Exhibit 3.217

                            CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION

                                       OF

             CARMEL HILLS HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER, LLC

     This Certificate of Formation of Carmel Hills Healthcare and Rehabilitation
Center, LLC is being duly executed and filed by an authorized person to form a
limited liability company under the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (6
Del.C. Section 18-101, et. seq.).

     FIRST. The name of the limited liability company formed hereby is:

             CARMEL HILLS HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER, LLC

     SECOND. The address of the registered office and the name and the address
of the registered agent of the limited liability company required to be
maintained by Section 18-104 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act is:

               NATIONAL REGISTERED AGENTS, INC.
               160 GREENTREE DRIVE, SUITE 101
               DOVER, KENT COUNTY, DELAWARE, 19904

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate of
Formation as of January 13, 2006.


                                        /s/ Cindy M. VanDran
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                                        Cindy M. VanDran
                                        Authorized Person