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Form of Kindred Healthcare, Inc. Non-Qualified Stock Option Grant Agreement

 Exhibit 10.70 
 NON-QUALIFIED 
 STOCK OPTION GRANT AGREEMENT 
 THIS AGREEMENT, made as of this      day of         ,
         between Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (the “Company”) and                     
(the “Non-Employee Director”). 
 WHEREAS, the Company has adopted and maintains the Kindred Healthcare, Inc. 2001 Equity Plan for
Non-Employee Directors, Amended and Restated (the “Plan”); 
 WHEREAS, the Plan provides for the grant to Non-Employee Directors of
non-qualified stock options to purchase shares of common stock of the Company, par value $.25 per share (the “Common Stock”). 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: 
 1. Grant of Options. Pursuant to, and subject to, the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Plan, the Company hereby grants to the Non-Employee Director a non-qualified stock option (the
“Option”) with respect to      shares of Common Stock of the Company. 
 2. Grant Date. The Grant
Date of the Option hereby granted is              ,         . 
 3. Non-Transferability. Prior to the vesting of the Option as described in Section 5 hereof, the Option and the rights represented thereby
shall be non-transferable and will not be subject in any manner to sale, transfer, alienation, pledge, encumbrance or charge; provided, however, that (i) the Committee may, in its sole discretion, permit the transfer of the Option to a family
trust for estate planning purposes and (ii) in the event the Non-Employee Director was nominated to or chosen to serve on the Board pursuant to an arrangement between the Company and another Person, such Non-Employee Director may, upon notice
in writing to the Board, direct the initial issuance of the Option to such other Person or transfer such Option to such other Person. Any purported or attempted transfer of such Option or such rights in contravention of this Section 3 shall be
null and void and shall result in the immediate forfeiture of the Option. 
 4. Exercise Price. The exercise price of each share
underlying the Option hereby granted is $        . 
 5. Vesting Date. 
 (a) Except as provided in Section 5(b) and Section 6, the Option shall become exercisable as follows: Approximately one-fourth of the Option
shall become exercisable on each of the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the Grant Date; provided that, the number of shares to become exercisable on any Vesting Date shall be rounded up to the nearest share, but in no event
shall more than the total number of shares underlying the Option become exercisable in the aggregate. 
  

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 (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a Change in Control, the Option shall immediately
become fully exercisable. 
 6. Expiration Date. Subject to the provisions of the Plan and the terms of this Agreement, the Option
shall expire on              ,         . In addition, the following shall apply to the Option: 
 (i) if the Non-Employee Director ceases to be a director of the Company for any reason other than failure to be nominated by the Board of Directors for
re-election, death, Disability, Retirement or removal for Cause, the Option shall terminate three months after the Non-Employee Director ceases to be a director of the Company (unless the Non-Employee Director dies during such period), or on the
Option’s expiration date, if earlier, and shall be exercisable during such three-month period only with respect to the number of shares which the Non-Employee Director was entitled to purchase on the day preceding the day on which the
Non-Employee Director ceased to be a director; 
 (ii) if the Non-Employee Director ceases to be a director of the Company because of
removal for Cause, the Option shall immediately terminate; 
 (iii) if the Non-Employee Director ceases to be a director of the Company
because of failure to be nominated by the Board of Directors for re-election, the Option shall terminate on the Option’s expiration date and shall be exercisable until the Option’s expiration date only with respect to the number of shares
which the Non-Employee Director was entitled to purchase on the day preceding the day on which the Non-Employee Director ceased to be a director; and 
 (iv) in the event of the Non-Employee Director’s Retirement, Disability or death while serving as a director of the Company, or the Non-Employee Director’s death within three months after the Non-Employee
Director ceases to be a director (other than by reason of removal for Cause), the Option shall immediately vest in full and shall be exercisable until the Option’s expiration date. 
 7. Exercise Procedure. Vested portions of the Option may be exercised, in whole or in part, by delivery to the Company’s principal office of
a written notice of exercise, to the attention of the Corporate Secretary, no less than three (3) business days in advance of the effective date of the proposed exercise (the “Exercise Date”), setting forth the number of shares of
Common Stock with respect to which the Option is to be exercised, the Grant Date of the Option and the Exercise Date and accompanied by full payment of the Option Exercise Price and all applicable withholding taxes. Applicable withholding taxes
shall be calculated based on the excess of the Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock over the Option Exercise Price as of the Exercise Date. 
  

