REHABCARE GROUP INC
10-Q, 1997-08-14
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 10-Q


             QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                  For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1997

                         Commission File Number 0-19294


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

          Delaware                                                    51-0265872
(State or other jurisdiction of          (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
incorporation or organization)


             7733 Forsyth Boulevard, Suite 1700, St. Louis, MO 63105
              (Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)

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

Indicate by check mark the Registrant  (1) has filed all reports  required to be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required
to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
the past 90 days.

                        Yes    X                 No


Indicate the number of shares  outstanding of the Registrant's  common stock, as
of the latest practicable date.


                Class                             Outstanding at August 12, 1997
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Common Stock, par value $.01 per share                      3,826,180





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                              REHABCARE GROUP, INC.

                                      Index



Part I. - Financial Information

     Item 1. - Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements                  
                                                                             
         Condensed consolidated balance sheets,
            June 30, 1997 (unaudited) and December 31, 1996                   3

         Condensed consolidated statements of earnings for the three
            months and six months ended June 30, 1997 and 1996 (unaudited)    4

         Condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the
            six months ended June 30, 1997 and 1996 (unaudited)               5

         Notes to condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited)     6

     Item 2. - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
         Condition and Results of Operations                                  8

Part II. - Other Information

     Item 1. - Legal Proceedings                                             11

     Item 6. - Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                              11

     Signatures                                                              12






 



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PART 1. - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. - Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
<TABLE>
                                               REHABCARE GROUP, INC.
                                       Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
                                           (Dollar amounts in thousands)
<CAPTION>
                                                                                    June 30,           December 31,
                                                                                      1997                1996

                                                                                 (unaudited)
<S>                                                                               <C>                 <C>    
Assets:
Current assets:                                                                                     
     Cash and cash equivalents                                                    $  1,998            $    772              
     Marketable securities                                                           4,317               6,666
     Accounts receivable, net of allowance for
         doubtful accounts of $1,658 and $1,386,
         respectively                                                               22,392              15,546
     Deferred tax assets                                                             1,811                 921
     Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                         754                 525
                                                                                    ------              ------
         Total current assets                                                       31,272              24,430
                                                                                    ------              ------

Marketable securities, noncurrent                                                    1,692               1,310
                                                                                    ------              ------

Equipment and leasehold improvements, net                                            3,095               2,935
                                                                                    ------              ------
Other assets:
     Excess of cost over net assets acquired, net                                   53,680              47,119
     Deferred contract costs, net                                                    1,030               1,302
     Pre-opening costs, net                                                          2,591               2,295
     Deferred tax assets                                                               253                 424
     Other                                                                             957                 987
                                                                                    ------              ------
         Total other assets                                                         58,511              52,127
                                                                                    ------              ------
                                                                                  $ 94,570            $ 80,802
                                                                                    ======              ======
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
Current liabilities:
     Revolving credit facility                                                    $  1,500            $    500
     Current portion of long-term debt                                               3,250               2,967
     Current portion of notes payable, related parties                                 765                 --
     Accounts payable                                                                2,165               1,083
     Accrued salaries and wages                                                      8,713               6,969
     Accrued expenses                                                                3,236               2,026
     Income taxes payable                                                            2,552               1,631
                                                                                    ------              ------
         Total current liabilities                                                  22,181              15,176
                                                                                    ------              ------

Deferred compensation                                                                2,374               1,956
                                                                                    ------              ------
Long-term debt, less current portion                                                30,000               8,000
                                                                                    ------              ------
Notes payable, related parties, less current portion                                 7,357               6,000
                                                                                    ------              ------

Stockholders' equity:
     Common stock, $.01 par value; authorized 20,000,000
         shares, issued 4,768,127 shares and 4,693,362
         shares, respectively                                                           48                  47
     Additional paid-in capital                                                     23,658              22,816
     Retained earnings                                                              30,009              24,577
     Less common stock held in treasury at cost,
         943,635 shares as of June 30, 1997                                        (21,828)              --
     Unrealized gain on marketable securities,
       net of tax                                                                      771               2,230
                                                                                    ------              ------
         Total stockholders' equity                                                 32,658              49,670
                                                                                    ------              ------
                                                                                  $ 94,570            $ 80,802
                                                                                    ======              ======

                       See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
                                                     
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<TABLE>
                                               REHABCARE GROUP, INC.

