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Exhibit 10.12



THIS DOCUMENT PREPARED BY (WITH
THE ASSISTANCE OF AN ATTORNEY
LICENSED IN THIS STATE) AND AFTER
RECORDING SHOULD BE RETURNED TO:

Gary N. Ruben, Esq.
Goldberg, Kohn, Bell, Black,
  Rosenbloom & Moritz, Ltd.
55 East Monroe Street
Suite 3700
Chicago, Illinois  60603


                    SPACE ABOVE THIS LINE FOR RECORDER'S USE


                                                                 Loan No. 99-407

                               OPEN-END MORTGAGE,
                   ASSIGNMENT OF RENTS AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
                     IN THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF $64,000,000.00


This OPEN-END MORTGAGE, ASSIGNMENT OF RENTS AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this
"Mortgage") is made as of this 30th day of December, 1999, between BALANCED CARE
REALTY AT MANSFIELD, INC., a Delaware corporation, ("Borrower"), whose address
is 1215 Manor Drive, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055 and HELLER HEALTHCARE
FINANCE, INC., a Delaware corporation ("Lender"), whose address is 2 Wisconsin
Circle, Suite 400, Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815.

                                    RECITALS

         A. Lender has agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of that
certain Loan Agreement dated the date hereof, executed by and among Borrower,
certain affiliates of Borrower (Borrower and such affiliates being referred to
collectively as "Borrower Parties") and Lender (the "Loan Agreement"), to make a
loan (the "Loan") to Borrower Parties. The Loan is evidenced by (i) that certain
Promissory Note A executed by Borrower Parties of even date herewith in the
original principal amount of Twenty-Five Million Six Hundred Thousand and No/100
Dollars ($25,600,000.00) (which note, together with all notes issued in
substitution or exchange therefor and all amendments thereto, is hereinafter
referred to as "Note A") and (ii) that certain Subordinated Promissory Note B
executed by Borrower Parties of even date herewith in the original principal
amount of Six
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Million Four Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($6,400,000.00) (which note,
together with all notes issued in substitution or exchange therefor and all
amendments thereto, is hereinafter referred to as "Note B"; Note A and Note B
being collectively referred to as the "Notes"), providing for monthly payments
as set forth in the Notes, with the balance thereof, due and payable on December
31, 2001 (said date, or any earlier date on which the entire unpaid principal
amount shall be paid or required to be paid in full, whether by prepayment,
acceleration or otherwise is hereinafter called the "Maturity Date"). The terms
and provisions of the Loan Agreement and Notes are hereby incorporated by
reference in this Mortgage.

         B. Lender wishes to secure: (i) the payment of the Notes, together with
all interest, the "Exit Fee" (as defined in the Loan Agreement), and other
amounts, if any, due in accordance with the terms of the Notes, as well as the
payment of any additional indebtedness accruing to Lender on account of any
future payments, advances or expenditures made by Lender pursuant to the Notes,
the Loan Agreement or this Mortgage or any of the other Loan Documents
(hereinafter defined); (ii) the performance of each and every covenant,
condition, and agreement contained in the Notes, the Loan Agreement, this
Mortgage, the Environmental Indemnity (as defined in the Loan Agreement) and any
other documents evidencing or securing the Loan or executed in connection
therewith (such documents together with any modifications, renewals, extensions
or replacements thereof are collectively referred to as the "Loan Documents");
and (iii) the payment and performance of any and all other debts, claims,
obligations, demands, monies, liabilities and indebtedness of any kind or nature
now or hereafter owing, arising, due or payable to Lender from any or all of
Borrower, Borrower Parties, Guarantor and the Affiliates of Guarantor and each
of the Borrower Parties, including without limitation all indebtedness due and
obligations arising under the Other Finance Documents ("Guarantor," "Affiliates"
and "Other Finance Documents" having the meanings ascribed thereto in the Loan
Agreement). All payment obligations of Borrower Parties, Guarantor and the
Affiliates of Guarantor and each of the Borrower Parties, including without
limitation all indebtedness due under the Loan Documents and the Other Finance
Documents and all unpaid advances made by Lender with respect to the Property
(defined below) for the payment of taxes, assessments, insurance premiums or
costs incurred for the protection of any part of the Property as provided in
Section 5301.233 of the Ohio Revised Code, to Lender, whether now existing or
hereafter arising, are hereinafter sometimes


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collectively referred to as the "Indebtedness," and all other obligations of
Borrower Parties, Guarantor and the Affiliates of Guarantor and each of the
Borrower Parties, under the Loan Documents and the Other Finance Documents are
hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the "Obligations".

