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Exhibit 10.5
                                     FORM OF
                   FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED OPTION AGREEMENT
                                    [Project]

                  THIS FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED OPTION AGREEMENT (this
"Agreement") is made as of June 30, 1999, by and between KEVIN SHERRY
("Optionor") and BALANCED CARE CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, or its
successors and assigns ("BCC").

                               W I T N E S S E T H

                  WHEREAS, Optionor is the owner of 100% of the equity interests
(the "Equity Interests") of [       ], a Delaware limited liability company (the
"Company"), which Equity Interests are evidenced by certificate number 1 of the
Company, and represent 100% of the equity interests in the Company; and

                  WHEREAS, the Company executed and delivered that certain Lease
and Security Agreement dated as of the Documentation Date (the "Lease"), whereby
the Company leased from Nationwide Health Properties, Inc., a Maryland
corporation (the "Lessor"), property, together with all improvements built or to
be built thereon, located in [                ], as more fully described in the
Lease (the "Property"); and

                  WHEREAS, the Company and [      ], a Delaware corporation (the
"Management Firm"), have entered into that certain Management Agreement dated as
of the Documentation Date (the "Management Agreement"), whereby the Company has
appointed the Management Firm as the exclusive manager and operator of the
Facility; and

                  WHEREAS, BCC, Optionor and the Company have entered into that
certain Shortfall Funding Agreement dated as of the Documentation Date (the
"Original Shortfall Agreement," and, as such has been amended and restated on
the date hereof by and among BCC, Optionor and the Company, the "Shortfall
Agreement"), whereby, among other matters, BCC has agreed to fund certain
Shortfalls by making loans to the Company, as more fully provided in the
Original Shortfall Agreement and the Shortfall Agreement; and

                  WHEREAS, BCC was willing to enter into the Original Shortfall
Agreement, and all other Transaction Documents to which BCC is a party, only if
Optionor executed and delivered an option agreement whereby BCC or its
successors and assigns may acquire

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all of the Equity Interests in the Company; and

                  WHEREAS, Optionor and BCC entered into an Option Agreement
dated as of the Documentation Date (the "Original Option Agreement")
memorializing the terms and conditions of the Option granted to BCC; and

                  WHEREAS, Optionor and BCC now wish to amend and restate in its
entirety the Original Option Agreement as herein provided.

                  NOW, THEREFORE, for valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound
hereby, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

                  1. Grant of Option/Consideration. (a) Optionor hereby grants
to BCC an option (the "Option") to purchase all of Optionor's right, title and
interest in and to the Equity Interests on the terms and conditions provided
herein. The Purchase Price for the Equity Interests shall be paid to Optionor on
the Closing Date in immediately available funds. The Option shall be exercisable
by providing written notice to Optionor on or before the ninth anniversary after
the date of this Agreement (the "Option Term").

                  (b) In consideration of the grant of the Option to BCC, BCC
shall make the following payments (the "Option Payments") to Optionor: (1)
within two days of the date hereof, an amount equal to 200% of the Current Yield
(as hereinafter defined), representing (A) the annual Current Yield on the
Working Capital Reserve as if the same were fully funded on the Documentation
Date and outstanding until the date hereof, payable in arrears, and (B) the
annual Current Yield on the Working Capital Reserve for the 12-month period
beginning July 1, 1999, payable in advance; and (2) thereafter, on the first day
of the month of each calendar quarter following the first anniversary of the
date hereof (i.e., July 1, October 1, January 1 and April 1, as applicable) and
for so long as this Agreement is in effect (but ending in all events at the time
of exercise of the Option), 25% of the Current Yield, representing quarterly
installments of the annual Current Yield for the applicable 12-month period
following each anniversary of the date of this Agreement, payable in advance.
"Current Yield" as used in this Agreement means an annual return equal to 27.5%
of the Guarantied Portion (as defined in the Shortfall Agreement) of the Working
Capital Reserve, compounded on an annual basis and calculated as though the
Working Capital Reserve were fully funded as of the
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Documentation Date. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained
herein, if the Option is exercised, BCC's obligation to make Option Payments
thereafter shall cease. Option Payments shall be made to Optionor without demand
or notice, except as expressly provided herein.

                  (c) Until BCC provides written notice of its exercise of the
Option, BCC shall be under no obligation whatsoever to purchase the Equity
Interests or exercise the Option, and shall not otherwise have any liability
whatsoever hereunder in connection with Option Payments or the purchase of the
Equity Interests.

