UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

         Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): October 25, 2005


                              REHABCARE GROUP, INC.
               (Exact name of Company as specified in its charter)


        Delaware                         0-19294             51-0265872
(State or other jurisdiction          (Commission         (I.R.S. Employer
    of incorporation)                 File Number)        Identification No.)

        7733 Forsyth Boulevard
            Suite 2300
        St. Louis, Missouri                             63105
(Address of principal executive offices)              (Zip Code)

                                 (314) 863-7422
                (Company's telephone number, including area code)

                                 Not applicable
          (Former name or former address if changed since last report)


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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal  Officers;  Election of Directors;
          Appointment of Principal Officers.

     (d)  On October 25, 2005  Anthony  Piszel and Larry  Warren were elected to
          RehabCare Group, Inc.'s Board of Directors. Mr. Piszel will serve as a
          member of the Board's Audit Committee and Mr. Warren will serve on the
          Board's Compensation and Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (c)  Exhibits.

     99.1 Press release issued October 25, 2005 announcing the election of
          Anthony Piszel and Larry Warren as new members of the Board of
          Directors of RehabCare Group, Inc.




                                 SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: October 25, 2005

                                       REHABCARE GROUP, INC.



                          By: /s/ Mark A. Bogovich
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                                  Mark A. Bogovich
                                  Vice President,
                                  Interim Chief Financial Officer








                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

                         CONTACT: RehabCare Group, Inc.
                                  Mark Bogovich
                                  Interim Chief Financial Officer
                                  Betty Cammarata, Dir., Investor Relations
                                  Press: David Totaro, Senior Vice
                                  President, Corporate Marketing &
                                  Communications
                                  (314) 863-7422

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, October 25, 2005

               REHABCARE ELECTS NEW MEMBERS TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ST.  LOUIS,  MO,  OCTOBER 25, 2005 - RehabCare  Group,  Inc.  (NYSE:  RHB) today
announced that Anthony  (Buddy) Piszel and Larry Warren have been elected to its
Board  of  Directors.  John H.  Short,  Ph.D.,  RehabCare  President  and  Chief
Executive Officer, said the newest members round out a multifaceted Board.

     "Our  Board  represents  a  group  of  professional  leaders  with  diverse
backgrounds  and  competencies to guide and support the direction of RehabCare,"
said Dr. Short.  "The addition of these gentlemen will offer a fresh perspective
that is backed by years of  experience  in their  respective  fields  within the
healthcare industry."

     Anthony (Buddy) Piszel is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
for Health Net,  Inc.,  one of the country's  largest  publicly  traded  managed
healthcare  companies.  Prior to assuming  his current  role,  Piszel  served in
various  capacities  for  Prudential  Insurance  Company of  America,  including
Corporate Controller, was an audit partner for the accounting firm of Deloitte &
Touche and served two years as a Practice  Fellow for the  Financial  Accounting
Standards  Board.  He received  his M.B.A.  from Golden Gate  University  in San
Francisco.

     "Buddy  has  exceptional  qualifications  in  financial  services  for  the
healthcare industry,  including asset management,  acquisitions and dealing with
analysts and rating agencies.  His experience in the area of financial oversight
is highly valued on public company boards today, and we are pleased with Buddy's
decision to join our Board. He has been appointed to our Audit Committee."

     "RehabCare is an exciting  organization with a real vision for the future,"
said Piszel.  "I look  forward to working  with my fellow Board  members and the
RehabCare management team in bringing those goals to fruition."

     Recently  retired  as the  Director  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  of The
University  of Michigan  Hospitals  and Health  Centers,  Larry Warren  provided
executive leadership for a $1.4 billion health system, considered one of the top
in the  nation.  A  graduate  of Eastern  Michigan  University  with  degrees in
Business and Education  Administration,  Warren held director and  administrator
roles for The University of Michigan Health System's four hospitals,  ambulatory
and home health care services,  occupational  health services and its HMO during
his  nearly  20-year  tenure.  He  also  was as an  adjunct  professor  for  the
university's  School of Public  Health,  Health  Management  and Policy.  He has
served on the boards of numerous healthcare organizations and was a recipient of
the Association of Black Professionals,  Administrators, Faculty and Staff's Dr.
Charles Moody Highest Achievement Award in 2001.

     "An honored leader,  Larry brings a new dimension to the clinical expertise
represented  on our Board,  which now ranges from  clinician to  administrator,"
stated Dr. Short. "And his experience with a highly ranked teaching  institution
will  serve  us well  as we  continue  to look  for  ways  to  forge  meaningful
relationships  with the  academic  community  that support our  recruitment  and
clinical  research  efforts.  Larry has been appointed to our  Compensation  and
Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee."

     "I've been  particularly  impressed  by  RehabCare's  drive to identify and
establish best practices of post-acute care," commented Warren. "It's an example
of being good stewards of their role in the healthcare  process and demonstrates
a true commitment to patient care."

     RehabCare Group, Inc.,  provides physical therapy  management  services for
hospital inpatient rehabilitation and skilled nursing units, outpatient programs
and contract  therapy  services in conjunction  with more than 900 hospitals and
skilled  nursing  facilities  in 38 states,  the District of Columbia and Puerto
Rico.  RehabCare also operates three freestanding  rehabilitation  hospitals and
two long-term acute care  hospitals,  which provide  specialized  acute care for
medically complex  patients.  RehabCare is pleased to be included in the Russell
2000 and Standard and Poor's Small Cap 600 indices.

Photos available on request.
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