         NOW, THEREFORE, TO SECURE the repayment of the Indebtedness and the
performance of the Obligations, Borrower has executed this Mortgage and does
hereby mortgage, convey, assign, warrant, transfer, pledge and grant to Lender a
security interest in all of Borrower's right, title and interest in and to the
following described property and all proceeds thereof (which property is
hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the "Property"):

         A. The real estate described on Exhibit A attached hereto (the "Land");

         B. All of the following (collectively, the "Improvements"): all
buildings, improvements and fixtures now or in the future located or to be
constructed on the Land; to the extent not owned by tenants of the Property, all
machinery, appliances, equipment, furniture, fixtures and all other personal
property of every kind or nature located in or on, or attached to, or used or to
be used in connection with the Land, buildings, improvements or fixtures and all
leases of any of the foregoing (subject, however, as to such personal property
which does not constitute building machinery or fixtures (the "Movable Personal
Property"), to purchase money security interests of vendors and lenders and the
lessor's interest in any Movable Personal Property leased by Borrower, which
interests are referred to collectively as the "Senior Movable Personal Property
Interests"); all building materials and goods procured for use or in connection
with the foregoing; and all additions, substitutions and replacements to any of
the foregoing;

         C. To the extent assignable, all plans, specifications, architectural
renderings, drawings, soil test reports, other reports of examination or
analysis of the Land or the Improvements;

         D. All easements, rights-of-way, water courses, mineral rights, water
rights, air rights and appurtenances in any way belonging, relating or
appertaining to any of the Land or Improvements, or which hereafter shall in any
way belong, relate or be appurtenant thereto ("Appurtenances");

         E. All agreements affecting the use, enjoyment or occupancy of the Land
and/or Improvements, including patient and


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residential care agreements, leases, licenses and other occupancy agreements,
now or hereafter entered into (the "Leases") and all rents, prepayments,
security deposits, termination payments, royalties, profits, issues and revenues
from the Land and/or Improvements from time to time accruing under the Leases
(the "Rents"), reserving to Borrower, however, so long as no Event of Default
(hereinafter defined) has occurred hereunder, the right to receive and apply the
Rents in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 8 of this Mortgage;

         F. All claims, demands, judgments, insurance proceeds, refunds,
reserves, deposits (except any deposit that is not pursuant to a Lease but is
held by Borrower as an accommodation to a resident), rights of action, awards of
damages, compensation, settlements and other rights to the payment of money
hereafter made resulting from or relating to (i) the taking of the Land or the
Improvements or any part thereof under the power of eminent domain, (ii) any
damage (whether caused by such taking, by casualty or otherwise) to the Land,
Improvements or Appurtenances or any part thereof, or (iii) the ownership or
operation of the Property;

         G. To the extent assignable, all management contracts, permits,
certificates, licenses, approvals, contracts, purchase and sale agreements,
purchase options, entitlements, development rights and authorizations, however
characterized, issued or in any way furnished for the acquisition, construction,
development, operation and use of the Land, Improvements and/or Leases,
including building permits, environmental certificates, licenses, certificates
of operation, warranties and guaranties;

         H. All accounts, contract rights, general intangibles, chattel paper,
documents, instruments, inventory, goods, equipment (subject to the Senior
Movable Personal Property Interests) and all books and records relating to the
foregoing;

         I. Any monies on deposit with or for the benefit of Lender, including
deposits for the payment of real estate taxes and any cash collateral account;

         J. All proceeds, products, replacements, additions, substitutions,
renewals and accessions of and to the Land, Improvements, Appurtenances or any
other property of the types described in the preceding granting clauses; and

         K. Any and all after-acquired right, title or interest of Borrower in
and to any property of the types described in the preceding granting clauses.



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         TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Property and all parts thereof together with
the rents, issues, profits and proceeds thereof, unto Lender to its own proper
use, benefit, and advantage forever, subject, however, to the terms, covenants,
and conditions herein.

         Borrower covenants and agrees with Lender as follows:

         1. Payment of Indebtedness; Performance of Obligations. Borrower shall
promptly pay or cause to be paid when due the Indebtedness and shall promptly
perform or cause to be performed all Obligations.

         2. Taxes and Other Obligations. Borrower shall pay, when due, and
before any interest, collection fees or penalties shall accrue, all taxes,
assessments, fines, impositions and other charges and obligations, which may
become a lien on or charge against the Property (collectively, "Charges").
Borrower shall have the right to contest, in good faith by appropriate
proceedings, the amount or validity of any such Charges, so long as: (a)
Borrower has given prior written notice to Lender of Borrower's intent to so
contest or object to any such Charges; (b) such contest stays the enforcement or
collection of the Charges or any lien created; and (c) if the amount of the
Charges exceeds $25,000.00, Borrower has obtained an endorsement, in form and
substance satisfactory to Lender, to the loan policy of title insurance issued
to Lender insuring over any such lien, or Borrower has deposited with Lender a
bond or other security reasonably satisfactory to Lender in the amount of 150%
of the amount of such Charges.

