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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



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                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 29, 1995


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                            HELIAN HEALTH GROUP, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



DELAWARE                                 2-18244                     95-4070276
(State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission File Number)     (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                               Identification No.)



9600 BLUE LARKSPUR LANE                                                   93940
MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA                                                  (Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (408) 646-9000


              (Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
                         if changed since last report)

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ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

         The  Registrant  entered  into an  Agreement  and Plan of  Merger  with
TheraTx,  Incorporated  Atlanta  Acquisition  Corp.,  dated August 29, 1995.  In
connection  with the Agreement and Plan of Merger,  the Registrant  also entered
into  a  Stock  Option   Agreement,   dated  August  29,  1995,   with  TheraTx,
Incorporated,  and the  Registrant  and certain  stockholders  of the Registrant
entered into a Stockholder  Agreement,  dated August 29, 1995.  These Agreements
are  attached  as  Exhibit 1 to this  report.  The  Registrant's  press  release
announcing the definitive  Agreement and Plan of Merger is attached as Exhibit 2
to this report.


ITEM 7 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

         (a)      Financial Statements of Business Acquired.

                  None.

         (b)      Pro Forma Financial Information.

                  None.

         (c)      Exhibits:

         EXHIBIT
         NUMBER                        DESCRIPTION
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          1.      Agreement   and  Plan  of  Merger   by  and   Among   TheraTx,
                  Incorporated, Atlanta  Acquisition  Corp.  and  Helian  Health
                  Group,  Inc.,  dated  as of August 29,  1995  (which  includes
                  conformed copies of the Stock Option  Agreement,  dated August
                  29,  1995,  between  Helian  Health  Group,  Inc. and TheraTx,
                  Incorporated,  and a Stockholder  Agreement,  dated August 29,
                  1995,  between  certain  stockholders  of Helian Health Group,
                  Inc. and TheraTx).

         2.       Press Release.









                                   SIGNATURES






     Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, this
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.




                                     HELIAN HEALTH GROUP, INC.


September 1, 1995                    /s/     DONALD C. BLANDING
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                                     DONALD C. BLANDING, TREASURER AND PRINCIPAL
                                     ACCOUNTING OFFICER