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EXHIBIT 10.6
                                     FORM OF
                      UNCONDITIONAL AND CONTINUING GUARANTY


         THIS GUARANTY is made effective as of October 31, 2000 (the "Effective
Date") by BALANCED CARE CORPORATION ("Guarantor"), in favor of [           ], a
corporation organized under the laws of the State of [            ] ("Lender").

                                 R E C I T A L S

         A. Lender has extended to Financial Care Investors, LLC ("FCI"), a loan
in an amount of up to $[             ] ("Loan") pursuant to a Loan Agreement
between Lender and FCI dated as of September 22, 1998 as amended by a First
Amendment to Loan Agreement dated as of September 30, 1999 ("Loan Agreement").
The Loan was extended to FCI in connection with Lender entering into a Lease
Agreement ("Lease") with Financial Care Investors of [           ], LLC
("Borrower" or "Tenant"), a wholly owned subsidiary of FCI, for the assisted
living facility ("Facility") on the real property located in [           ]
("Property").

         B. Manager has now acquired FCI's membership interest in Tenant. In
connection with this acquisition, Borrower has agreed to assume responsibility
for repayment of the Loan. Borrower has executed an Amended and Restated Note to
evidence its obligation to repay the Loan ("Note"). Borrower has also executed a
Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement of even date herewith . Hereinafter
all references to the Loan Agreement shall mean the Second Amended and Restated
Loan Agreement of even date herewith.

         C. In order to permit the assumption of the Loan by Borrower, Lender
requires that this guaranty be provided by Guarantor. Balanced Care at
[           ], Inc. is the sole member of Borrower and is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Guarantor and Guarantor has determined that Guarantor will benefit
from Borrower's assumption of the Loan and has agreed to provide this guaranty
to Lender.

         D. As used herein, "Loan Documents" means the Note, Loan Agreement, and
all other documents and agreements made in connection with the Loan, as amended,
modified, renewed or extended from time to time. "Credit" means all principal,
interest, charges, expenses and all other amounts payable by Borrower to Lender
pursuant to the Loan Documents. "Security" includes all guaranties of any
Credit, all interests in real or personal property securing the payment of any
Credit or any


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guaranties of any Credit, and all other agreements, rights, or interests
insuring or guaranteeing payment of any Credit. "Loan Obligations" means all of
the covenants, obligations and liabilities of Borrower under the Loan Documents,
including the payment of the Credit when due.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, Lender and Guarantor intending to be legally bound hereby, agree
as follows:

         1. Guaranty. Guarantor unconditionally guarantees the prompt payment
when due of the Credit and the performance of the Loan Obligations and shall
indemnify Lender and hold Lender harmless from any costs and expenses in any way
arising out of Borrower's failure to repay the Credit or perform the Loan
Obligations according to their terms.

         2. Warranties.

                  (a) Capacity. Guarantor is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
Guarantor warrants that Guarantor has taken all necessary corporate action to
incur the obligations of this guaranty and to execute, deliver and perform this
guaranty.

                  (b) Contracts. Guarantor warrants that there is no provision
of Guarantor's Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws or any existing indenture,
contract, or agreement to which Guarantor is a party or of any law,
administrative regulation, court order, or consent decree that would be
contravened by the execution, delivery, or performance of this guaranty.

                  (c) Inducement to Lender; Waivers. Guarantor [1] acknowledges
that Lender would not have permitted Borrower to assume the Credit and will not
continue to extend Credit to Borrower but for this guaranty; [2] warrants that
Guarantor has given this guaranty to induce Lender to extend and to continue to
extend Credit to Borrower; [3] agrees that Lender may rely on this guaranty in
extending future Credit to Borrower without notice to Guarantor, but only in
connection with the Leased Property; [4] warrants that Guarantor has received
good and valuable consideration for this guaranty; [5] waives acceptance of this
guaranty; [6] warrants that Guarantor has not given this guaranty in reliance
upon the existence of any Security; [7] acknowledges receipt of notice of all
Credit extended before this date; [8] waives notice of any Credit extended after
this date except as specifically provided in the Lease; [9] waives protest and
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other notice of failure to pay the Credit or to perform any agreement relating
to any Credit or Security except as specifically provided in the Lease; [10]
acknowledges that Guarantor has read this guaranty, the Note, the Loan
Agreement, and all other documents in connection with the Loan; and [11]
acknowledges that Guarantor understands and agrees to Guarantor's obligations
under this guaranty.