         Should Borrower fail to make any of such payments, Lender may, at its
option and at the expense of Borrower, pay the amounts due for the account of
Borrower. Upon the request of Lender, Borrower shall immediately furnish to
Lender copies of all notices of amounts due and receipts evidencing payment.
Borrower shall promptly notify Lender of any lien on all or any part of the
Property and shall promptly discharge any unpermitted lien or encumbrance.

         3. Reserves for Taxes. At the time of and in addition to the monthly
installments of principal and interest due under the Notes, Borrower shall pay
to Lender a sum equal to one-twelfth (1/12) of the amount estimated by Lender to
be sufficient to pay at least thirty (30) days before they become due and
payable all taxes, assessments and other similar charges levied against the
Property (collectively, the "Taxes"). So long as no Event of Default exists
hereunder, Lender shall apply the sums to


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pay the Taxes. These sums may be commingled with the general funds of Lender,
and no interest shall be payable thereon nor shall these sums be deemed to be
held in trust for the benefit of Borrower. If Lender at any time reasonably
determines that such amount on deposit is insufficient to fully pay such Taxes,
Borrower shall, within ten (10) days following notice from Lender, deposit such
additional sum as may be reasonably required by Lender. On the Maturity Date,
the moneys then remaining on deposit with Lender or its agent shall, at Lender's
option, be applied against the Indebtedness or so long as no Event of Default is
then continuing, be refunded to Borrower. The obligation of Borrower to pay the
Taxes is not affected or modified by the provisions of this Section 3.

         4. Insurance and Condemnation.

         (a) Insurance.

         (i) Borrower shall keep the Improvements insured, and shall maintain
     general liability coverage and such other coverages reasonably requested by
     Lender, by carrier(s), in amounts and in form at all times reasonably
     satisfactory to Lender, which carrier(s), amounts and form shall not be
     changed without the prior written consent of Lender, such consent not to be
     unreasonably withheld.

         (ii) In case of loss or damage by fire or other casualty, Borrower
     shall give immediate written notice thereof to the insurance carrier(s) and
     to Lender. Lender is authorized and empowered, and Borrower hereby
     irrevocably appoints Lender as its attorney-in-fact (such appointment is
     coupled with an interest), at its option, to make or file proofs of loss or
     damage and to settle and adjust any claim under insurance policies which
     insure against such risks, or to direct Borrower, in writing, to agree with
     the insurance carrier(s) on the amount to be paid in regard to such loss.

         (iii) Provided no Event of Default then exists and Borrower certifies
     as to same, the net insurance proceeds (after deduction of Lender's
     reasonable costs and expenses, if any, in collecting the same) shall be
     made available for the restoration or repair of the Property if, in
     Lender's reasonable judgment: (a) restoration or repair and the continued
     operation of the Property is economically feasible; (b) the value of
     Lender's security is not reduced; (c) the casualty


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     loss is not more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the Loan Allocation
     amount attributable to the Property set forth on Exhibit A to the Loan
     Agreement; (d) the loss does not occur in the six (6) month period
     preceding the stated Maturity Date and Lender's independent consultant
     certifies that the restoration of the Property can be completed at least
     ninety (90) days prior to the Maturity Date; and (e) Borrower deposits with
     Lender from time-to-time an amount, in cash, which Lender, in its sole but
     reasonable discretion, determines is necessary, in addition to the net
     insurance proceeds to pay in full the cost of the restoration or repair
     (Borrowers' deposit shall be disbursed prior to any disbursement of
     insurance proceeds held by Lender). Any excess proceeds remaining after
     completion of such repair shall be distributed first to Borrower to the
     extent Borrower has deposited funds with Lender for such repair with the
     balance applied against the Indebtedness. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it
     shall be a condition precedent to any disbursement of insurance proceeds
     held by Lender hereunder that Lender shall have approved in its reasonable
     discretion (x) all plans and specifications for any proposed repair or
     restoration, (y) the construction schedule and (z) the architect's and
     general contractor's contract for all restoration that exceeds $250,000.00
     in the aggregate. Lender may establish other conditions it deems reasonably
     necessary to assure the work is fully completed in a good and workmanlike
     manner free of all liens or claims by reason thereof, and in compliance
     with all applicable laws, rules and regulations. At Lender's option, the
     net insurance proceeds shall be disbursed pursuant to a construction escrow
     acceptable to Lender. If an Event of Default then exists, or any of the
     conditions set forth in clauses (a) through (f) of this Section 4(a)(iii)
     have not been met or satisfied, the net insurance proceeds shall be applied
     to the Indebtedness in such order and manner as provided in the Note.

