EXHIBIT 99.1

                Certification Pursuant To 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
                             As Adopted Pursuant To
                  Section 906 Of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002

I, Paul A. Ormond, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Manor
Care, Inc. (the Company), certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of
my knowledge:

         (1)      The Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K for the period
                  ended December 31, 2002 as filed with the Securities and
                  Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report) fully
                  complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of
                  the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         (2)      The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in
                  all material respects, the financial condition and result of
                  operations of the Company as of, and for, the periods
                  presented in the Report.

/s/ Paul A. Ormond

Paul A. Ormond
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
March 6, 2003


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