                                   Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings
                                   (Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
                                                    (Unaudited)
<CAPTION>

                                                                   Three Months Ended            Six Months Ended
                                                                        June 30,                    June 30,
                                                                    1997        1996             1997       1996             
                                                                    ----        ----             ----       ----
<S>                                                                 <C>         <C>               <C>        <C>
Operating revenues                                               $39,496     $ 30,167          $75,901    $55,725

Costs and expenses:
    Operating expenses                                            27,272       21,736           52,468     40,036
    General and administrative                                     6,833        5,068           12,854      8,469
    Depreciation and amortization                                    927          811            1,805      1,486
                                                                  ------       ------           ------     ------
        Total costs and expenses                                  35,032       27,615           67,127     49,991
                                                                  ------       ------           ------     ------

Operating earnings                                                 4,464        2,552            8,774      5,734

Interest income                                                       58           55               93        197
Interest expense                                                    (781)        (372)          (1,231)      (613)
Other income                                                          --           --               --         19
Gain on sale of investment                                            --           --            1,448         --
                                                                  ------        -----           ------     ------

Earnings before income taxes                                       3,741        2,235            9,084      5,337

Income taxes                                                       1,576          905            3,652      2,155
                                                                  ------       ------           ------     ------

Net earnings                                                     $ 2,165      $ 1,330          $ 5,432    $ 3,182
                                                                  ======       ======           ======     ======

Net earnings per common and common equivalent share:
       Primary                                                   $   .49      $   .27          $  1.15    $   .66
                                                                  ======       ======           ======     ======
       Assuming full dilution                                    $   .46      $   .27          $  1.07    $   .63
                                                                  ======       ======           ======     ======

Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding:
       Primary                                                     4,450        4,870            4,722      4,852
                                                                   =====        =====            =====      =====
       Assuming full dilution                                      4,834        5,179            5,201      5,144
                                                                   =====        =====            =====      =====



               See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.










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<TABLE>
                                             REHABCARE GROUP, INC.

                              Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 
                                             (Amounts in thousands)
                                                 (Unaudited)
<CAPTION>
                                                                                       Six Months Ended June 30,
                                                                                        1997              1996
<S>                                                                                 <C>               <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:                                                                    
    Net earnings                                                                     $ 5,432           $ 3,182
                                                                                      ------            ------
    Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net
       cash provided by operating activities:
        Depreciation and amortization                                                  1,805             1,486
        Provision for losses on accounts receivable                                      211               288
        Deferred compensation                                                            418               398
        Increase in accounts receivable                                               (5,494)           (1,795)
        Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and
           other current assets                                                         (212)              365
        Decrease in other assets                                                          57               144
        Increase (decrease)in accounts payable
           and accrued expenses                                                        1,890            (2,247)
        Increase in accrued salaries and wages                                         1,174               867
        Increase in income taxes payable                                                (356)           (1,167)
                                                                                      ------            ------
                                                                                        (507)           (1,661)
                                                                                      ------            ------
       Net cash provided by operating activities                                       4,925             1,521
                                                                                      ------            ------

Cash flows from investing activities:
    Additions to equipment and leasehold improvements, net                              (584)             (642)
    Deferred contract costs                                                               --              (225)
    Purchase of investments                                                             (399)             (529)
    Repayment of advance to joint venture                                                 --               265
    Proceeds from sale/maturities of investments                                       1,448             1,815
    Pre-opening costs                                                                   (692)             (232)
    Acquisition of business, net of cash received                                     (7,253)          (19,258)
                                                                                      ------            ------
       Net cash used in investing activities                                          (7,480)          (18,806)
                                                                                      ------            ------

Cash flows from financing activities:
    Proceeds from revolving credit facility, net                                       1,000               800
    Payments on long-term debt                                                          (750)             (750)
    Payments on subordinated notes                                                      (670)             (540)
    Proceeds on issuance of note payable                                               1,825             6,000
    Proceeds on issuance of long-term debt                                            24,000             7,250
    Purchase of treasury stock                                                       (23,131)               --
    Proceeds on issuance of common stock                                               1,303               655
    Other                                                                                204                --
                                                                                      ------            ------
       Net cash provided by financing activities                                       3,781            13,415
                                                                                      ------            ------

       Net increase (decrease) in cash and
         cash equivalents                                                              1,226            (3,870)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                                         772             3,963
                                                                                      ------            ------

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                                           $ 1,998           $    93
                                                                                      ======            ======




                       See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
</TABLE>
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                                REHABCARE GROUP, INC.