                  (d) No Reliance on Information from Lender. Guarantor [1]
warrants that Guarantor has not relied on any information about the Borrower,
the Security, or any guarantor of the Credit provided directly or indirectly by
Lender; [2] warrants that Guarantor is familiar with Borrower, Borrower's
affairs, and the Security; [3] warrants that Guarantor has had ample opportunity
to investigate Borrower, Borrower's affairs, the Security, and the effect that
the Credit will have; [4] warrants that Guarantor has been provided all
information concerning Borrower, Borrower's affairs, and the Security that
Guarantor has requested; [5] warrants that Guarantor has had adequate
opportunity to seek and evaluate professional advice concerning Borrower, the
Security, and this guaranty from advisors of Guarantor's choosing, including
financial and legal advice; and [6] agrees that Guarantor shall not rely on any
information provided by Lender about Borrower or the Security, including any
other guarantor. Guarantor shall continue to investigate and evaluate Borrower
and the Security independently throughout the term of this guaranty, and Lender
has no obligation to provide Guarantor any information about the Borrower or the
Security.

                  (e) No Insolvency. On the date of the Guarantor's entering
into this guaranty and after giving effect to all indebtedness of the Guarantor,
[1] the Guarantor will be able to pay Guarantor's obligations as they become due
and payable; [2] the present fair saleable value of the Guarantor's assets
exceeds the amount that will be required to pay Guarantor's probable liability
on its obligations as the same become absolute and mature; [3] the sum of the
Guarantor's property at a fair valuation exceeds Guarantor's indebtedness; and
[4] the Guarantor will have sufficient capital to engage in Guarantor's
businesses. The proceeds of the Credit constitute fair consideration and
reasonably equivalent value for this guaranty.

         3. Waivers. Without notice to or consent of Guarantor, Lender may do or
refrain from doing anything affecting any Credit or any Security including the
following: [a] granting or not granting any indulgences to anyone liable for
payment of the Credit or any Security; [b] failing to get or to perfect any
Security; [c] failing to get an enforceable agreement to repay the


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Credit; [d] releasing any Security or anyone or any property from liability for
payment of the Credit; [e] changing the Loan Agreement or any agreement relating
to the Credit or any Security including, without limitation, any change in the
schedule or manner for the payment of any Credit and any increase or decrease in
the rate of interest payable thereon; [f] extending the time for payment of the
Credit including extending the time beyond the term of the Note; [g] exercising
any right or remedy, including, without limitation, taking a deed in lieu of
foreclosure; [h] applying any funds received from Borrower, Guarantor or any
other party and any funds realized from any Security to the Credit in such
manner and in such order or priority as Lender elects in its sole discretion;
and [i] delaying in enforcing or failing to enforce any rights to payment of the
Credit or rights against any Security. In the event that Lender forecloses or
otherwise realizes on any Security for repayment of the Credit, Guarantor agrees
that the purchase price at any judicial or nonjudicial sale of the Security paid
by Lender or any other party shall be conclusive evidence of the value of the
Security and Lender shall have an absolute right, subject to applicable law, to
obtain a deficiency judgment against Guarantor of all amounts due in excess of
such purchase price, even though any rights which Guarantor may have against
others might be destroyed or diminished by the exercise of any such remedy by
Lender. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Guarantor waives the right to
contest the value of the Security through appraisals or otherwise, and waives
any defense to a deficiency judgment that Guarantor may have pursuant to any
statute or other applicable law.

