8-K

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                       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): December 28, 2000

                                MANOR CARE, INC.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

         Delaware                        1-10858                34-1687107
(State  or other Jurisdiction      (Commission File           (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)                  Number)            Identification No.)


333 North Summit Street, 16th Floor                               43604
Toledo, Ohio                                                   (Zip Code)
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (419) 252-5500



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Item 1.  Not Applicable.

Item 2.  Not Applicable.

Item 3.  Not Applicable.

Item 4.  Not Applicable.

Item 5.  OTHER EVENTS.

         On December 28, 2000, In Home Health, Inc. pursuant to the closing of
the merger and related transactions contemplated by that certain Agreement and
Plan of Merger, dated as of September 13, 2000, among ManorCare Health Services,
Inc., IHHI Acquisition Corp. and In Home Health, Inc., became a wholly owned
subsidiary of ManorCare Health Services, Inc. On December 28, 2000, In Home
Health, Inc. and Manor Care, Inc. issued a joint press release announcing the
completion of the Merger of IHHI Acquisition Corp. with and into In Home Health,
Inc.

Item 6.  Not Applicable.

Item 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

         Exhibit 99.1    Press Release dated December 28, 2000.



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                                   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.

                                         MANOR CARE, INC.

Date: December 28, 2000                  By: /s/ R. Jeffrey Bixler
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                                             R. Jeffrey Bixler
                                             Vice President, General Counsel
                                             and Secretary

EX-99.1

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                                                                   MANORCARE
                                                                   News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACTS:
Manor Care
Geoffrey G. Meyers, Chief Financial Officer
419/252-5545
e-mail  gmeyers@hcr-manorcare.com
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                         IN HOME HEALTH MERGER COMPLETED

      TOLEDO, Ohio and MINNETONKA, Minnesota, December 28, 2000 - Manor Care,
Inc. (NYSE:HCR) and In Home Health, Inc. (Nasdaq:IHHI) announced today the
completion of the merger of In Home Health with a subsidiary of Manor Care. In
Home Health's shareholders approved the merger at a special meeting held today.
As a result of the merger, In Home Health became a wholly owned subsidiary of
Manor Care and has been delisted from the Nasdaq National Market. Each
shareholder of In Home Health (other than those affiliated with Manor Care)
became eligible to receive $3.70 cash per share of In Home Health common stock.

      "Joining Manor Care and In Home Health creates a leading provider of home
care and hospice services, with expected annual revenues of more than $200
million for these services in 2001," said Paul Ormond, Manor Care president and
chief executive officer. "Our home health care now comprises nearly 80 offices,
in 22 states. This geographic presence means we offer hospice services in more
markets than any other hospice provider in the United States."

      Manor Care, Inc., through its operating group HCR Manor Care, is the
leading owner and operator of long-term care centers in the United States. The
company's 52,000 employees provide high quality care for residents and patients
through a network of more than 425 long-term care centers, assisted living
facilities and outpatient rehabilitation clinics. Additional services are
provided through 38 home health care offices. Alliances and other ventures
supply high-quality pharmaceutical products and management services for
professional organizations. The company operates primarily under the respected
Heartland, ManorCare and Arden Courts names. Manor Care is committed to being
the preeminent care provider in the industry. Manor Care common shares are
traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol HCR.

      In Home Health specializes in providing quality comprehensive health
care services to clients of all ages in their homes. In Home Health provides
these services through a network of 39 offices in 20 markets located in 15
states.

Statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts may be
forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal law. Such
forward-looking statements reflect management's beliefs and assumptions and are
based on information currently available to management. The forward-looking
statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that
may cause actual results, performance or achievements of the company to differ
materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Such factors are
identified in the public filings made by the company with the Securities and
Exchange Commission and include changes in the health care industry because of
political and economic influences, changes in regulations governing the
industry, changes in the competitive marketplace, and changes in current trends
in the cost and volume of general and professional liability claims. There can
be no assurance that such factors or other factors will not affect the accuracy
of such forward-looking statements.

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