         (iv) In the event Borrower fails to provide Lender with evidence of the
     insurance coverage required by this Mortgage, Lender may purchase insurance
     at Borrower's expense (subject to Section 3 above) to protect Lender's
     interests in the Property. This insurance may, but need not, protect
     Borrower's interests. The coverage purchased by Lender may not


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     pay any claim made by Borrower or any claim that is made against Borrower
     in connection with the Property. Borrower may later cancel any insurance
     purchased by Lender, but only after providing Lender with evidence that
     Borrower has obtained insurance as required by this Mortgage. If Lender
     purchases insurance for the Property, Borrower will (subject to Section 3
     above) be responsible for the costs of that insurance, including interest
     and other charges imposed by Lender in connection with the placement of the
     insurance, until the effective date of the cancellation or expiration of
     the insurance. The costs of the insurance may be added to the Obligations.
     The costs of the insurance may be more than the cost of insurance Borrower
     is able to obtain on its own.

         (b) Condemnation.

         (i) Borrower shall within three (3) business days of its receipt of
     notice thereof, notify Lender of any action or proceeding relating to any
     condemnation or other taking, whether direct or indirect, of the Property,
     or part thereof, and Borrower shall, after consultation with and subject to
     Lender's approval, appear in and prosecute any such action or proceeding.
     Upon Borrower's failure to act in accordance with Lender's prior approval,
     Borrower authorizes Lender, at Lender's option, as attorney-in-fact for
     Borrower (such appointment as attorney-in-fact is coupled with an
     interest), to commence, appear in and prosecute, in Lender's or Borrower's
     name, any action or proceeding relating to any condemnation or other taking
     of the Property, and to settle or compromise any claim in connection with
     such condemnation or other taking. The proceeds of any award, payment or
     claim for damages, direct or consequential, in connection with any
     condemnation or other taking of the Property, or part thereof, or for
     conveyances in lieu of condemnation, are hereby assigned to and shall be
     paid to Lender and in accordance with the provisions of Section 4(b)(ii)
     below. Lender is authorized (but is under no obligation) to collect any
     such proceeds.

         (ii) Lender may, in its sole discretion, elect to (y) apply the net
     proceeds of any condemnation award (after deduction of Lender's reasonable
     costs and expenses, if any, in collecting the same) in reduction of the
     Indebtedness in such order and manner as


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     provided in the Note, whether due or not or (z) make the proceeds available
     to Borrower for the restoration or repair of the Property. If the net
     proceeds of the condemnation award are made available to Borrower for
     restoration or repair, the net proceeds of the condemnation award shall be
     disbursed upon satisfaction of and in accordance with the terms and
     conditions set forth in Section 4(a)(iii) above. Lender is authorized (but
     is under no obligation) to collect any such proceeds.

         5. Preservation and Maintenance of Property. Borrower shall: (a) not
commit waste or permit impairment or deterioration of the Property; (b) not
abandon the Property; (c) keep the Property in good repair and restore or repair
promptly, in a good and workmanlike manner, all or any part of the Property to
the equivalent of its original condition, or such other condition as Lender may
approve in writing, upon any damage or loss thereto; (d) comply with all laws,
ordinances, regulations and requirements of any governmental body applicable to
the Property; (e) provide for management of the Property by a property manager
reasonably satisfactory to Lender pursuant to a contract in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to Lender; and (f) give notice in writing to Lender of
and, unless otherwise directed in writing by Lender, appear in and defend any
action or proceeding purporting to affect the Property, the security granted by
the Loan Documents or the rights or powers of Lender. Neither Borrower nor any
tenant or other person shall remove, demolish or materially alter any
Improvement on the Land except when incident to the replacement of fixtures,
equipment, machinery and appliances with items of like kind.

         6. Protection of Lender's Security. If (a) Borrower fails to pay the
Indebtedness or to perform the Obligations, (b) any action or proceeding is
commenced which materially adversely affects or could materially adversely
affect the Property or Lender's interest therein, including any loss, damage,
cost, expense or liability incurred by Lender with respect to (i) any
environmental matters relating to the Property or (ii) the preparation of the
commencement or defense of any action or proceeding or any threatened action or
proceeding affecting the Loan Documents or the Property, then Lender, at
Lender's option, may make such appearances, disburse such sums and take such
lawful action, taking into account the rights of residents at the Property, as
Lender deems necessary, in its sole discretion, to protect the Property or
Lender's interest therein, including entry upon the Property to take such
actions Lender determines appropriate to preserve, protect or restore the
Property. Any


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amounts disbursed by Lender pursuant to this Section 6 (including attorneys'
fees, costs and expenses), together with interest thereon at the "Default Rate"
(defined in the Notes) from the date of disbursement, shall become additional
Indebtedness of Borrower secured by the lien of this Mortgage and the other Loan
Documents and shall be due and payable on demand. Nothing contained in this
Section 6 shall require Lender to incur any expense or take any action
hereunder.