         4. Defects in Security, Etc. Guarantor's liability under this guaranty
shall not be affected by [a] any default in any document concerning any Credit
or Security when accepted by Lender or arising any time thereafter; [b] the
unenforceability of or defect in any Security or document relating to any
Credit; [c] any decline in the value of any Security; [d] Lender's failure to
obtain any Security or to perfect Lender's security interest therein; or [e] the
death, incompetence, insolvency, dissolution, liquidation, or winding up of
affairs of Borrower, Guarantor, or anyone liable for any Security or the start
of insolvency proceedings by or against any such person or entity.

         5. Waiver of Surety's Defenses. GUARANTOR WAIVES ALL SURETYSHIP AND
OTHER SIMILAR DEFENSES.

         6. Unconditional Obligation. If Borrower fails to pay all or any part
of any Credit when due after expiration of any applicable grace, notice or cure
period, Guarantor shall immediately pay to Lender all amounts then due and
payable in

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connection with any Credit, regardless of whether or not Lender first pursues
Borrower or exhausts any of its rights or remedies against Borrower, any other
Guarantor, others, or other Security. Guarantor shall not have any right of
subrogation to the rights of Lender against any of the assets of Borrower or
any other guarantor of the Loan until after indefeasible payment in full of the
Credit.

         7. Continuing Obligation. This guaranty shall extend and be applicable
to all renewals, amendments, extensions, consolidations, modifications,
increases and reductions of the Loan Documents and the Credit. Guarantor's
liability under this guaranty shall not be reduced or cancelled by any such
action and shall be deemed modified in accordance with the terms of such action,
whether or not Guarantor has notice of such action.

         8. Subordination. Guarantor subordinates to and postpones in favor of
the Credit and Security [a] any present and future debts and obligations of
Borrower to Guarantor (the "Indebtedness") including but not limited to [i]
salary, bonuses, and other payments pursuant to any employment arrangement; [ii]
fees, reimbursement of expenses and other payments pursuant to any independent
contractor arrangement; [iii] principal and interest pursuant to any
Indebtedness; [iv] distributions payable to any shareholders or general or
limited partners of Borrower; and [v] lease payments pursuant to any leasing
arrangement; and [b] any liens or security interests securing payment of the
Indebtedness. Except as otherwise specified in the Loan Agreement, the
provisions of this paragraph shall be effective only [i] after the occurrence of
an Event of Default (as defined in the Loan Agreement) and until such Event of
Default is cured, or [ii] after the commencement of any bankruptcy or insolvency
proceeding by or against Borrower and until such proceeding is dismissed.
Guarantor shall not ask for, sue for, demand, take or receive any payment, by
setoff or in any other manner, including the receipt of a negotiable instrument,
for all or any part of the Indebtedness owed by Borrower, or any successor or
assign of Borrower, including without limitation a receiver, trustee or debtor
in possession (the term "Borrower" shall include any such successor or assign of
Borrower) until the Credit has been paid in full; however, if Guarantor receives
such a payment, Guarantor shall immediately deliver the payment to Lender for
credit against the then outstanding balance of the Credit, whether matured or
unmatured. Notwithstanding any right of Guarantor to ask, demand, sue for, take
or receive any payment with respect to the Indebtedness, all rights, liens and
security interests of the Guarantor, whether now or hereafter arising, in any
assets of the

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Borrower or in any Security shall be and hereby are subordinated to the rights
of Lender in such assets and Guarantor shall have no right to possession of any
such assets or to foreclose upon any such asset, whether by judicial action or
otherwise, unless and until the Credit has been paid in full. Guarantor agrees
that Lender shall be subrogated to the Guarantor with respect to the Guarantor's
claims against Borrower and the Guarantor's rights, liens and security interest,
if any, in any of the Borrower's assets and proceeds thereof until all of the
Credit has been paid in full.