              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (Unaudited)


Note 1. - Basis of Presentation

    The condensed consolidated balance sheets and related condensed consolidated
statements of earnings and statements of cash flows contained in this Form 10-Q,
which are  unaudited,  include the  accounts of the Company and its wholly owned
subsidiaries.  All  significant  intercompany  accounts and  activity  have been
eliminated  in  consolidation.  In the opinion of  management,  all  adjustments
necessary  for a fair  presentation  of  such  financial  statements  have  been
included.  Adjustments  consisted only of normal recurring items. The results of
operations  for the three  months and six months  ended June 30,  1997,  are not
necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the fiscal year.

    The  condensed   consolidated   financial  statements  do  not  include  all
information  and footnotes  necessary for a complete  presentation  of financial
position,  results of  operations  and cash flows in conformity  with  generally
accepted  accounting  principles.  Reference  is made to the  Company's  audited
consolidated  financial statements and the related notes as of December 31, 1996
and  February  29, 1996 and for the ten months  ended  December 31, 1996 and for
each of the years in the two-year  period ended  February 29, 1996,  included in
the  Annual  Report  on Form  10-K on file  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission,  which provide additional  disclosures and a further  description of
accounting policies.

    The  Company  changed  its fiscal  year end from the last day of February to
December 31,  effective as of December 31, 1996. For purposes of  comparability,
the condensed  consolidated  statements of earnings and statements of cash flows
for the six  month  periods  ended  June 30,  1997 and 1996  have been set forth
herein.


Note 2. - Contingencies

    The  Company has  undergone  a Federal  payroll tax audit for the years 1989
through 1993. The Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") asserted that certain medical
professionals  and others  engaged as independent  contractors  should have been
treated as employees  for payroll tax  purposes.  In May 1996,  the IRS issued a
proposed  assessment  against the Company of  $1,935,455  for years 1989 through
1993. The Company  subsequently  received from the IRS separate proposed Closing
Agreements  for  these  same  independent   contractors   under  the  IRS's  new
"Classification  Settlement Program" with an alternate  aggregate  assessment of
$253,426  covering  the  1989  through  1993  audit,  including  any  additional
potential  liability  through  December  31,  1996.  The  Company  has  accepted
settlement  offers  under the program for two classes of medical  professionals,
paid $61,000 as settlements and agreed to  prospectively  treat these classes of
professionals as employees. The IRS has accepted the Company's classification of
the remaining classes as independent contractors and has closed the audit.

Note 3. - Acquisitions

     On January 28, 1997,  the Company  purchased  100% of the capital  stock of
TeamRehab,  Inc. and Moore Rehabilitation Services, Inc. ("Team and Moore"). The
aggregate  purchase price of $5,600,000 paid at closing  included  $3,600,000 in
cash,  a  $1,500,000  subordinated  promissory  note,  and 25,365  shares of the
Company's common stock. Additional consideration will be paid to the former Team
and Moore

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stockholders  contingent  upon  the  attainment  of  certain  target  cumulative
earnings  before  interest and income  taxes,  up to a maximum of  $2,400,000 in
additional  consideration  over  four  years.  On June  12,  1997,  the  Company
purchased  100% of the capital  stock of Rehab  Unlimited,  Inc.  The  aggregate
purchase  price of  $1,350,000  paid at closing  included  $675,000  in cash,  a
$325,000 subordinated promissory note, and 10,736 shares of the Company's common
stock.  The  acquisitions  have been  accounted  for by the  purchase  method of
accounting,  whereby the  operating  results have been included in the Company's
results  of  operations  commencing  on  the  respective  closing  dates  of the
acquisitions.  Goodwill related to the acquisitions totaling $6,254,000 is being
amortized over 40 years.