         7. Actions. Borrower shall warrant title and appear in and defend any
claim or any action or other proceeding purporting to affect title or other
interests relating to any part of the Property, the security of this Mortgage or
the rights of Lender, and give Lender prompt written notice of any such claim,
action or proceeding. Lender may, at the expense of Borrower, appear in and
defend any such claim, action or proceeding and any claim, action or other
proceeding asserted or brought against Lender in connection with or relating to
any part of the Property or this Mortgage.

         8. Leases; Assignment of Rents.

         Borrower shall not, without Lender's prior written consent (which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), execute, modify, amend, surrender
or terminate any non-residential Lease, except as expressly permitted by the
Loan Agreement. All Leases shall be on forms previously approved by Lender.
Borrower shall not be authorized to enter into any ground lease of the Property
without Lender's prior written approval. If Lender's consent to any
non-residential Lease or the renewal of any existing non-residential Lease is
required under the Loan Agreement, at Lender's request, Borrower shall cause the
tenant thereunder to execute a subordination and attornment agreement in form
and substance satisfactory to Lender. Borrower shall comply with and observe
Borrower's obligations as landlord under all Leases. Borrower shall furnish
Lender within twenty (20) days following Lender's request, with a rent roll, in
form reasonable acceptable to Lender, and executed copies of all Leases.

         Borrower absolutely and unconditionally assigns and transfers to
Lender, all of Borrower's right, title and interest in and to the Rents;
provided, however, so long as there shall not have occurred an Event of Default,
Borrower shall have a license, revocable immediately upon an Event of Default,
to collect all Rents, and shall hold the same, in trust, to be applied first to
the payment of all impositions, levies, taxes, assessments and other charges
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maintenance of insurance policies upon the Property required hereby, third to
the expenses of Property operations, including maintenance and repairs required
hereby, fourth to the payment of that portion of the Indebtedness then due and
payable, and fifth, the balance, if any, to or as directed by Borrower. If an
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower's right to collect and
secure the Rents shall cease and Lender shall have the sole right, with or
without taking possession of the Property to collect all Rents. Borrower has
executed and delivered to Lender an Assignment of Leases and Rents of even date
herewith, and, to the extent the provisions of this Section 8 are inconsistent
with the provisions of said Assignment of Leases and Rents, the provisions of
said Assignment of Leases and Rents shall control.

         9. Statements by Borrower. Borrower shall within ten (10) days after
Lender's request, furnish Lender with a written statement, duly acknowledged,
setting forth the sums, according to Borrower's books and records, secured by
the Loan Documents and any right of set-off, counterclaim or other defense which
exists against such sums and the Obligations.

         10. Transfers of the Property. Except for Leases entered into in
compliance with the other provisions of this Mortgage and the Loan Agreement,
Borrower shall not transfer all or any part of the Property, or any interest
therein, unless and until Borrower has fully complied with all of the provisions
of Section 2.2 of the Loan Agreement such that Borrower would be entitled to
cause Lender to release the lien of this Mortgage pursuant to that Section 2.2.
There shall be no transfer, sale, assignment, encumbrance, or disposition of any
of the capital stock of Borrower.

         11. No Additional Liens, Encumbrances or Indebtedness. Borrower
covenants not to execute any mortgage, security agreement, assignment of leases
and rents or other agreement granting a lien (except the liens granted to Lender
by the Loan Documents and Senior Movable Personal Property Interests) against or
encumbrance on the Property or take or fail to take any other action which would
result in a lien against the Property or the interest of Borrower in the
Property without the prior written consent of Lender; provided, however,
Borrower may in good faith, by appropriate proceeding, contest the validity or
amount of any asserted lien and, pending such contest, Borrower shall not be
deemed to be in default hereunder if the amount secured by such lien is not more
than $25,000.00, or, if it is more than $25,000.00, then Borrower shall first
obtain an endorsement, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender to the loan
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title insurance issued to Lender insuring over such lien, or, if no such loan
policy shall have been issued, then Borrower shall deposit with Lender a bond or
other security satisfactory to Lender in the amount of 150% of the amount of
such lien to assure payment of the same as and when due. Lender is authorized to
do all matters permitted and sanctioned by Ohio Revised Code Section 1311.14 as
now existing or hereafter amended.

         12. Borrower and Lien Not Released. Without affecting the liability of
Borrower or any other person liable for the payment of the Indebtedness, and
without affecting the lien or charge of this Mortgage as security for the
payment of the Indebtedness, Lender may, from time to time and without notice to
any junior lien holder or holder of any right or other interest in and to the
Property: (a) release any person so liable; (b) waive or modify any provision of
this Mortgage or the other Loan Documents or grant other indulgences; (c)
release all or any part of the Property; (d) take additional security for any
obligation herein mentioned; (e) subordinate the lien or charge of this
Mortgage; (f) consent to the granting of any easement; or (g) consent to any map
or plan of the Property.

