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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on September&nbsp;9, 2004</B>


<P align="right" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-</B><U>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;


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<P align="center" style="font-size: 18pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>

<P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>VistaCare, Inc.</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Delaware</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>06-1521534</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification Number)</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>4800 North Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, AZ</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>85251</B></TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>VistaCare, Inc. 1998 Stock Option Plan</B>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Full titles of the plan)</DIV>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Richard R. Slager<BR>
President and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
4800 North Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85251, (480)&nbsp;648-4545</B><BR>
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including<BR>
area code, of agent for service)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>


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    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Class&nbsp;A Common Stock, par value $0.01</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">800,000</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$16.57</TD>
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<TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$13,256,000</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$1,679</TD>
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    <TD>Plus such additional number of shares as may be required pursuant to the
plan in the event of a stock dividend, split-up of shares,
recapitalization or other similar change in the Class&nbsp;A Common Stock.</TD>
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    <TD>Computed in accordance with paragraphs (c)&nbsp;and (h)&nbsp;of Rule&nbsp;457 promulgated
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), based upon
the average high and low prices of the Common Stock as reported by the Nasdaq
National Market on September&nbsp;7, 2004.</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement has been prepared in accordance with the
requirements of Form S-8, as amended, and relates to 800,000 shares of Class&nbsp;A
Common Stock, $.01 par value per share (&#147;Common Stock&#148;), of VistaCare, Inc.
(the &#147;Company&#148;), which 800,000 shares represent additional shares of Common
Stock authorized for issuance under the Company&#146;s 1998 Stock Option Plan (the
&#147;Plan&#148;) in connection with an amendment and restatement of the Plan approved by
the Board of Directors of the Company on April&nbsp;12, 2004 and by the Company&#146;s
stockholders at the Company&#146;s 2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May&nbsp;18,
2004. The Company previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on January&nbsp;21, 2003 a Registration Statement (File No.&nbsp;333-102615) (the &#147;Prior
Registration Statement&#148;) covering 3,200,000 shares of Common Stock reserved for
issuance under the Plan, 300,000 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance
under the Company&#146;s 2002 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan and 200,000
shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Company&#146;s 2002 Employee
Stock Purchase Plan. The prior Registration Statement is incorporated
herein by reference.


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the city of Scottsdale, Arizona on this 10th day of August&nbsp;2004.

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    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left"><B>VISTACARE, INC.</B></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">By:</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/&nbsp;Richard R. Slager</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Richard R. Slager</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Power of Attorney and Signatures</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each individual whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Richard R. Slager and Mark E. Liebner,
jointly and severally, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents
with full powers of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be in and
about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his or her substitute
or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.