Note 4. - Common Stock Repurchase

    On January  31,  1997,  the  Company  made a tender  offer to purchase up to
925,000  shares of its common stock at a single  purchase  price,  not less than
$20.00  nor in  excess  of $22.50  per  share.  The  actual  purchase  price was
determined  based on the  lowest  single  purchase  price at which  stockholders
tendered shares that was sufficient to purchase at least 925,000  shares.  As of
February 28, 1997, the closing date,  shares totaling  greater than 925,000 were
tendered, resulting in the Company's repurchase on March 12, 1997, of a total of
999,955 shares at the single  purchase price of $22.50 per share. To finance the
repurchase,  on March 5, 1997, the Company's bank term loan and revolving credit
facility were restructured.  Under the terms of the restructured loan agreement,
the  Company  entered  into  a  five-year,  $25,000,000  bank  term  loan  and a
$20,000,000 revolving credit facility. The amount that may be borrowed under the
revolving  credit  facility was increased to the lesser of $20,000,000 or 85% of
eligible accounts  receivable.  Amounts borrowed under the revised term loan and
revolving credit facility bear interest at the Company's  option,  at the bank's
Corporate Base Rate, or London Interbank Offered Rates plus from 1.25% to 2.00%,
or a  combination  of the two,  such rates being  dependent  on the ratio of the
Company's indebtedness, net of cash and marketable securities, to cash flow. The
effective  interest rate on the bank loans for the three month period ended June
30, 1997 was approximately 7.3%.


Note 5. - Earnings Per Share

    In February 1997,  Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128 (SFAS
128),  "Earnings Per Share," was issued establishing new standards for computing
and presenting earnings per share. The historical measures of earnings per share
(primary and fully diluted) are replaced with two new  computations  of earnings
per share  (basic and  diluted).  The  Company  will adopt SFAS 128 for the year
ended December 31, 1997. Earnings per share, on a pro forma basis, for the three
month and six month periods ended June 30, 1997 and 1996,  computed  pursuant to
the provisions of SFAS 128, would have been as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         Three Months Ended                Six Month Ended
                                                              June 30,                         June 30,             
                                                        1997           1996               1997         1996
                                                        ----           ----               ----         ----
<S>                                                   <C>            <C>                <C>          <C>
Basic earnings per share                              $  .57         $  .29             $ 1.31       $  .69
Diluted earnings per share                            $  .47         $  .27             $ 1.11       $  .64



</TABLE>

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     Item 2.  Management's  Discussion  and Analysis of Financial  Condition and
Results of Operations


Results of Operations

    The Company  provides  physical  medicine,  rehabilitation  and chronic care
services in a variety of settings  under  multi-year  contracts.  These settings
include  acute  rehabilitation  units  that  may or may not be  exempt  from the
Medicare  Prospective  Payment  System  (PPS),   depending  on  their  stage  of
development;  subacute units that are operated within  licensed  skilled nursing
units; and outpatient clinics, both on and off campus of the host hospital.  The
Company also is a contract  provider of therapists on a continuing and temporary
basis to hospitals and long-term care and rehabilitation facilities.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                             Three Months Ended          Six Months Ended
    Operating Statistics                                                         June 30,                     June 30,
    --------------------                                                     ------------------          ----------------
                                                                              1997          1996           1997       1996
                                                                              ----          ----           ----       ----
    <S>                                                                    <C>           <C>             <C>        <C>    
    Inpatient Units (Acute and Subacute)
    Average bed capacity                                                     2,057         1,800           2,030     1,792
    Average billable length of stay (days)                                    15.1          16.0            15.2      16.3
    Billable patient days served                                           129,412       103,439         255,128   208,231
    Admissions                                                               8,593         6,456          16,792    12,797
    Average daily billable census                                            1,422         1,137           1,410     1,150
    Average occupied beds per unit                                            13.3          12.7            13.4      12.8
    Total units in operation at end of period                                  110            90             110        90

    Outpatient Clinics
    Patient visits                                                          60,197        54,777         120,907   126,578
    Units of service                                                       191,306       168,549         382,756   367,929
    Total clinics in operation at end of period                                 17            19              17        19

    Therapist Placement
    Weeks worked                                                             7,425         6,442          14,217       N/A

    Contract Therapy
    Number of locations at end of period                                        44           N/A              44       N/A

</TABLE>

Three Months Ended June 30, 1997 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 1996