         13. Uniform Commercial Code Security Agreement.

         (a) This Mortgage shall constitute a security agreement pursuant to the
Uniform Commercial Code (the "UCC") for any portion of the Property which, under
applicable law, may be subject to a security interest pursuant to the UCC (such
portion of the Property is hereinafter called the "Personal Property") and,
subject to the Senior Movable Personal Property Interests, Borrower hereby
grants to Lender a security interest in the Personal Property. Lender shall have
all of the rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC as well as all
other rights and remedies available at law or in equity.

         (b) Borrower agrees to execute and deliver to Lender any financing
statements, as well as extensions, renewals and amendments thereof, and
reproductions of this Mortgage in such form as Lender may require to perfect a
security interest with respect to the Personal Property. Borrower hereby
authorizes and empowers Lender and irrevocably appoints Lender its agent and
attorney-in-fact to execute and file, on Borrower's behalf, all financing
statements and refilings and continuations thereof as Lender deems necessary or
advisable to create, preserve and protect such lien. Borrower shall pay all
costs of filing such financing statements and any extensions, renewals,
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of any record searches for financing statements as Lender may reasonably
require.

         (c) Borrower shall not, without the prior written consent of Lender
(which consent will not be unreasonably withheld), sell, assign, transfer,
encumber, remove or permit to be removed from the Property any of the Personal
Property. So long as no Event of Default exists, Borrower may sell or otherwise
dispose of the Personal Property when obsolete, worn out, inadequate,
unserviceable or unnecessary for use in the operation of the Property, but only
upon replacing the same with other Personal Property at least equal in value and
utility to the disposed Personal Property. Any replacement or substituted
Personal Property shall be, subject to the Senior Movable Personal Property
Interests, subject to the security interest granted herein.

         (d) To the extent permitted by law, Borrower and Lender agree that with
respect to all items of Personal Property which are or will become fixtures on
the Land, this Mortgage, upon recording or registration in the real estate
records of the proper office, shall constitute a "fixture filing" within the
meaning of the UCC.

         14. Events of Default; Acceleration of Indebtedness. The occurrence of
any one or more of the following events shall constitute an "Event of Default"
under this Mortgage:

         (a) failure of Borrower to pay, within ten (10) days of the due date,
any of the Indebtedness, including any payment due under either or both of the
Notes; or

         (b) failure of Borrower to strictly comply with Sections 4(a)(i)
(insurance), 8 (Leases), 10 (prohibition on transfers), and 11 (no additional
liens) of this Mortgage; or

         (c) failure of Borrower, within thirty (30) days after written notice
and demand, to satisfy each and every Obligation not set forth in the
subsections above; provided, however, if such Obligation cannot by its nature be
cured within thirty (30) days, and if Borrower commences to cure such failure
promptly after written notice thereof and thereafter diligently pursues the
curing thereof (and then in all events cures such failure within ninety (90)
days after the original notice thereof), Borrower shall not be in default
hereunder during such period of diligent curing; or

         (d) the occurrence of an Event of Default under the Loan Agreement.



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Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, at the option of Lender, the
Indebtedness shall become immediately due and payable without notice to Borrower
and Lender shall be entitled to all of the rights and remedies provided in the
Loan Documents or at law or in equity. Each remedy provided in the Loan
Documents is distinct and cumulative to all other rights or remedies under the
Loan Documents or afforded by law or equity, and may be exercised concurrently,
independently, or successively, in any order whatsoever.

         15. Entry; Foreclosure. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default,
Borrower, upon demand of Lender, shall forthwith surrender to Lender the actual
possession of the Property, or to the extent permitted by law, Lender or a
receiver appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction, may enter and take
possession of all or any part of the Property, and may exclude Borrower and its
respective agents and employees wholly therefrom, and may have joint access with
Borrower to the books, papers and accounts of Borrower. If Borrower shall for
any reason fail to surrender or deliver the Property or any part thereof after
such demand by Lender, Lender or such receiver may obtain a judgment or decree
conferring on Lender or such receiver, the right to immediate possession of the
Property or requiring the delivery of the Property to Lender or such receiver,
and Borrower specifically consents to the entry of such judgment or decree. Upon
every such entering upon or taking of possession, Lender or such receiver may
hold, store, use, operate, manage and control the Property and conduct the
business thereof, and Lender or such receiver may take any action required by
applicable law or which Lender or such receiver believes necessary to enforce
compliance with the environmental provisions contained herein or in the other
Loan Documents, and negotiate with governmental authorities with respect to the
Property's environmental compliance and remedial measures in connection
therewith. Lender and such receiver and their representatives shall have no
liability for any loss, damage, injury, cost or expense resulting from any
action or omission which was taken or omitted in good faith.

