive the cash value of one share of HCR Common Stock. Shares of Phantom Stock are payable in cash following the reporting person's termination of employment with HCR. The reporting person may transfer his or her Phantom Stock account into an alternative investment account at any time.
(3)	Shares of Phantom Stock acquired under the Manor Care, Inc. Nonqualified Retirement Savings and Investment Plan resulting from the reinvestment of dividends. Each share of Phantom Stock represents the right to receive one share of HCR Common Stock or the cash value thereof. Shares of Phantom Stock are payable in shares of HCR Common Stock or cash following the reporting person's termination of employment with HCR. The reporting person may transfer his or her Phantom Stock account into an alternative investment account at any time.

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