Exhibit 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We  hereby  consent  to the  use  of the  Prospectus  constituting  part  of the
Registration  Statement on Form SB-2 of our report dated April 5, 1996  relating
to the financial statements of Consolidated Health Care Associates,  Inc., which
appears in such  Prospectus.  We also  consent to the  reference to us under the
heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.


                              /s/ PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
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Price Waterhouse LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 13, 1997