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 8. Modification and Waiver. Except as provided in the Plan with respect to determinations of the
Committee and subject to the Company’s right to amend the Plan, neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof can be changed, modified, amended, discharged, terminated or waived orally or by any course of dealing or purported course of
dealing, but only by an agreement in writing signed by the Non-Employee Director and the Company. No such agreement shall extend to or affect any provision of this Agreement not expressly changed, modified, amended, discharged, terminated or waived
or impair any right consequent on such a provision. The waiver of or failure to enforce any breach of this Agreement shall not be deemed to be a waiver or acquiescence in any other breach thereof. 
 9. Incorporation of Plan. All terms and provisions of the Plan are incorporated herein and made part hereof as if stated herein. If any provision
hereof and of the Plan shall be in conflict, the terms of the Plan shall govern. 
 10. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed
in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. 
 11.
Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware. 
 12.
Non-Employee Director Acknowledgment. The Non-Employee Director hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and a Plan prospectus. 
 13. Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Plan represent the final, complete and total agreement of the parties hereto respecting the Option and the matters discussed herein and this Agreement supersedes any and all previous
agreements and understandings, whether written, oral or otherwise, relating to the Option and such matters. 
 14. No Right to
Re-Election. This Agreement shall not confer upon the Non-Employee Director any right to continue as a director of the Company, to be renominated by the Board or re-elected by the shareholders of the Company. 
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be duly executed by its duly authorized
officer and said Non-Employee Director has hereunto signed this Agreement on the Non-Employee Director’s own behalf, thereby representing that the Non-Employee Director has carefully read and understands this Agreement and the Plan, as of the
day and year first above written. 
  

			
	KINDRED HEALTHCARE, INC.
	
	  

	By:	 	Richard A. Lechleiter
	Title:	 	Executive Vice President and
		 	Chief Financial Officer
	
	  

  

 4Form of Kindred Healthcare, Inc. Restricted Share Award Agreement

 Exhibit 10.71 
 RESTRICTED SHARE AWARD AGREEMENT 
 THIS AGREEMENT, made as of this     
day of                   between Kindred Healthcare, Inc., a Delaware corporation and its successors (the “Company”), and
                     (the “Non-Employee Director”). 
 WHEREAS, the Company adopted and maintains the Kindred Healthcare, Inc. 2001 Equity Plan for Non-Employee Directors, Amended and Restated (the “Plan”); 
 WHEREAS, the Plan provides for the award to Non-Employee Directors of restricted shares of common stock of Kindred Healthcare, Inc., par value $.25 per
share (the “Common Stock”). 
 NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth, the
parties hereto hereby agree as follows: 
 1. Grant of Restricted Stock. Pursuant and subject to the terms and conditions set forth
herein and in the Plan, the Company hereby grants to the Non-Employee Director                      (    ) shares
of Common Stock (the “Shares,” and this grant shall be referred to herein as the “Award”). The Shares shall vest only in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and of the Plan. The certificates representing the Shares,
together with stock powers duly authorized in blank by the Non-Employee Director, shall be deposited with the Company to be held by it until the Shares vest in accordance with Section 3 hereof or are forfeited in accordance with Section 4.
All capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Plan. 
 2.
Non-Transferability. Prior to the vesting of the Shares as described in Section 3 hereof, the Shares and the rights represented thereby shall be non-transferable and will not be subject in any manner to sale, transfer, alienation,
pledge, encumbrance or charge; provided, however, that (i) the Committee may, in its sole discretion, permit the transfer of the Shares to a family trust for estate planning purposes and (ii) in the event the Non-Employee Director was
nominated to or chosen to serve on the Board pursuant to an arrangement between the Company and another Person, such Non-Employee Director may, upon notice in writing to the Board, direct the initial issuance of the Shares to such other Person or
transfer such Shares to such other Person. Any purported or attempted transfer of such Shares or such rights in contravention of this Section 2 shall be null and void and shall result in the immediate forfeiture of the Shares. 
  

