EXHIBIT 23.1

                          CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We  hereby  consent  to the  use  in the  Propsectus  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
April 15, 1997