SUMMIT CARE CORP
SC 13D/A, 1997-01-21
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.1)*

                           SUMMIT CARE CORPORATION 
             -----------------------------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

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

                                  865910103
             -----------------------------------------------------
                                 (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)


             -----------------------------------------------------
            (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. 1 (continued)
CUSIP No.                                       Page 2 of 7 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

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   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

       USA
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   NUMBER OF      7    SOLE VOTING POWER
     SHARES                1,736
  BENEFICIALLY    --------------------------------------------------------------
    OWNED BY      8    SHARED VOTING POWER
      EACH               736,285
   REPORTING      --------------------------------------------------------------
     PERSON       9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
      WITH                 1,736
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
                  10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                         736,285
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

         738,021
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

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

       10.9%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

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

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                                             Page 3 of 7 Pages

Item 1.   Security and Issuer
          (a)  Name of Issuer:
               Summit Care Corporation
          (b)  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
              
              
              
          (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:
               During the last five years, Ronald Baron has not been convicted
               in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or
               similar misdemeanors.)
          (e)  Record of Civil Proceedings:
               During the last five years, Ronald Baron was 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 judgment, 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:
               Reporting Person is a citizen of the United States.

Item 3.    Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
           Reporting Person owns 1,736 shares of the issuer directly,
           paid for with cash for an aggregate purchase price of $25,456.
           An additional 445,000 shares were purchased for an
           aggregate purchase price of $8,444,151 for the account of an
           investment company registered under the Investment Company
           Act of 1940, Baron Asset Fund, (the "Baron Fund"),
           which is advised by BAMCO, Inc. ("BAMCO"), a registered
           investment adviser which is controlled by Ronald Baron.
           An additional 291,285 shares were purchased for an aggregate
           purchase price of $5,229,366 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 in the accounts of the 
           investment companies and advisory clients.




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  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.  Since the last filing, reporting person has disposed
           of securities of the issuer and may dispose of additional shares.
           Filing Person reserves 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:
               Reporting Person: (i)736,285 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) no
               shares in his capacity as General Partner of BCP.
               (iii) 1,736 shares personally.
           (b) Number of shares as to which such person has:
               (i)   sole power to vote or direct the vote:
                           1,736
               (ii)  shared power to vote or direct the vote:
                         736,285
               (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition:
                           1,736
               (iv)  shared power to dispose or direct the disposition:
                         736,285
               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 the Partnerships.
           (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 owns 445,000 (6.6%) of the shares reported herein.
           (e) Ownership of Less than Five Percent:
               Not applicable. 


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                                                      Page 5 of 7 Pages

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 for 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, a copy of which is
           filed herewith.
           
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:     January 21, 1997



                                /s/ Ronald Baron
                                _______________________________________
                                Ronald Baron

                    
Transaction Schedule                    
From 11-16-96 To 01-17-97                    

          Acct                Exec.
Date      ID   Actvy     Qty       Price
- --------  ---- -----     ------    ---------
11-22-96  bcm4 sl    3,500    14.5000
12-06-96  bcp  sl    1,500    14.3750
12-11-96  bcp  sl    2,000    13.7500
12-12-96  bcm4 by   50,000    13.6875
12-12-96  bcp  sl   50,000    13.6312
12-16-96  bcm4 by   25,000    13.8125
12-16-96  bcp  sl   25,000    13.7500
12-16-96  bcp  sl    2,500    13.7500
12-17-96  bcm4 by   25,000    13.5625
12-17-96  bcp  sl   25,000    13.5000
12-18-96  baf  by   25,000    13.0625
12-18-96  bcp  sl   25,000    13.0000
12-19-96  baf  by   25,000    14.5625
12-19-96  bcm4 sl      300    14.6250
12-19-96  bcm4 sl    1,500    14.8750
12-19-96  bcp  sl   25,000    14.5000
12-20-96  bcm4 sl    1,500    14.5000
12-20-96  bcp  sl    4,300    14.3547
12-23-96  bcp  sl    6,700    14.3750
01-09-97  baf  sl   65,000    13.0000
01-09-97  baf  sl   27,000    13.0000
01-09-97  bcm4 sl    2,000    12.9996
01-09-97  bgi  sl   45,000    13.0000
01-13-97  bcm4 sl    3,236    12.4996
01-13-97  bcm4 sl      500    12.6246



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