         Guarantor warrants and represents that Guarantor has not previously
assigned any interest in the Indebtedness to any party other than Lender, that
no other party owns an interest in the Indebtedness other than Guarantor,
(whether as joint holders of the Indebtedness, participants or otherwise) and
that, except as provided below, the entire Indebtedness is and shall continue to
be owing only to the Guarantor. Guarantor shall not assign or transfer to others
any claim Guarantor has or may have against the Borrower, unless such assignment
or transfer is made expressly subject to this guaranty.

         Any claim which Guarantor may make against Borrower or Borrower's
estate in any bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings shall be expressly subject to
the terms of this Section 8.

         In the event of any distribution of the assets or readjustment of the
obligations and indebtedness of the Borrower, whether by reason of liquidation,
bankruptcy, arrangement, receivership, assignment for the benefit of creditors
or any other action or proceeding involving the readjustment of all or any of
the Indebtedness hereby subordinated, or the application of the assets of the
Borrower to the payment or liquidation thereof, Lender shall be entitled to
receive payment in full of any and all of the Credit, due or not due, prior to
the payment of all or any part of the Indebtedness hereby subordinated, and in
order to enable Lender to enforce its rights hereunder in any such action or
proceeding, Lender is hereby authorized and empowered in its discretion to make
and present for and on behalf of Guarantor such proofs of claims against the
Borrower, if the Guarantor shall have failed to file any such proof of claim
within thirty (30) days after Lender has requested Guarantor to file such proofs
of claim on account of the Indebtedness hereby subordinated, as Lender may deem
expedient or proper and to vote such proofs of claims in any such proceeding and
to receive and collect any and all dividends or other payments or disbursements
made thereon in whatever form the same may be paid or issued and to apply the
same on account of any of the Credit.

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         In the event of any distribution, division or application, partial or
complete, voluntary or involuntary, by operation of law or otherwise, of all or
any part of the assets of the Borrower or the proceeds thereof, to the creditors
of the Borrower's business, or upon the sale of all or substantially all of the
Borrower's assets, then, and in any such event, any payment or distribution of
any kind or character, either in cash, securities or other property, which shall
be payable or deliverable upon or with respect to any or all of the Indebtedness
shall be paid or delivered directly to Lender for application on any of the
Credit, due or not due, until such Credit shall have first been fully paid and
satisfied. After the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of
Default, in the event that Guarantor shall fail or refuse to take any action
that Lender requests in writing that the Guarantor take with respect to the
Indebtedness within thirty (30) days of the Guarantor's receipt of such request,
Guarantor authorizes and empowers Lender to demand, sue for, collect and receive
every such payment or distribution and give acquittance therefor and to file
claims and take such other proceedings, in Lender's own name or in the name of
Guarantor or otherwise, as Lender may deem necessary or advisable for the
enforcement of this guaranty; and Guarantor will execute and deliver to Lender
such powers of attorney, assignments or other instruments or documents, as may
be requested by Lender in order to enable Lender to enforce any and all claims
upon or with respect to any or all of the Indebtedness and to collect and
receive any and all payments of distributions which may be payable or
deliverable at any time upon or with respect to the Indebtedness, all for
Lender's own benefit.

         Should any payment, distribution, security, instrument or proceeds
which are subject to the subordination contained in the first paragraph of this
Section 8 be received by Guarantor upon, or with respect to, the Indebtedness
while such subordination provision is effective and prior to the satisfaction of
all of the Credit and termination of all financing arrangements between the
Borrower and Lender, Guarantor shall receive and hold the same in trust as
trustee, for the benefit of Lender and shall forthwith deliver the same to
Lender in precisely the form received (except for the endorsement or assignment
of the Guarantor where necessary), for application on any of the Credit, due or
not due, and until so delivered, the same shall be held in trust by the
Guarantor as the property of Lender. In the event of the failure of Guarantor to
make any such endorsement or assignment to Lender, Lender, or any of its
officers or employees, is hereby irrevocably authorized to make the same.


