MANOR CARE INC/NEW
SC 13D/A, 1997-04-30
SKILLED NURSING CARE FACILITIES
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                                 UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C.  20549

                                 SCHEDULE 13D

                   Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                              (Amendment No. 5)*

                                MANOR CARE, INC.
             -----------------------------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                                 COMMON STOCK
             -----------------------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   564054104
             -----------------------------------------------------
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                  Linda S. Martinson, Esq. (212) 583-2000
                767 Fifth Avenue, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10153
             -----------------------------------------------------
                 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
                Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

                                April 25, 1997
             -----------------------------------------------------
            (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ].

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [ ].
(A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous  statement
on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7.)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities,
and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).

                                                    SEC 1746 (12-91)<PAGE>
<PAGE>
                            Schedule 13D Amendment No. 5(continued)
CUSIP No. 564054104                        Page 2 of 6 Pages

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   1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
       S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
             
       Ronald Baron
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                             (a)  [  ]
                                                             (b)  [  ]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   3   SEC USE ONLY

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   4   SOURCE OF FUNDS

       OO
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS
       2(C) OR 2(E)    [ ]

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   NUMBER OF      7    SOLE VOTING POWER
     SHARES              868,620
  BENEFICIALLY    --------------------------------------------------------------
    OWNED BY      8    SHARED VOTING POWER
      EACH             6,284,164
   REPORTING      --------------------------------------------------------------
     PERSON       9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
      WITH               868,620
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
                  10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                       6,284,164
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

       7,152,784
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*


- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

       11.4%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

       IN
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT



<PAGE>
                                             Page 3 of 6 Pages

Item 1.   Security and Issuer
          (a)  Name of Issuer:
               Manor Care, Inc.
          (b)  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
               10750 Columbia Pike
               Silver Spring, MD 20901
          (c)  Title and Class of Securities:
               Common Stock

Item 2.   Identity and Background
          (a)  Name:
               Ronald Baron
          (b)  Business Address:
               767 Fifth Avenue
               24th Floor
               New York, NY 10153
          (c)  Present Principal Employment:
               President: Baron Capital Management, Inc., BAMCO, Inc.,
               Baron Capital, Inc.
               767 Fifth Avenue
               24th Floor
               New York, NY 10153
          (d)  Record of Convictions:
               No material change.
          (e)  Record of Civil Proceedings:
               No material change.
          (f)  Citizenship:
               No material change.

Item 3.    Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
           Reporting Person owns 163,620 shares of the issuer directly,
           purchased for an aggregate price of $1,726,344. As General Partner
           of Baron Capital Partners, L.P. and Baron Investment
           Partners, L.P.(the "Partnerships"), investment partnerships,
           he directed the purchase of 705,000 shares for the account of the
           Partnerships for an aggregate purchase price of $15,013,523. Those
           shares were paid for by cash assets in the Partnerships' accounts
           and by margin borrowings pursuant to the standard margin agreement
           of Spear, Leeds & Kellogg. An additional 5,180,000 shares were
           purchased for an aggregate purchase price of $120,968,225 for the
           accounts of two investment companies registered under the 
           Investment Company Act of 1940, Baron Asset Fund
           and Baron Growth & Income Fund, which are advised by BAMCO, Inc.
           ("BAMCO"), a registered investment adviser
           which is controlled by Ronald Baron. An additional 1,104,164 shares
           were purchased for an aggregate purchase price of $23,669,095 for
           the accounts of investment advisory clients of Baron Capital 
           Management, Inc.("BCM") a registered investment adviser
           controlled by Ronald Baron. All of those shares were paid for 
           by cash the assets in the accounts of the investment companies
           and advisory clients.

  Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction
           No material change.<PAGE>
<PAGE>
                                                          Page 4 of 6 Pages

  Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer
           (a) Amount and percentage beneficially owned:
               Reporting Person: (i) 6,284,164 shares in his capacity as a
               controlling person of BAMCO and BCM . Reporting Person disclaims
               that he is the beneficial owner of these shares. (ii) 705,000
               shares in his capacity as General Partner of the Partnerships.
               (iii) 163,620 shares personally.
           (b) Number of shares as to which such person has:
               (i)   sole power to vote or direct the vote:
                          868,620 
               (ii)  shared power to vote or direct the vote:
                        6,284,164 
               (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition:
                          868,620
               (iv)  shared power to dispose or direct the disposition:
                        6,284,164
               Reporting Person may be deemed to share power to vote and dispose
               of shares referred to herein as a result of his control of the
               investment advisers for whose advisory clients he is reporting.
               He may be deemed to have sole power to vote and direct the
               disposition of the shares referred to above to by reason of
               being a general partner of BCP.
           (c) A schedule of transactions effected in the last sixty days is
               attached hereto.
           (d) Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
               The investment advisory clients have the right to receive the
               dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of the securities
               in their respective accounts. To the best of Reporting Person's
               knowledge, no person has such interest relating to more than 5%
               of the outstanding class of securities, except that Baron Asset
               Fund, an investment company registered under the Investment
               Company Act of 1940 and an advisory client of BAMCO, owns
               4,465,000 (7.1%) of the shares reported herein.
           (e) Ownership of Less than Five Percent:
               Not applicable.

Item 6.   Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with
          Respect to Securities of the Issuer
          No material change.

Item 7.    Material to be Filed as Exhibits
           Exhibit 99 - 39 days of trading.
 
 Signature

       After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
  certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
  correct.

  Date:     April 30, 1997
                                /s/ Ronald Baron
                                _______________________________________
                                Ronald Baron

                             Page 6 of 6 Pages
                    
Transaction Schedule                    
From 03-21-97 To 04-29-97          
                    
          Acct                          Exec.
Date      ID        Trans      Qty      Price
- --------  -----     -----     -----     ---------
03-21-97  bcm4       by       5,000    25.8750
03-24-97  bcm4       by       2,500    25.1917
03-24-97  bcm4       by         400    25.6250
03-24-97  bcm4       by       1,100    25.6250
03-24-97  bcm4       by       5,000    25.1917
03-25-97  bcm4       by      10,000    25.4433
03-25-97  bgi        by       5,000    25.4433
03-26-97  bcm4       by       3,500    25.7500
04-01-97  bcm4       by      10,000    24.2500
04-01-97  bcm4       by       5,000    23.7500
04-02-97  baf        by      10,000    23.9457
04-02-97  bcm4       by       4,000    23.9457
04-02-97  bcm4       by       4,000    23.9457
04-02-97  bcm4       by       5,000    23.9457
04-02-97  bcm4       by         800    23.9580
04-02-97  bcm4       by       2,200    23.9580
04-03-97  baf        by      20,000    23.9619
04-04-97  baf        by      20,000    23.8098
04-04-97  bcm4       by       2,000    23.8098
04-04-97  bcm4       by       5,000    23.8098
04-07-97  baf        by      35,000    23.9931
04-07-97  bcm4       by      10,000    23.9931
04-08-97  baf        by      25,000    23.8975
04-09-97  baf        by      25,000    23.9820
04-10-97  baf        by      15,000    23.8683
04-10-97  baf        by       5,000    23.8750
04-11-97  baf        by      15,000    23.6250
04-11-97  baf        by       5,000    23.1250
04-14-97  baf        by      10,000    22.8750
04-14-97  baf        by      10,000    22.5000
04-15-97  baf        by      50,000    22.8450
04-16-97  baf        by      30,000    23.1864
04-16-97  bcm4       by      25,000    23.1864
04-17-97  baf        by       5,000    23.2500
04-18-97  baf        by      25,000    23.2780
04-21-97  baf        by      10,000    22.8750
04-21-97  baf        by      30,000    22.6371
04-22-97  baf        by      20,000    22.7500
04-22-97  baf        by      15,000    22.9584
04-23-97  baf        by      15,000    22.7500
04-23-97  baf        by      10,000    22.8750
04-23-97  baf        by      10,000    23.2500
04-24-97  baf        by      55,000    22.9205
04-25-97  baf        by      50,000    22.2500
04-25-97  baf        by      30,000    22.7708
04-25-97  bcm4       sl         600    22.3750
04-28-97  baf        by      36,600    22.1366
04-29-97  baf        by      53,400    22.2851



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