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                                       FORM 8-A
                          SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                               Washington, D.C.  20549

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                  FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
                      PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
                           SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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                               KARRINGTON HEALTH, INC.
                (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

       OHIO                                         31-1461482
(State of Incorporation                           (IRS Employer
   or organization)                              Identification No.

                                919 OLD HENDERSON ROAD
                                COLUMBUS, OHIO  43220
                                    (614) 451-5151
                       (Address of Principal Executive Offices)


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          SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:

                                                         Name of each exchange
Title of each class                                        on which each class
to be so registered                                        is to be registered
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NONE

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    If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt securities and
is effective upon filing pursuant to General Instruction A.(c)(1), please check
the following box.  / /

    If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt securities and
is to become effective simultaneously with the effectiveness of a concurrent
registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to General
Instruction A.(c)(2), please check the following box.  / /


          Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                           COMMON SHARES, WITHOUT PAR VALUE

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Item 1.  DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED

         The description of the Registrant's Common Shares contained under the
         heading "DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK" on pages 37-40 of the
         Prospectus (Subject to Completion) Dated May 10, 1996, contained in
         the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-
         03491), is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.  EXHIBITS

         The following exhibits are filed as part of the Registration
         Statement:

         1.   Proposed Form of Amended Articles of the Registrant.

         2.   Proposed Form of Code of Regulations of the Registrant.



                                      SIGNATURE

    Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.



                                       KARRINGTON HEALTH, INC.



Date:  June 5, 1996                         By: Richard R. Slager
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                                             Name: Richard R. Slager
                                             Title: Chairman of the Board,
                                                    President and Chief
                                                    Executive Officer