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         Any instrument evidencing any of the Indebtedness, or any portion
thereof, will, on the date hereof or promptly hereafter, be inscribed with a
legend conspicuously indicating that payment thereof is subordinated to the
claims of Lender, pursuant to the terms of this guaranty, and will be delivered
to Lender upon request therefor after the declaration of an Event of Default, if
such original is necessary in order to enable Lender to take any action
permitted hereunder, including, without limitation, the filing of proofs of
claim on behalf of Guarantor.

         This subordination shall continue and shall be irrevocable until all
the terms, covenants and conditions of the Credit have been fully and completely
performed by Borrower or otherwise discharged and released by Lender, and the
Guarantor shall not be released from any duty, obligation or liability hereunder
so long as there is any claim of Lender against Borrower arising out of the
Credit which has not been performed, settled or discharged in full.

         9. Financial Statements.

                  (a) Financial Statements. Not later than 90 days after the end
of each fiscal year, Guarantor shall deliver to Lender audited consolidated
financial statements of Guarantor for the preceding year. In addition, not later
than 45 days after the end of each quarter, Guarantor shall deliver to Lender
unaudited consolidated financial statements of Guarantor for the preceding
quarter. If Guarantor is or becomes subject to any reporting requirements of the
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), Guarantor shall, in lieu of
providing the financial statements described above, concurrently deliver to
Landlord such reports as are delivered to the SEC pursuant to applicable
securities laws.

                  (b) Certificate. With each delivery of financial statements,
Guarantor shall also provide to Lender a Certificate in the form of Exhibit A.

                  (c) Tax Returns. Guarantor shall deliver to Lender the federal
tax return of Guarantor for each year within 15 days after the filing of the
return. If the filing date for any tax return has been extended, Guarantor shall
also deliver to Lender a copy of the extension application within 15 days after
the date of filing.

                  (d) Other Information. Guarantor shall promptly furnish to
Lender such other information and statements concerning the business affairs and
financial condition of the Guarantor as Lender may reasonably request. Guarantor
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to all books, records, and financial data of Guarantor by or through any of
Lender's officers, agents, attorneys or accountants, at all reasonable times and
from time to time. Lender may examine, inspect, and make extracts from
Guarantor's books and other records at all reasonable times and from time to
time, subject, however, to any agreements made by Lender regarding
confidentiality of such information.

                  (e) Covenants. Guarantor covenants that all financial
statements of Guarantor furnished Lender will present fairly in all material
aspects of Guarantor as of the dates of the statements and will be prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a basis
consistently maintained throughout the period involved.

         10. Financial Covenants.

                  (a) Net Worth. Throughout the term of the Loan, Guarantor
shall maintain for each fiscal quarter a Net Worth and equity capitalization of
not less than $35,000,000.00.

                  (b) Current Ratio. Guarantor shall maintain for each fiscal
quarter a ratio of current assets to current liabilities of not less than 1.25
to 1.00.

                  (c) Debt to Equity Ratio. Guarantor shall maintain for each
fiscal quarter a ratio of total indebtedness to shareholders' equity not to
exceed 10.0 to 1.00. The aggregate lease amount under all capitalized and
operating leases shall be included as indebtedness and all subordinated debt
shall be included as equity. For purposes of this section, "operating leases"
shall include all future lease obligations where Guarantor is not currently the
tenant but has an option to purchase the equity interest in or assets of the
tenant or where Guarantor otherwise has rights to purchase the assets or equity
of the tenant or where Guarantor has agreed to fund operating shortfalls in
connection with the operation of the facility by the tenant.