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/s/&nbsp;Richard R. Slager<HR size="1" noshade>
Richard R. Slager
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">President, Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board of Directors<BR>
(principal executive officer)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">August&nbsp;10, 2004</TD>
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/s/&nbsp;Mark E. Liebner<HR size="1" noshade>
Mark E. Liebner
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Chief Financial Officer<BR>
(principal financial and accounting officer)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">August&nbsp;10, 2004</TD>
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/s/&nbsp;David Faeder<HR size="1" noshade>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">August&nbsp;10, 2004</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">David Faeder</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><BR>
/s/&nbsp;Perry G. Fine, M.D.<HR size="1" noshade>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">August&nbsp;10, 2004</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Perry G. Fine, M.D.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><BR>
/s/&nbsp;William J. McBride<HR size="1" noshade>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">August&nbsp;10, 2004</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">William J. McBride</DIV></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;Pete A. Klisares<HR size="1" noshade>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">August&nbsp;10, 2004</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Pete A. Klisares</DIV></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;Ronald A. Matricaria<HR size="1" noshade>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">August&nbsp;10, 2004</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Ronald A. Matricaria</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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/s/&nbsp;Geneva Bolton Johnson<HR size="1" noshade>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">August&nbsp;10, 2004</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
VistaCare, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.03 to
Amendment No.&nbsp;4 to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form
S-1 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-98033), filed with the Commission on
December&nbsp;3, 2002).</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">3.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated By-laws of VistaCare, Inc. (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.04 to the Company&#146;s Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-98033), filed with
the Commission on August&nbsp;13, 2002).</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Specimen certificate for shares of VistaCare, Inc. Class&nbsp;A
Common Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.01 to the
Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (Registration No.
333-98033), filed with the Commission on August&nbsp;13, 2002).</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1*
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Choate, Hall &#038; Stewart.</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Ernst &#038; Young LLP.</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Choate, Hall &#038; Stewart (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</TD>
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Table of Contents
As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on September 9, 2004
Registration No. 333-
FORM S-8
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
VistaCare, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
06-1521534
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
4800 North Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, AZ
85251
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip code)
VistaCare, Inc. 1998 Stock Option Plan
(Full titles of the plan)
Richard R. Slager
President and Chief Executive Officer
4800 North Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85251, (480) 648-4545
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
Amount of
Title of securities to
Amount to be
offering price per
aggregate offering
registration
be registered
registered (1)
share (2)
price (2)
fee
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01
800,000
$16.57
$13,256,000
$1,679
(1)
Plus such additional number of shares as may be required pursuant to the
plan in the event of a stock dividend, split-up of shares,
recapitalization or other similar change in the Class A Common Stock.
(2)
Computed in accordance with paragraphs (c) and (h) of Rule 457 promulgated
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), based upon
the average high and low prices of the Common Stock as reported by the Nasdaq
National Market on September 7, 2004.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SIGNATURES
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT 5.1
EXHIBIT 23.1
Table of Contents
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement has been prepared in accordance with the
requirements of Form S-8, as amended, and relates to 800,000 shares of Class A
Common Stock, $.01 par value per share ("Common Stock"), of VistaCare, Inc.
(the "Company"), which 800,000 shares represent additional shares of Common
Stock authorized for issuance under the Company's 1998 Stock Option Plan (the
"Plan") in connection with an amendment and restatement of the Plan approved by
the Board of Directors of the Company on April 12, 2004 and by the Company's
stockholders at the Company's 2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 18,
2004. The Company previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on January 21, 2003 a Registration Statement (File No. 333-102615) (the "Prior
Registration Statement") covering 3,200,000 shares of Common Stock reserved for
issuance under the Plan, 300,000 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance
under the Company's 2002 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan and 200,000
shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Company's 2002 Employee
Stock Purchase Plan. The prior Registration Statement is incorporated
herein by reference.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the city of Scottsdale, Arizona on this 10th day of August 2004.
VISTACARE, INC.
By:
/s/ Richard R. Slager
Richard R. Slager
President and Chief Executive Officer
Power of Attorney and Signatures
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each individual whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Richard R. Slager and Mark E. Liebner,
jointly and severally, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents
with full powers of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be in and
about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his or her substitute
or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.
Name
Title
Date
/s/ Richard R. Slager
Richard R. Slager
President, Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board of Directors
(principal executive officer)
August 10, 2004
/s/ Mark E. Liebner
Mark E. Liebner
Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial and accounting officer)
August 10, 2004
/s/ David Faeder
Director
August 10, 2004
David Faeder
/s/ Perry G. Fine, M.D.
Director
August 10, 2004
Perry G. Fine, M.D.
/s/ William J. McBride
Director
August 10, 2004
William J. McBride
/s/ Pete A. Klisares
Director
August 10, 2004
Pete A. Klisares
/s/ Ronald A. Matricaria
Director
August 10, 2004
Ronald A. Matricaria
/s/ Geneva Bolton Johnson
Director
August 10, 2004
Geneva Bolton Johnson
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No.
Description of Exhibit
3.1
Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
VistaCare, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.03 to
Amendment No. 4 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form
S-1 (Registration No. 333-98033), filed with the Commission on
December 3, 2002).
3.2
Amended and Restated By-laws of VistaCare, Inc. (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.04 to the Company's Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-98033), filed with
the Commission on August 13, 2002).
4.1
Specimen certificate for shares of VistaCare, Inc. Class A
Common Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.01 to the
Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No.
333-98033), filed with the Commission on August 13, 2002).
5.1*
Opinion of Choate, Hall & Stewart.
23.1*
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
23.2
Consent of Choate, Hall & Stewart (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on page II-1).
*
Filed herewith.
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