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Exhibit 10.181

THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED PURSUANT TO THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR ANY
STATE SECURITIES LAW. NEITHER THIS NOTE NOR ANY PORTION HEREOF OR INTEREST
HEREIN MAY BE SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF
UNLESS THE SAME IS REGISTERED UNDER SAID ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAW, OR UNLESS AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE AND BALANCED
CARE CORPORATION SHALL HAVE RECEIVED, AT THE EXPENSE OF THE HOLDER HEREOF,
EVIDENCE OF SUCH EXEMPTION REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO BALANCED CARE CORPORATION
(WHICH MAY INCLUDE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO
BALANCED CARE CORPORATION).

THE INDEBTEDNESS EVIDENCED BY THIS INSTRUMENT IS SUBORDINATED TO THE PRIOR
PAYMENT IN FULL OF THE SENIOR DEBT (AS DEFINED IN THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT
HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO) PURSUANT TO, AND TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED IN, THAT
CERTAIN SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF APRIL 4, 2001, AMONG BALANCED CARE
CORPORATION, HELLER HEALTHCARE FINANCE, INC., VXM INVESTMENTS LIMITED, HR
INVESTMENTS LIMITED, RH INVESTMENTS LIMITED AND THE OTHER PARTIES IDENTIFIED
THEREIN (THE "SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT"). ANY HOLDER OF THIS INSTRUMENT SHALL BE
DEEMED TO BE BOUND BY, AND SUBJECT TO, THE TERMS OF THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT.

                                      NOTE
$300,000.00                                                   September 25, 2001

                  FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, Balanced Care
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Maker"), hereby promises to pay to the
order of VXM Investments Limited, a Cayman Islands corporation, as agent (the
"Agent") for the Lenders identified in the Bridge Loan Agreement, dated as of
April 4, 2001, among the Company such Lenders and the Agent, as amended as of
June 12, 2001, as further amended as of July 6, 2001, as further amended as of
August 8, 2001, as further amended as of the date hereof (as the same may be
further amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with
its terms, the "Loan Agreement"), at the office of the Agent c/o Unsworth &
Associates, Herengracht 483, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, to be distributed in
accordance with the terms of the Loan Agreement, the principal sum of THREE
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($300,000.00), in lawful money of the United States of
America in immediately available funds, and to pay interest from the date
thereof on the principal amount hereof from time to time outstanding, in like
funds, at said office, at a rate or rates per annum and, in each case, payable
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on such dates as determined pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement.

                  The Maker promises to pay interest, on demand, on any overdue
principal and fees and, to the extent permitted by law, overdue interest from
their due dates at a rate or rates determined as set forth in the Loan
Agreement.

                  The Maker hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand,
protest and notice of any kind whatsoever. The non-exercise by the holder of any
of its rights hereunder in any particular instance shall not constitute a waiver
thereof in that or any subsequent instance.

                  All payments and prepayments of the principal hereof and
interest hereon and the respective dates thereof shall be endorsed by the holder
hereof on the schedule attached hereto and made a part hereof, or on a
continuation thereof which shall be attached hereto and made a part hereof, or
otherwise recorded by such holder in its internal records; provided, however,
that the failure of the holder hereof to make such a notation or any error in
such a notation shall not in any manner affect the obligations of the Maker to
make payments of principal and interest in accordance with the terms of this
Note and the Loan Agreement.

                  This Note is one of the Notes referred to in the Loan
Agreement (and is secured by the Collateral referred to therein), which, among
other things, contains provisions for the acceleration of the maturity hereof
upon the happening of certain events, for optional and mandatory prepayment of
the principal hereof prior to the maturity hereof and for the amendment or
waiver of certain provisions of the Loan Agreement, all upon the terms and
conditions therein specified. THIS NOTE SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO CHOICE OF
LAW DOCTRINE, AND ANY APPLICABLE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

                                          BALANCED CARE CORPORATION

                                          By: /s/Robin L. Barber
                                              Name:Robin L. Barber
                                              Title:Senior Vice President
                                                    and Legal Counsel &
                                                    Assistant Secretary

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                                Loans and Payment

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Exhibit 10.183

                     FIRST AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

         THIS FIRST AMENDMENT dated as of August 30, 2001(the "Amendment") to
that certain Employment Agreement dated as of January 31, 2001 (the" Employment
Agreement") is made by and between BALANCED CARE CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation with a principal office at 1215 Manor Drive, Mechanicsburg, PA
17055, on behalf of it and each of its subsidiaries (the "Company") and BRAD E.
HOLLINGER, an individual residing at 2850 Ford Farm Road, Mechanicsburg, PA
17055 (the "Employee").

                                   WITNESSETH:

         WHEREAS, the Company and Employee desire to amend the Employment
Agreement as more specifically set forth herein.

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

1. Section 6(c) of the Employment Agreement, entitled "Additional Incentive
Bonus" shall be amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

         (c) Additional Incentive Bonus. Employee shall be entitled to a cash
payment in the amount of $500,000 (the "Incentive Bonus") upon the achievement
(evidenced by duly executed documentation) by Employee of a Successful
Restructuring on or before December 31, 2002. For the purposes of this
Agreement, "Successful Restructuring" means: (i) the achievement by Employee of
discounts or reductions negotiated with the lenders and landlords of the
Company; and/or, (ii) the raising by Employee of equity capital in the company:
provided such discounts, reductions and/or equity capital are sufficient, in the
aggregate, to enable the Company to meet all of its obligations and liabilities
throughout the twenty-four (24) month period commencing from the date of this
Agreement. The Incentive Bonus shall be due and payable immediately upon the
execution of Letters of Intent/Term Sheets evidencing the
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terms and conditions of the restructuring and/or equity capital transaction.

2. Section 5 (c) of the Employment Agreement, entitled "Termination Without
Cause" shall be amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

         (c) Termination Without Cause. If the Company terminates Employee
without cause on or before October 31, 2002, Employee shall be entitled to a
cash payment of $500,000, due and payable within 10 business days of such
termination. If the employment of the Employee is terminated without cause after
October 31, 2002 but before January 30, 2004, Employee shall be entitled to a
cash payment (due and payable within 10 business days following his termination
of employment) in an amount equal to the product determined by multiplying by
three (3) the annual cash compensation of Employee at the rate then in effect
under Subsection 6(a) hereof. If the term of this Agreement is renewed pursuant
to Section 4 hereof and the employment of Employee is terminated without cause
after January 30, 2004 but before the expiration of either the First Renewal
Term or the Second Renewal Term, Employee shall be entitled to a cash payment
(due and payable within 10 business days following his termination of
employment) in an amount equal to the annual cash compensation of the Employee
at the rate stipulated in Subsection 6(a)(iii) hereof. Upon the payment to
Employee of any amount under this Subsection 5(c), the Company shall have no
further obligations or liabilities to Employee under this Agreement. Without
limiting the foregoing, in the event of such termination and payment, the
Company shall have no obligations under Section 6 of this Agreement.

3. Except as specifically set forth in Section 1 of this Amendment, all other
terms, conditions and provisions of the Employment Agreement shall remain in
full force and effect.

4. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

5. This Amendment may be executed by the parties in two or more counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as
of the day and year first above written.

                                                   EMPLOYEE

                                                   /s/Brad E. Hollinger
                                                      Brad E. Hollinger

                                                   COMPANY

                                                   /s/David Goldsmith
                                                      David Goldsmith
                                                      Board of Directors
                                                      Member,
                                                      Compensation
                                                      Committee Chairman

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