         11. No Conveyance. Guarantor shall not sell, convey, pledge, encumber
or otherwise transfer any ownership interest in Balanced Care at Sagamore Hills,
Inc. now owned or hereafter acquired, and Guarantor shall not permit Balanced
Care at Sagamore Hills, Inc. to sell, convey, pledge, encumber or otherwise
transfer any ownership interest in Borrower now owned or hereafter acquired,
without the prior written consent of Lender, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld. Guarantor shall not sell, give, convey or otherwise
transfer, directly or indirectly,

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all or substantially all of the assets of Guarantor to any person ("Transferee")
if such transfer would cause the Net Worth of such Guarantor to be less than the
amount required to be maintained under this Guaranty; provided, however, that
the foregoing restriction shall not apply to any transfer of assets made after
Guarantor's death (if an individual) pursuant to any will, testament or
applicable law of descent and distribution. Any transfer of assets that is
prohibited by this section shall constitute an Event of Default under the Loan
Agreement and shall be deemed to be a fraudulent conveyance against Lender. In
the event of any such prohibited transfer, Lender shall be entitled to enforce
this guaranty against the Transferee and to seize all such transferred assets
and apply the proceeds from such assets to payment of the Credit, whether
matured or unmatured.

         12. Loan Covenants. Throughout the term of the Loan, Guarantor shall
comply with all requirements and covenants of the Lease applicable to Guarantor,
including, without limitation, Sections 14.5, 14.6, 14.9, and Article 23.

         13. Subsequent Guaranties. No subsequent guaranty to Lender by
Guarantor shall supersede or terminate this guaranty, but shall be an additional
guaranty unless otherwise stated therein and, if Guarantor has given a previous
guaranty to Lender, this guaranty shall be in addition to the previous guaranty.

         14. Successors, Etc. This guaranty shall be binding upon not only
Guarantor but also Guarantor's successors and assigns and shall inure to the
benefit of Lender and its successors and assigns.

         15. Termination; Revocation. Subject to reinstatement pursuant to
Section 16, this guaranty shall automatically terminate on the date on which all
of the Credit is repaid in full. No revocation of this guaranty or any
substitute guaranty by Guarantor shall be effective until all of the Credit has
been repaid in full.

         16. Survival. The obligations of the Guarantor under this guaranty will
continue to be effective or shall be reinstated, as the case might be, if at any
time any payment from Borrower of any sum due to the Lender is rescinded or must
otherwise be restored or returned by the Lender on the insolvency, bankruptcy,
dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of the Borrower or as a result of the
appointment of a custodian, conservator, receiver, trustee or other officer with
similar powers with respect to the Borrower or any part of the Borrower's


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property or otherwise. If an event permitting the acceleration of the maturity
of the Loan has occurred and is continuing and such acceleration is at such time
prevented by reason of the pendency against the Borrower of a proceeding under
any bankruptcy or insolvency law, Guarantor agrees that, for the purposes of
this guaranty and the obligations of Guarantor under this guaranty, the maturity
of the Loan will be deemed to have been accelerated with the same effect as if
the Lender had accelerated the same in accordance with the terms of the Loan
Documents and Guarantor will immediately pay the unpaid balance of the Credit.

         17. Governing Law. This guaranty shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the internal laws of the State of Ohio, without giving effect to
the conflict of laws rules thereof.

         18. Number; Gender. Where appropriate, the number of any word in this
guaranty shall include both singular and plural, the gender of any word shall be
masculine, feminine, or neuter.

         19. Enforceability. If any provision of this guaranty or the
application thereof to anyone or any circumstance shall be adjudged invalid or
unenforceable to any extent, the application of the remainder of the provision
to the party or circumstance, the application of the provision to other parties
or circumstances, and the application of the remainder of this guaranty shall
not be affected thereby. Each provision of this guaranty shall be valid and
enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

         20. No Waivers by Lender. No forbearance by Lender in exercising any
right under this guaranty, any Credit, or any Security shall operate as a waiver
thereof; no forbearance in exercising any right under this guaranty, any Credit,
or any Security on any one or more occasions shall operate as a waiver of such
right on any other occasion; and no single or partial exercise of any right
under this guaranty, any Credit, or any Security shall preclude any other or
further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power, or
privilege. Lender's rights under this guaranty are cumulative and not exclusive
of any rights or remedies that Lender may otherwise have.