         Operating revenues during the second quarter of calendar 1997 increased
by $9,329,000, or 30.9%, to $39,496,000. Acquisitions accounted for 19.6% of the
net increase.  A 19.3%  increase in the average  number of inpatient  units from
89.7 to 107.0 units and an increase in the  average  daily  billable  census per
inpatient unit of 4.7% from 12.7 to 13.3, generated a 25.1% increase in billable
patient days to 129,412 and a 24.2%  increase in revenue from  inpatient  units.
The  increase  in  billable  census per unit for  inpatient  units is  primarily
attributable  to an 11.6%  increase  in  admissions  per unit  offset  by a 6.0%
decline  in  average  length of stay.  The  decline  in  average  length of stay
reflects both the continued trend of reduced  rehabilitation lengths of stay and
the  increase in subacute  units  operational  in calendar  1997,  which carry a
shorter length of stay than acute rehabilitation units. The increase in billable
patient days was offset by a 0.7%  decrease in average per diem  billing  rates,
reflecting  a greater mix of subacute  units which carry lower  average per diem
rates than acute units.  The  $4,691,000  increase in inpatient unit revenue was
offset  by a 2.9%  decrease  in  outpatient  revenue  to  $2,481,000,  primarily
reflecting the loss of two units during the second quarter of calendar 1997.

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         Operating  expenses for the three-month  periods compared  increased by
$5,536,000, or 25.5% to $27,272,000. Acquisitions accounted for 17.4% of the net
increase.  The remaining  increase was  attributable  to the increase in patient
days and increased placements at Healthcare Staffing Solutions, Inc. ("HSSI").

         The excess of operating  expenses over  operating  revenues  associated
with non-exempt units decreased from $266,000 to $217,000, on an increase in the
average number of non-exempt  units from 5.0 to 8.0. The per unit average excess
of operating  expenses over operating  revenues declined from $53,000 to $27,000
reflecting a 43.3% increase in billable  patients per unit to 3.2 plus a greater
percentage of units where the Company is not obligated to provide therapy staff.
Average  start-up losses for units for which the company  provides therapy staff
during their non-exempt year can range to as high as $150,000 to $200,000.

         General and administrative expenses increased $1,765,000,  or 34.8%, to
$6,833,000,   reflecting   increases  in  professional   services  and  business
development  compared to the previous year, plus the addition of corporate staff
from acquisitions.

         Interest expense increased $409,000  reflecting an increase in interest
rates and interest on additional  debt issued in the repurchase of shares of the
Company's  common  stock  plus the  acquisitions  of Team and  Moore  and  Rehab
Unlimited, Inc.

         Earnings  before income taxes  increased by  $1,506,000,  or 67.4%,  to
$3,741,000.  The provision  for income taxes for the second  quarter of calendar
1997 was $1,576,000,  compared to $905,000 for 1996, reflecting effective income
tax rates of 42.1% and 40.5% for the  respective  quarters.  The higher  rate is
attributable to an increase in meal costs,  which are subject to a 50% deduction
limitation. Net earnings increased by $835,000, or 62.8% to $2,165,000. Earnings
per share  increased  81.5% to 49 cents from 27 cents on an 8.6% decrease in the
weighted  average  shares  outstanding.  The decrease in shares  outstanding  is
attributable  to the  repurchase of shares of the Company's  common stock in the
first quarter of calendar 1997 offset by an increase in common stock equivalents
resulting  from an increase in the market price of the Company's  stock relative
to the underlying  exercise prices of outstanding stock options.  See "Liquidity
and Capital Resources."


Six Months Ended June 30, 1997 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 1996

         Operating  revenues  during  the first  six  months  of  calendar  1997
increased by $20,176,000,  or 36.2%, to $75,901,000.  Acquisitions accounted for
43.3% of the net increase.  A 16.9%  increase in the average number of inpatient
units from 89.7 to 104.9 units and an increase  in the  average  daily  billable
census per inpatient unit of 4.7% from 12.8 to 13.4,  generated a 22.5% increase
in  billable  patient  days to 255,128  and a 20.3%  increase  in  revenue  from
inpatient units. The increase in billable census per unit for inpatient units is
primarily  attributable  to a 12.2%  increase in admissions per unit offset by a
6.7% decline in average  length of stay.  The decline in average  length of stay
reflects both the continued trend of reduced  rehabilitation lengths of stay and
the  increase in subacute  units  operational  in calendar  1997,  which carry a
shorter length of stay than acute rehabilitation units. The increase in billable
patient days was offset by a 1.8%  decrease in average per diem  billing  rates,
reflecting a greater mix of subacute  units,  which carry lower average per diem
rates than acute units.  The  $8,007,000  increase in inpatient unit revenue was
offset  by a 6.9%  decrease  in  outpatient  revenue  to  $5,119,000,  primarily
reflecting the loss of two units.