                  (d) The "Purchase Price" as used herein shall mean (i) an
amount equal to the Working Capital Reserve actually funded pursuant to the
Senior Note to or for the benefit of the Company (together with any accrued and
unpaid interest and other charges then due as of the date of determination),
plus (ii) an amount equal to the Current Yield on the Working Capital Reserve,
calculated as though the Working Capital Reserve were fully funded as of the
Documentation Date, compounded annually through the Closing Date (as defined
below), plus (iii) the aggregate amount of all Advances and all other
obligations due and payable by the Company or Optionor to BCC or a BCC Affiliate
under the Transaction Documents through the Closing Date (exclusive of the
Management Fee under the Management Agreement), minus (iv) any Option Payments
(subject to the following provisions regarding credit for Option Payments paid
as Current Yield in advance). The aggregate amount of all Advances and all other
obligations due and payable by the Company or Optionor through the Closing Date
to BCC or a BCC Affiliate under the Transaction Documents, as provided in
subsection (iii) of this Section 1(d), shall be paid to BCC or the BCC Affiliate
(as appropriate) on the Closing Date from the Purchase Price. To avoid any
doubt, BCC shall receive, according to the following schedule, a credit against
the Purchase Price for Option Payments paid as Current Yield in advance, to the
extent that such advanced Option Payments are attributable to Current Yield
accruing from and after the Closing Date:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                   Number of months           Credit received by BCC for Option Payments paid as
             between June 30, 1999 and the                 Current Yield in advance
                     Closing Date                   (as % of Current Yield paid in advance)
<S>                  <C>                                            <C>
                          0-6                                        None
                          7-8                                          25%
                          9-10                                         50%
                          11-12                                        75%
                      more than 12                                    100%


</TABLE>

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                  2. Closing. (a) The closing of the purchase of the Equity
Interests (the "Closing"), pursuant to the exercise of the Option, shall take
place at such time and location in Pennsylvania as shall be designated by BCC
upon three (3) days prior written notice to Optionor (the "Closing Date"). At
the Closing (i) BCC shall deliver the Purchase Price and (ii) Optionor shall
deliver to BCC (A) the certificates representing the original Equity Interests,
together with such powers and other instruments as BCC may request and (B) the
certificate of an appropriate officer of the Company stating that the transfer
of the Equity Interests to BCC has been recorded on the books and records of the
Company, and affirming to BCC such additional matters as BCC may reasonably
request. Additionally, both BCC and Optionor shall take such further actions and
execute and deliver such further documents and instruments as either party may
reasonably request. The Equity Interests shall be transferred to BCC free and
clear of all Liens and restrictions of any kind or nature, except for Liens in
favor of BCC as expressly provided herein and Liens in favor of Lessor as
expressly provided in the Lease.

                  (b) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained
herein or in the other Transaction Documents and without in any way implying
that such actions are permissible under the Transaction Documents, if and to the
extent that the funding of the Working Capital Reserve is advanced in the form
of a loan to the Company, including advances made under the Senior Note to or
for the benefit of the Company (such advances, together with all interest,
penalties and other costs and fees assessed or incurred in connection therewith,
are referred to herein as the "Borrowings"), the Borrowings shall be repaid in
full from the Purchase Price at the Closing. Optionor shall give BCC prior
written notice before authorizing the Company to make any Borrowings, detailing
the amount thereof. BCC shall have the right at the Closing to pay to the holder
of any note evidencing Borrowings from the Purchase Price the total amount
outstanding with respect to the Borrowings.

                  3. Covenants of Optionor/Legend/Pledge. (a) Optionor shall not
(i) sell, assign, convey, pledge (except as expressly provided herein), encumber
or otherwise transfer (by operation of law or otherwise) any of Optionor's
rights, title or interest under, in or to the Equity Interests, (ii) cause or
permit the
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Company to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate, change its capital
structure, issue new or substitute Equity Interests (including the issuance of
warrants) or sell, convey, assign or otherwise transfer all or any portion of
the Company's assets or (iii) cause or permit the Company to otherwise take any
action that with the passage of time and/or the giving of notice would
constitute a default under or a breach of any covenant or provision of the
Shortfall Agreement or the other Transaction Documents.

                  (b) Optionor shall cause the Company to place the following
legend on all certificates representing Equity Interests:

                  THE INTERESTS REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO
                  AN OPTION TO PURCHASE IN FAVOR OF BALANCED CARE CORPORATION
                  AND ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, AS MORE FULLY SET FORTH IN
                  THAT CERTAIN FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED OPTION AGREEMENT DATED
                  AS OF JUNE 30, 1999.

                  (c) To secure the obligations of Optionor hereunder, Optionor
hereby grants and pledges to BCC a first priority lien and security interest in
the Equity Interests. Such pledge shall be further memorialized by the Pledge
Agreement. For purposes of perfecting the security interest in the Equity
Interests, Optionor shall deliver herewith to BCC possession of all
certificates, instruments, documents and other evidence of Optionor's ownership
of the Equity Interests accompanied by undated powers of attorney or other
appropriate duly executed blank transfer powers. Optionor shall take such
further actions, and execute such further documents, as may be requested by BCC
to effect the pledge and grant of a security interest in the Equity Interests.