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 3. Vesting of Shares. 
 (a) Except as provided in Section 3(b) and Section 4, the Shares subject to this Award shall vest and become fully transferable without
restriction according to the following schedule: 
 (i) All of the Shares subject to this Award shall vest
             ,         . 
 (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything in the Plan to the contrary, in the event of (1) a Change in Control, or (2) the Disability or death of the Non-Employee Director while serving as a director of the Company, the Shares
shall automatically immediately vest, all restrictions on the Shares shall lapse and the Company shall deliver to Non-Employee Director a certificate representing the Shares; provided, however, in no event may the vesting of any Shares held by an
Non-Employee Director be accelerated until such time as the vesting would not violate Section 16(b). 
 4. Forfeiture of Shares.
Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, if the Non-Employee Director ceases to be a director of the Company for any reason other than death or Disability, all of the Shares which have not vested in accordance with Section 3 of
this Agreement shall be immediately cancelled and forfeited without additional consideration and Non-Employee Director shall have no further rights with respect thereto. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, if the Non-Employee
Director ceases to be a director of the Company because of removal for Cause or Retirement, all of the Shares which have not vested in accordance with Section 3 of this Agreement shall be cancelled and forfeited on the date of removal or
Retirement, as the case may be, without additional consideration and Non-Employee Director shall have no further rights with respect thereto. 
 5. Modification and Waiver. Except as provided in the Plan with respect to determinations of the Committee and subject to the Company’s right to amend the Plan, neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof can be changed,
modified, amended, discharged, terminated or waived orally or by any course of dealing or purported course of dealing, but only by an agreement in writing signed by the Non-Employee Director and the Company. No such agreement shall extend to or
affect any provision of this Agreement not expressly changed, modified, amended, discharged, terminated or waived or impair any right consequent on such a provision. The waiver of or failure to enforce any breach of this Agreement shall not be
deemed to be a waiver or acquiescence in any other breach thereof. 
 6. Rights as Stockholder. Non-Employee Director shall be
considered a stockholder of the Company with respect to all such Shares that have not been forfeited and shall have all rights appurtenant thereto, including the right to vote or consent to all matters that may be presented to the stockholders and
to receive all dividends and other distributions paid on such Shares. If any dividends or distributions are paid in Common Stock, such Common Stock shall be subject to the same restrictions as the Shares with respect to which it was paid.

  

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 7. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the State of Delaware. 
 8. Non-Employee Director Acknowledgment. The Non-Employee Director hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of
the Plan and a Plan prospectus. 
 9. Incorporation of Plan. All terms and provisions of the Plan are incorporated herein and made
part hereof as if stated herein. Except as provided in Section 3 and Section 4 of this Agreement, if any provision hereof and of the Plan shall be in conflict, the terms of the Plan shall govern. 
 10. Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Plan represent the final, complete and total agreement of the parties hereto respecting the Shares
and the matters discussed herein and this Agreement supersedes any and all previous agreements and understandings, whether written, oral or otherwise, relating to the Shares and such matters. 
 11. No Right to Re-Election. This Agreement shall not confer upon the Non-Employee Director any right to continue as a director of the Company, to
be renominated by the Board or re-elected by the shareholders of the Company. 
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be duly executed by its duly authorized
officer and said Non-Employee Director has hereunto signed this Agreement on the Non-Employee Director’s own behalf, thereby representing that the Non-Employee Director has carefully read and understands this Agreement and the Plan, as of the
day and year first above written. 
  

			
	KINDRED HEALTHCARE, INC.
	
	  

	By:	 	Richard A. Lechleiter
	Title:	 	Executive Vice President and
		 	Chief Financial Officer
	
	  

  

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