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     Operating  expense  for  the  six-month   periods  compared   increased  by
$12,432,000,  or 31.1% to $52,468,000.  Acquisitions  accounted for 45.0% of the
net increase. The remaining increase was attributable to the increase in patient
days and increased placements at HSSI.

         The excess of operating  expenses over  operating  revenues  associated
with non-exempt units decreased from $513,000 to $367,000, on an increase in the
average number of non-exempt  units from 5.0 to 7.5. The per unit average excess
of operating  expenses over operating revenues declined from $103,000 to $49,000
reflecting a 40.1% increase in billable  patients per unit to 3.1 plus a greater
percentage of units where the Company is not obligated to provide therapy staff.
Average  start-up losses for units for which the Company  provides therapy staff
during their non-exempt year can range to as high as $150,000 to $200,000.

         General and administrative expenses increased $4,385,000,  or 51.8%, to
$12,854,000, reflecting increases in professional services, business development
and  general  office,  compared  to the  previous  year,  plus the  addition  of
corporate staff from acquisitions.

         Interest  income  decreased  $104,000  as a  result  of  reductions  in
investment balances,  as cash was used to make acquisitions and make payments on
Company debt.

         Interest expense increased $618,000  reflecting an increase in interest
rates and interest on additional  debt issued in the repurchase of shares of the
Company's common stock and the acquisitions of HSSI and Team and Moore.  Gain on
sale of  investment  reflects the sale in the first  quarter of calendar 1997 of
approximately   50%  of  the  Company's   investment  in  Intensiva   Healthcare
Corporation.

         Earnings  before income taxes  increased by  $3,747,000,  or 70.2%,  to
$9,084,000.  The provision for income taxes for the first six months of calendar
1997 was  $3,652,000,  compared to  $2,155,000  for 1996,  reflecting  effective
income tax rates of 40.2% and 40.4% for the  respective  periods.  Net  earnings
increased by $2,250,000,  or 70.7% to $5,432,000.  Earnings per share  increased
74.2% to $1.15 from 66 cents on a 2.7% decrease in the weighted  average  shares
outstanding.  The  gain on sale of  investment  accounted  for 18  cents  of the
increase  in  earnings  per  share.  The  decrease  in  shares   outstanding  is
attributable to the repurchase of shares of the Company's common stock offset by
an increase in common stock equivalents resulting from an increase in the market
price of the  Company's  stock  relative to the  underlying  exercise  prices of
outstanding stock options. See "Liquidity and Capital Resources."


Liquidity and Capital Resources

         As of June 30,  1997,  the Company had  $6,315,000  in cash and current
marketable securities and a current ratio of 1.4:1. Working capital decreased by
$163,000 as of June 30, 1997,  compared to December  31,  1996,  due to the cash
tendered  and debt  issued  in the  acquisitions  of Team and  Moore  and  Rehab
Unlimited,  Inc. and the increase in current portion of long-term debt issued in
the  repurchase  of shares of the  Company's  common  stock,  offset by  working
capital generated by operations.

         Net accounts  receivable were $22,392,000 at June 30, 1997, compared to
$15,546,000  at December 31, 1996. The number of days average net revenue in net
receivables was 50.3 at June 30, 1997 compared to 45.5 at December 31, 1996.

         The Company's  operating  cash flows  constitute  its primary source of
liquidity and historically  have been sufficient to fund its working capital and
capital expansion  requirements.  The Company expects to meet its future working
capital,  capital expenditure,  business expansion and debt service requirements
from a

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combination  of  internal  sources  and  outside  financing.  The  Company has a
$20,000,000  revolving  line of credit and a balance  outstanding as of June 30,
1997, of $10,500,000.

Part II. - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. - Legal Proceedings

         The  Company has  undergone  a Federal  Payroll tax audit for the years
1989  through  1993.  See Part I,  "Notes to  Condensed  Consolidated  Financial
Statements," Note 2, for further disclosure.


Item 6 - Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

         (a)   Exhibits

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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 thereunto duly authorized.


                                                           REHABCARE GROUP, INC.

August 12, 1997

                                                     By /s/ John R. Finkenkeller
                                                            John R. Finkenkeller
                                                           Senior Vice President
                                                                   and Treasurer
                                                      (Chief Accounting Officer)


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                                                                 Not Included in
                                                                    Paper Filing


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