                  (d) In addition to the other covenants stated herein, Optionor
covenants and agrees that Optionor shall not cause the Company to, without the
prior written consent of BCC: (i) except as otherwise expressly permitted under
the Transaction Documents or the Lease Documents, create or suffer to exist any
Lien or any other type of preferential arrangement, upon or with respect to any
of the properties of the Company, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or
assign any right to receive income, (ii) except as otherwise expressly permitted
under the Transaction Documents or the Lease Documents, make any distribution of
cash or other property or declare or pay any dividend or distribution

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on any securities issued by the Company or Optionor (provided, however, this
restrictions shall not be construed to (A) prohibit Optionor from receiving
Option Payments in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement
and distributing Option Payments without restriction or (B) prohibit
distributions for the purpose of paying tax liabilities as provided in Section 1
of the Management Agreement), (iii) engage in any business venture or enter into
any agreement with respect to any business venture, except as expressly provided
in the Transaction Documents and the Lease Documents with respect to the
Facility, (iv) except as otherwise expressly permitted under the Transaction
Documents and the Lease Documents, convey, transfer, lease, sublease, assign or
otherwise dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions)
any of the assets of the Company (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to,
or acquire all or substantially all of the assets of, any person or Entity, (v)
create, assume, guaranty or otherwise become or remain obligated in respect of,
or permit or suffer to exist or to be created, assumed or incurred or to be
outstanding, any Indebtedness, except as expressly provided in the Lease
Documents or the Transaction Documents, (vi) form, organize or participate in
the formation or organization of any Entity, or make any investment in any newly
formed or existing Entity, (vii) amend, supplement or otherwise modify the terms
of the Articles of Organization or the Operating Agreement of the Company in any
way, (viii) enter into any transaction with Lessor or any affiliate or related
party to or with Lessor, other than pursuant to the Transaction Documents and
the Lease Documents, (ix) merge or consolidate with, purchase all or any
substantial part of the assets of, or otherwise acquire any Entity, (x) issue
any equity interests in the Company or options, warrants or other rights to
purchase any equity interests in the Company or any securities convertible or
exchangeable for equity interests in the Company, or commit to do any of the
foregoing, other than in favor of BCC in accordance with the Transaction
Documents or (xi) enter into any administrative or other similar agreement with
any party relating to the provision of administrative or management service for
the benefit of the Company.

                  4. Representations and Warranties. Optionor represents and
warrants to BCC that (i) Optionor is the sole and exclusive owner of the Equity
Interests free and clear of all Liens and restrictions (except Permitted Liens),
and Optionor's ownership interest in the Equity Interests is appropriately noted
and documented on the books and records of the Company, (ii) this Agreement and
the other Transaction Documents to which Optionor is a party have been duly
authorized by all requisite action and
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this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which Optionor is a party
constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Optionor, subject only to
bankruptcy and creditor's rights laws; provided, however, notwithstanding any
provision to the contrary contained herein or in the other Transaction
Documents, if the foregoing is false or misleading (through no fault of Optionor
or the Company), in no event shall BCC fail to fund Advances under the Shortfall
Agreement as and when required or raise as a defense to the consequences of
failing to make Option Payments that the foregoing was not true and correct, but
neither the Company nor Optionor shall raise as a defense to the obligations of
the Company or Optionor hereunder or under any other Transaction Document the
failure of the foregoing from being true and correct in all material respects,
(iii) no Person or Entity holds any Equity Interests in the Company, other than
Optionor, (iv) the Equity Interests have been duly issued to Optionor, are fully
paid and nonassessable, (v) Optionor has the full right and power to transfer
and convey the Equity Interests, enter into this Agreement and sell the Equity
Interests to BCC without the need to obtain the consent or joinder of any Person
or Entity, (vi) Optionor (and each person or Entity that has an ownership in
Optionor) has had the opportunity to ask all questions of BCC, the Company and
any other person or entity necessary or desirable concerning Optionor's
investment in the Equity Interests, (vii) Optionor (and each person or Entity
that has an ownership interest in Optionor) has the requisite knowledge and
sophistication to make informed decisions regarding the risks and merits of an
investment in the Company, and has not relied on any oral or written statements
of BCC or any BCC Affiliate in connection with Optionor's investment in the
Company and (viii) Optionor (and each person or Entity that has an ownership
interest in Optionor) understands that the Equity Interests will be deemed
restricted securities within the meaning of the 1933 Act (and state securities
laws), the transferability of the Equity Interests is restricted and Optionor
(and each person or Entity that has an ownership interest in Optionor) must be
able to bear the economic risks of ownership of the Equity Interests for an
indefinite period of time. The provisions of this Section shall survive the
Closing and purchase of the Equity Interests.

