MANOR CARE INC/NEW
SC 13D/A, 1997-10-09
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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.  7)*

                                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)

                                 October 2, 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>
                         Amendment Number 7 to Schedule 13D (continued)
CUSIP No.  564054104                        Page 2 of 11 Pages

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

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

       00
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   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               705,000
  BENEFICIALLY    --------------------------------------------------------------
    OWNED BY      8    SHARED VOTING POWER
      EACH              7,994,166
   REPORTING      --------------------------------------------------------------
     PERSON       9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
      WITH                705,000
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
                  10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                        7,994,166
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

        8,699,166
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*


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

        13.7%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

       HC, CO
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT

<PAGE>
<PAGE>
                         Amendment Number 7 to Schedule 13D (continued)
CUSIP No. 564054104                         Page 3 of 11 Pages

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
       S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
    
       BAMCO, Inc.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                             (a)  [ X ]
                                                             (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            
  BENEFICIALLY    --------------------------------------------------------------
    OWNED BY      8    SHARED VOTING POWER
      EACH              6,738,500
   REPORTING      --------------------------------------------------------------
     PERSON       9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
      WITH              
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
                  10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                        6,738,500
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

        6,738,500
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*


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

       10.6%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

       IA, CO
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT

<PAGE>
<PAGE>
                         Amendment Number 7 to Schedule 13D (continued)
CUSIP No.564054104                        Page 4 of 11 Pages

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
       S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
    
       Baron Capital Management, Inc.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                             (a)  [ X ]
                                                             (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              705,000
  BENEFICIALLY    --------------------------------------------------------------
    OWNED BY      8    SHARED VOTING POWER
      EACH             1,255,666
   REPORTING      --------------------------------------------------------------
     PERSON       9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
      WITH               705,000
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
                  10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                       1,255,666
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

       1,960,666
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*


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

       3.1%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

       IA, CO
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT

<PAGE>
<PAGE>
                         Amendment Number 7 to Schedule 13D (continued)
CUSIP No. 564054104                        Page 5 of 11 Pages

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
       S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
    
       Baron Asset Fund
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                             (a)  [ X ]
                                                             (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            
  BENEFICIALLY    --------------------------------------------------------------
    OWNED BY      8    SHARED VOTING POWER
      EACH             6,018,500
   REPORTING      --------------------------------------------------------------
     PERSON       9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
      WITH             
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
                  10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                       6,018,500
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

       6,018,500
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*


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

        9.5%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

       IV, OO 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT

<PAGE>
<PAGE>
                         Amendment Number 7 to Schedule 13D (continued)
CUSIP No.564054104                        Page 6 of 11 Pages

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   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)  [ X ]
                                                             (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               858,620
  BENEFICIALLY    --------------------------------------------------------------
    OWNED BY      8    SHARED VOTING POWER
      EACH              7,994,166
   REPORTING      --------------------------------------------------------------
     PERSON       9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
      WITH                858,620
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
                  10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                        7,994,166
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

        8,852,786
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*


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

       13.9%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

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

<PAGE>
<PAGE>
                                             Page 7 of 11 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:
               Baron Capital Group, Inc. ('BCG')
               BAMCO, Inc. ('BAMCO')
               Baron Capital Management, Inc. ('BCM')
               Baron Asset Fund ('BAF')
               Ronald Baron
          (b)  Business Address:
               767 Fifth Avenue
               24th Floor
               New York, NY 10153
          (c)  Present Principal Business or Employment:
               BCG:             Holding company
               BAMCO:           Investment adviser
               BAF:             Investment company
               Ronald Baron:    President: BCG, BCM, BAMCO, 
               767 Fifth Avenue
               24th Floor
               New York, NY 10153
          (d)  Record of Convictions:                  
               During the last five years, Filing Persons were not convicted
               in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or 
               similar misdemeanors.)
          (e)  Record of Civil Proceedings:
               During the last five years, Filing Persons were not a party to
               a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of
               competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was
               or is subject to a judgement, decree or final order enjoining
               future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating such
               activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or 
               finding any violation with respect to such laws.
          (f)  Citizenship:
               BCG, BAMCO and BCM are New York corporations.  Ronald Baron
               is a citizen of the United States.

Item 3.    Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
           BAMCO directed the purchase of 6,738,500 shares of the issuer
           for its investment advisory clients for an aggregate purchase
           price of $167,613,535. Of those shares, 6,018,500 were 
           purchased for the account of BAF, for a total purchase price of
           $149,752,043. BCM directed the purchase of 1,255,666 shares of
           the issuer for its investment advisory clients for an aggregate
           purchase price of $28,761,374 and 705,000 shares for two
           investment partnerships for an aggregate purchase price of
           $15,013,523. All of the shares were paid for by cash assets
           in the respective clients' accounts and by margin borrowings
           for the account of one BCM client pursuant to standard margin
           agreements with Spear, Leeds & Kellogg. 

<PAGE>
                                               Page 8 of 11 Pages

  Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction
           The securities referred to herein were acquired in the ordinary
           course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and 
           do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of
           the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection
           with or as a participant in any transaction having such purposes
           or effect.  Filing Persons reserve the right to discuss management
           and other proposals with other persons.
        
  Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer
           (a) Amount and percentage beneficially owned:
               BCG:             8,699,166        13.7%*
               BAMCO:           6,738,500        10.6%*
               BCM:             1,960,666         3.1%*
               BAF:             6,018,500         9.5%
               Ronald Baron:    8,852,786        13.9%*
                *Disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares

           (b) Number of shares as to which such person has:
               (i)   sole power to vote or direct the vote:
                     BCG*:              705,000
                     BAMCO*:                  0
                     BCM*:              705,000
                     BAF:                     0
                     Ronald Baron*:     858,620
               (ii)  shared power to vote or direct the vote:
                     BCG*:            7,994,166
                     BAMCO*:          6,738,500
                     BCM*:            1,255,666
                     BAF:             6,018,500
                     Ronald Baron*:   7,994,166
              (iii)  sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition:
                     BCG*:              705,000
                     BAMCO*:                  0
                     BCM*:              705,000
                     BAF:                     0
                     Ronald Baron*:     858,620
               (iv)  shared power to dispose or direct the disposition:
                     BCG*:            7,994,166
                     BAMCO*:          6,738,500
                     BCM*:            1,255,666
                     BAF:             6,018,500
                     Ronald Baron*:   7,994,166

               *Reporting Persons may be deemed to share power to vote and
                dispose of shares referred to herein as a result of control
                relationships (BCG and Ronald Baron with respect to all of
                the shares; BAMCO with respect to the BAF shares) and
                pursuant to investment advisory relationships with advisory
                clients. The shares reported above for sole power are
                attributable to investment partnerships for which BCM
                and Ronald Baron serve as general partners.

           (c) A schedule of transactions effected in the past sixty days is
               attached hereto.

<PAGE>
<PAGE>
                                              Page 9 of 11 Pages


           (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 Persons'
               knowledge, other than the shares reported herein, no person has
               such interest relating to more than 5% of the outstanding class
               of securities.

           (e) Ownership of Less than Five Percent:
               Not applicable.

Item 6.   Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with
          Respect to Securities of the Issuer

          By virtue of their investment advisory agreements with their
          clients, BCM and BAMCO have been given the discretion to dispose
          or direct the disposition of the securities in the advisory 
          accounts.  All such agreements are, however, revocable. The 
          advisory agreements for the Baron Funds have been approved by their
          Board of Trustees.  The agreements of the Baron Funds are filed as
          exhibit 99 to Form N1-A for Baron Asset Fund and are incorporated
          by reference herein. All the advisory agreements are pursuant
          to a standard form.

Item 7.   Material to be Filed as Exhibits

          Exhibit 99 - 60 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:     October 9, 1997

                                Baron Capital Group, Inc., BAMCO, Inc., 
                                Baron Capital Management, Inc.
                                and Baron Asset Fund
                                By: 


                                /s/ Ronald Baron
                                _______________________________________
                                    Ronald Baron, President

                                Ronald Baron, Individually
                                By:

                                /s/ Ronald Baron
                                _______________________________________
                                    Ronald Baron


                                      Page 11 of 11 Pages

Transaction Schedule
08/07/97 to 10/07/97

                                                Exec.
Date       Acct ID      Trans       Qty         Price

08/07/97   baf          by          5,000       33.0625
08/08/97   baf          by          5,000       32.5000
08/08/97   bcm4         sl          4,600       32.6385
08/14/97   baf          by         10,000       32.0854
08/14/97   bcm4         by          5,000       32.0854
08/15/97   baf          by          5,000       31.8125
08/18/97   baf          by         10,000       31.0313
08/19/97   baf          by          5,000       31.0529
08/19/97   bcm4         by          5,000       31.0529
08/19/97   bcm4         by          1,000       31.0529
08/19/97   bcm4         by          2,000       31.0529
08/20/97   baf          by          5,000       31.5125
08/21/97   baf          by          5,000       31.3750
08/27/97   bcm4         by          2,000       31.7500
08/31/97   bfa          sl         10,000       30.8760
09/15/97   baf          by         14,500       33.1228
09/16/97   bcm4         by          4,000       34.5625
09/17/97   baf          by         35,500       34.5000
09/17/97   baf          by         60,000       33.9473
09/18/97   baf          by         10,000       33.6875
09/18/97   baf          by         12,000       34.1302
09/19/97   baf          by          2,464       34.3574
09/22/97   baf          by         30,000       34.5419
09/23/97   baf          by         50,000       33.7814
09/24/97   baf          by         15,000       33.9750
09/24/97   bcm4         by          1,000       33.9750
09/24/97   bcm4         by          5,000       33.9750
09/24/97   bcm4         by          2,000       33.9750
09/25/97   baf          by          5,000       33.5903
09/25/97   bcm4         by          4,000       33.5903
09/26/97   baf          by         50,000       33.3873
09/29/97   baf          by         15,000       33.6783
09/29/97   baf          by          5,000       33.5000
09/30/97   baf          by         10,000       33.1875
09/30/97   baf          by         30,000       33.1891
09/30/97   bcm4         by         10,000       33.1891
10/01/97   baf          by         15,000       33.2487
10/02/97   baf          by         40,000       32.8729
10/03/97   baf          by         30,000       33.4323
10/03/97   bcm4         by          2,000       33.4323
10/06/97   baf          by         40,000       33.0000
10/06/97   baf          by         25,464       33.1545
10/07/97   baf          by         26,200       33.1250
10/07/97   baf          by         41,300       33.1250



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