         When the Indebtedness or any part thereof shall become due, whether by
acceleration or otherwise, Lender may, either with or without entry or taking
possession as herein provided or otherwise, proceed by suit or suits at law or
in equity or by any other appropriate proceeding or remedy to: (a) enforce
payment of the Notes or the performance of any term, covenant, condition or
agreement of Borrower under any of the Loan Documents; (b) foreclose the lien
hereof for the Indebtedness or part thereof and sell the Property as an entirety
or otherwise, as Lender may determine; (c) exercise its rights under Section 13



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with respect to all or any portion of the Personal Property in accordance with
the provisions of the UCC; and/or (d) pursue any other right or remedy available
to it under or by the law and decisions of the State in which the Land is
located. Notwithstanding any statute or rule of law to the contrary, the failure
to join any tenant or tenants of the Property as party defendant or defendants
in any foreclosure action or the failure of any such order or judgment to
foreclose their rights shall not be asserted by Borrower as a defense in any
civil action instituted to collect (a) the Indebtedness, or any part thereof or
(b) any deficiency remaining unpaid after foreclosure and sale of the Property.

         Upon any foreclosure sale, Lender may bid for and purchase the Property
and shall be entitled to apply all or any part of the Indebtedness as a credit
to the purchase price.

         16. Appointment of Receiver or Mortgagee in Possession. If an Event of
Default is continuing or if Lender shall have accelerated the Indebtedness,
Lender, upon application to a court of competent jurisdiction, shall be entitled
as a matter of strict right, without notice, and without regard to the occupancy
or value of any security for the Indebtedness or the insolvency of any party
bound for its payment, to the appointment, at its option, of itself as mortgagee
in possession, or of a receiver to take possession of and to operate the
Property, and to collect and apply the Rents.

         17. Expenditures and Expenses. In any action to foreclose the lien
hereof or otherwise enforce Lender's rights and remedies hereunder, there shall
be allowed and included as additional Indebtedness all Costs (as defined in the
Loan Agreement) which may be paid or incurred by or on behalf of Lender. All
Costs and such other costs, expenses and fees as may be incurred by Lender in
the protection of the Property and the maintenance of the lien of this Mortgage,
including, attorneys' fees and costs in any litigation or proceeding affecting
this Mortgage, the Notes, the other Loan Documents, the Property or the Personal
Property, including probate, appellate, and bankruptcy proceedings and any
post-judgment proceedings to collect or enforce any judgment or order relating
to this Mortgage or the other Loan Documents or in preparation for the
commencement or defense of any action or proceeding, shall be immediately due
and payable to Lender, with interest thereon at the Default Rate, and shall be
secured by this Mortgage.

         18. Application of Proceeds of Foreclosure Sale. The proceeds of any
foreclosure sale of the Property shall be


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distributed and applied in the order of priority set forth in the Notes with the
excess, if any, being applied, to any party entitled thereto as their rights may
appear.

         19. Open-end Mortgage; Future Advances. In addition to any other
obligations and indebtedness secured hereby, including, without limitation,
obligations and indebtedness evidenced by the notes (including the Notes) and
outstanding as of the date hereof, this Mortgage shall secure unpaid balances of
loan advances that Lender may make after this Mortgage is delivered to the
Richland County, Ohio, Recorder for record. The maximum amount of the unpaid
principal balance of said loan advances that may be outstanding at any time, in
the aggregate and exclusive of interest accrued thereon and any other amounts
disbursed hereunder, under the notes (including the Notes), under the Other
Finance Documents, or otherwise, is $64,000,000.00. Borrower further covenants
and agrees to repay all such loan advances with interest, and that the covenants
contained in this Mortgage shall apply to such loan advances as well.

         20. Waiver of Statute of Limitations. Borrower hereby waives the right
to assert any statute of limitations as a bar to the enforcement of the lien
created by any of the Loan Documents or to any action brought to enforce the
Notes or any other obligation secured by any of the Loan Documents.

         21. Waiver of Homestead and Redemption. Borrower hereby waives all
right of homestead exemption in the Property. Borrower hereby waives all right
of redemption on behalf of Borrower and on behalf of all other persons acquiring
any interest or title in the Property subsequent to the date of this Mortgage,
except decree or judgment creditors of Borrower.

         22. Governing Law; Severability. This Mortgage shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Illinois except
that the provisions of the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Land is located
shall be applicable to the creation, perfection and enforcement of the lien
created by this Mortgage. The invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of any
provision of this Mortgage shall not affect or impair the validity, legality or
enforceability of the remainder of this Mortgage, and to this end, the
provisions of this Mortgage are declared to be severable.

         23. Notice. Notices shall be given under this Mortgage in conformity
with the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement and in conformity with
applicable law.