                  5. Binding Effect. The rights and obligations of the parties
hereunder shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto
and their heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns.

                  6. Assignment. Optionor may not assign, pledge,
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hypothecate or otherwise transfer its rights, obligations and duties hereunder
without the prior written consent of BCC; provided, however, Optionor shall be
entitled to assign all or a portion of its rights to receive payments hereunder,
but such assignment shall in no event relieve Optionor from its liabilities and
obligations hereunder. BCC shall have the right to transfer and assign its
rights, obligations and duties hereunder to any affiliate or third party without
the consent of Optionor; provided, however, no such transfer or assignment shall
relieve BCC of its obligations hereunder.

                  7. Default. (a) In the case of default by Optionor hereunder,
BCC shall be entitled, after ten (10) days prior written notice to Optionor, to
(a) seek an action in specific performance and/or (b) seek such other relief,
including without limitation an action at law for damages, as may be available.
Optionor shall pay all reasonable counsel fees of BCC in connection with
enforcing any rights or benefits of BCC hereunder or under the other Transaction
Documents. The rights and remedies of BCC under this Agreement are cumulative
and not exclusive of any rights or remedies which it may otherwise have.

                  (b) In the case of default by BCC hereunder, Optionor shall be
entitled, after ten (10) days prior written notice to BCC, to seek such relief,
including without limitation an action at law for damages, as may be available
to Optionor. BCC shall pay all reasonable counsel fees of Optionor in connection
with enforcing any rights or benefits of Optionor hereunder. The rights and
remedies of Optionor under this Agreement are cumulative and not exclusive of
any rights or remedies which they may otherwise have.

                  (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7(b) and so long
as no Event of Default has occurred under any Transaction Document or Lease
Document which was caused by either Optionor or the Company, in the event that
BCC fails to make Option Payments as provided hereunder, after ten (10) days
prior written notice of such failure sent by Optionor to BCC, Optionor shall
have the following remedies and rights, which remedies and rights shall be the
sole and exclusive remedies and rights of Optionor in the case of such failure:
(i) BCC shall no longer have any right to exercise the Option or the Asset
Purchase Option, (ii) all Notes issued by the Company pursuant to the Shortfall
Agreement shall automatically be amended to provide that interest due under the
Notes will accrue and not be due and payable until the date which is the fifth
(5th) anniversary of the date of issuance of the first Note so issued by the
Company pursuant to the Shortfall
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Agreement and (iii) the lien encumbering the Equity Interests and other assets
in favor of BCC arising hereunder and under the Pledge Agreement and the
Leasehold Mortgage shall automatically be released and terminated. BCC agrees,
after the failure to make Option Payments and an opportunity to cure as provided
herein, to execute such documents and instruments, and accept delivery of such
replacement Notes (returning the Notes to be replaced) as Optionor may
reasonably request to effect the provisions of Subsections (c)(i), (c)(ii) and
(c)(iii) above.

                  8. Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder
shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered in
person, Federal Express or other recognized overnight courier or sent by
registered or certified U.S. mail, return receipt requested or sent by facsimile
or telecopy transmission and addressed:

                       (i)     If to Optionor, to:

                               Sherry, Coleman & Holthouse LLP
                               610 Newport Center Drive
                               Suite 1200
                               Newport Beach, CA 92660

                       (ii)    If to BCC, to:

                               c/o BCC Development and Management Co.
                               1215 Manor Drive
                               Mechanicsburg, PA 17055

or to such other address or facsimile number as a party may designate by notice
to the other parties hereto.

                  9. Definitions; Interpretation; Miscellaneous. Capitalized
terms used but not otherwise defined in this Agreement have the respective
meanings specified in Appendix 1 attached hereto and incorporated herein; the
rules of interpretation and other provisions set forth in Appendix 1 attached
hereto shall apply to this Agreement. The parties agree that this Agreement
amends and restates the Original Option Agreement in its entirety. However,
nothing contained herein shall be deemed to amend or modify in any way the terms
of the Original Option Agreement applicable to the period of time prior to the
date hereof. BCC represents to Optionor and the Company that BCC has no actual
knowledge (without making inquiry of any third party or otherwise) of any
default or event of default occurring under the Original Option Agreement.

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                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this
First Amended and Restated Option Agreement as of the day and year first above
written.


WITNESS:                                   OPTIONOR:



/s/ Leslie F. Sherry                       /s/ Kevin Sherry
                                               Kevin Sherry



WITNESS:                                   BCC:

                                           BALANCED CARE CORPORATION,
                                           a Delaware corporation


/s/ Lorie A. Taylor                        By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                                   Robin L. Barber,
                                                   its Senior Vice President and
                                                   Legal Counsel

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