         21. Fees and Expenses. Guarantor shall pay to Lender all costs and
expenses incurred by Lender in administering the Loan and the Security,
enforcing or protecting Lender's rights in connection with any Credit, Security
or this guaranty and in collecting payment on any Credit or this guaranty,
whether or not


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an Event of Default (as defined in the Loan Agreement) has actually occurred or
has been declared and thereafter cured, including, but not limited to, [a]
attorney's fees and paralegal fees; [b] the fees and expenses of any litigation,
administrative, bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or any other similar
proceeding; [c] court costs; [d] the expenses of Lender, its employees, agents,
and witnesses in preparing for litigation and for lodging, travel, and
attendance at pretrial hearings, depositions, and trials; and [e] consulting
fees and expenses incurred by Lender in connection with any litigation.

         22. Notices. Any notices required or desired to be given under this
guaranty shall be in writing and shall be delivered in the manner set forth in
the Loan Agreement, and if to Lender, delivered to Lender at One SeaGate, Suite
1500, P.O. Box 1475, Toledo, Ohio 43603, and if to a Guarantor, to the address
set forth opposite such Guarantor's signature, or to such other address as
Lender or any Guarantor may hereafter give written notice thereof. All notices
shall be effective upon the earlier of actual receipt or three days after
deposit in the U.S. mail or one business day after deposit with the overnight
courier.

         23. Amendment. This guaranty may not be amended except in a writing
signed by Guarantor and Lender. All references to this guaranty, whether in this
guaranty or any other document or instrument, shall be deemed to incorporate all
amendments, modifications, renewals and extensions of this guaranty and all
substitutions therefor made after the date hereof.

         24. [Intentionally Deleted].

         25. Counterparts. This guaranty may be executed in multiple
counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original and all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

         26. JURISDICTION AND VENUE. GUARANTOR IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS AND CONSENTS
TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT HAVING
JURISDICTION OVER LUCAS COUNTY, OHIO OR [ ] COUNTY, OHIO FOR ADJUDICATION OF ALL
MATTERS IN CONTROVERSY UNDER THIS GUARANTY, AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTIONS TO SUCH
JURISDICTION AND VENUE AND CONSENTS TO FULL FAITH AND CREDIT BEING GIVEN TO ANY
DECISION OF SUCH COURTS BY ANY OTHER STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA. GUARANTOR SHALL NOT ATTEMPT TO LITIGATE ANY MATTERS IN CONTROVERSY
UNDER THIS GUARANTY BEFORE ANY COURT OR TRIBUNAL OTHER THAN BEFORE A STATE OR
FEDERAL COURT HAVING JURISDICTION OVER LUCAS COUNTY,

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OHIO. GUARANTOR WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS UPON GUARANTOR
AND CONSENTS THAT ALL SUCH SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON THE GUARANTOR BE MADE BY
REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL DIRECTED TO GUARANTOR AT THE ADDRESS SET FORTH
BELOW AND SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE COMPLETED FIVE (5) DAYS AFTER POSTED.

         27. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW,
GUARANTOR HEREBY WAIVES KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY THE RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL IN
ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS
GUARANTY.

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                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Guarantor executes and delivers to Lender
this Unconditional and Continuing Guaranty effective as of the Effective Date.

Address:                                  BALANCED CARE CORPORATION

1215 Manor Drive
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania  17055        By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                             -----------------------------
                                             Robin L. Barber
                                             Senior Vice President -
                                             Legal Counsel
                                             and Assistant Secretary