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         24. Successors and Assigns Bound; Joint and Several Liability; Agents;
Captions. The covenants and agreements contained in the Loan Documents shall
bind, and the rights thereunder shall inure to, the respective successors and
assigns of Lender and Borrower, subject to the provisions of Section 10 hereof.
All covenants and agreements of Borrower shall be joint and several. In
exercising any rights under the Loan Documents or taking any actions provided
for therein, Lender may act through its employees, agents or independent
contractors as authorized by Lender. The captions and headings of the paragraphs
of this Mortgage are for convenience only and are not to be used to interpret or
define the provisions hereof.

         25. Release. Upon payment of all sums secured by this Mortgage, or as
otherwise provided in Section 2.2 of the Loan Agreement, Lender shall release
this Mortgage in adequate recordable form (including delivering to Borrower
UCC-3 termination statements). Borrower shall pay Lender's reasonable costs
incurred in releasing this Mortgage and any financing statements related hereto.

         26. Loss of Notes. Upon notice from Lender of the loss, theft, or
destruction of the Notes and upon receipt of an affidavit of lost note and an
indemnity reasonably satisfactory to Borrower from Lender, or in the case of
mutilation of the Notes, upon surrender of the mutilated Note, Borrower shall
make and deliver a new note of like tenor in lieu of the then to be superseded
Note.

         27. Easements and Rights of Way. Lender agrees to execute such
documents and instruments (in form reasonably satisfactory to Lender) as
Borrower may reasonably request in connection with the granting by Borrower of
easements and rights of way to public or quasi public authorities, utility
companies and others in, over, through and under the Property, including without
limitation affirming to the grantee of such easements and rights of way that
this Mortgage will be subordinate to the grantee's interest therein; provided,
however, no such document, instrument or grant shall decrease (in Lender's
reasonable discretion) the value of the Property.

         28. Senior Personal Property Interests. Lender agrees that Borrower,
from time to time, may refinance or otherwise incur indebtedness in connection
with financing (on a purchase money basis, on an operating lease basis or on a
capital lease basis) items of Movable Personal Property which Borrower desires
to acquire (or acquire the use of) for the operation of the Property by the
granting of one or more Senior Personal Property


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Interests to third parties. Lender acknowledges that Movable Personal Property
in the Property are or may currently be subject to Senior Personal Property
Interests. Lender shall from time to time at the request of Borrower execute and
deliver to the holder(s) of such Senior Personal Property Interests
subordination agreements in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender
and such holder(s) of Senior Personal Property Interests. At Lender's request
from time to time, Borrower shall provide Lender with copies of any lease, and
of all documents, instruments and agreements pertaining to such Senior Personal
Property Interests.

         29. Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. For purposes of the
foreclosure of this Mortgage, Borrower hereby: (a) irrevocably submits to the
jurisdiction of any court situated in Richland County, Ohio, and to the
jurisdiction of the federal district court with jurisdiction in Richland County,
Ohio, for the purposes of any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to
this Mortgage or the subject matter hereof and brought by any other party; (b)
waives and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, in
any such action or proceeding, any claim that (i) Borrower is not personally
subject to the jurisdiction of such courts, (ii) the action or proceeding is
brought in an inconvenient forum or (iii) the venue of the action or proceeding
is improper; and (b) agrees that, notwithstanding any right or privilege
Borrower may possess at any time, Borrower and its property are and shall be
generally subject to suit on account of the obligations assumed by Borrower
hereunder. Borrower hereby agrees that service either in person or by certified
or registered U.S. mail in accordance with the provisions of Section 23 hereof
shall constitute valid in personal service upon Borrower and its successors and
assigns in any action or proceeding with respect to any matter as to which
Borrower has submitted to jurisdiction hereunder.








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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower has executed this Mortgage or has caused
the same to be executed by its duly authorized representatives as of the date
first above written.

                                    BORROWER:


Signed and acknowledged             BALANCED CARE REALTY AT
in the presence of:                 MANSFIELD, INC.,
                                    a Delaware corporation
WITNESS:

/s/Patricia Caraballo
Printed Name:Patricia Caraballo
                                    By/s/Clint T. Fegan
                                    Printed Name Clint T. Fegan
                                    Its VP-CFO
WITNESS:

/s/Kelly S. Caner
Printed Name:Kelly S. Caner






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                                 ACKNOWLEDGMENT


STATE OF ILLINOIS          )
                           ) SS
COUNTY OF COOK             )


         I, Kerri A. Dobson, a Notary Public in and for and residing in said
County and State, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT Clint T. Fegan, the VP-CFO of BALANCED
CARE REALTY AT MANSFIELD, INC., a Delaware corporation, personally known to me
to be the same person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument
appeared before me this day in person and acknowledged that he signed and
delivered said instrument as his own free and voluntary act and as the free and
voluntary act of said corporation for the uses and purposes therein set forth.

         GIVEN under my hand and notarial seal this 29th day of December, 1999.


                                     /s/Kerri A. Dobson
                                     Notary Public

                                     My Commission Expires:

                                     01/24/01






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