CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

The Board of Directors
Integrated Health Services, Inc.:

We consent to the  incorporation by reference in the registration  statements on
Forms  S-3  or S-4  (Nos.  33-87890,  33-66126,  33-68302,  33-77380,  33-81378,
33-98764, 333-4053,  333-12685,  333-35577 and 333-35851) and on Forms S-8 (Nos.
33-44648,  33-44649, 33-44650, 33-44651, 33-44653, 33-53912, 33-53914, 33-53916,
33-86684, 33-97190, 333-1432, 333-28289,  333-28293, 333-28317 and 333-28321) of
Integrated Health Services, Inc. of our report dated April 14, 1997, relating to
the  consolidated  balance  sheets  of  Community  Care  of  America,  Inc.  and
Subsidiaries  as of  December  31, 1996 and 1995,  and the related  consolidated
statements of  operations,  shareholders'  equity and cash flows for each of the
years in the three-year  period ended December 31, 1996, which report appears in
the Form 8-K dated September 25, 1997 of Integrated Health Services, Inc.

Our report  dated  April 14, 1997 refers to changes in  accounting  methods,  in
1996, to adopt Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards No. 121 relating to
impairment of long-lived assets.

                                       KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

Baltimore, Maryland
October 9, 1997