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Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP 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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 OMB APPROVAL
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1.  Name and Address of Reporting Person* Herman   Kimberly S.	2.  Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Gentiva Health Services, Inc.   (GTIV)						6.  Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer                      (Check all applicable) ____   Director                              ___ 10% Owner _X__  Officer (give title below)     ___Other (specify below) ___Sr. Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer______
(Last)     (First)     (Middle) 14 Wayside Lane	3. I.R.S. Identification     Number of Reporting     Person, if an entity     (voluntary)			4.  Statement for Month/Day/Year January 21, 2003
(Street) Lloyd Harbor, New York   11743				5.  If Amendment, Date of  Original (Month/Year)			7.  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     at End of Month     (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	1/21/03		M		25,268	A	1.7438	25,554	D

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)

4.Transaction Code    (Instr. 8)

5.Number of Derivative    Securities Acquired    (A) or Disposed of (D)    (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

6.Date Exerciseable    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:      (D) Direct or      (I) Indirect        (Instr. 4)

11.Nature  of      Indirect      Beneficial      Ownership      (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Options

1.7438

1/21/03

M

25,268

6/14/02

3/16/10

Common stock

25,268

0

		/s/ John T. Price, Attorney-in-fact                  **Signature of Reporting Person	January  23, 2003                              Date
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