Ownership Submission
FORM 5
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Form 3 Holdings Reported
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Christensen Christopher R.
 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ENSIGN GROUP, INC [ENSG] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President & CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)

27101 PUERTA REAL, SUITE 450		 3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2007
(Street)


MISSION VIEJO, CA 92691		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting
(check applicable line)

___ Form Filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 12/31/2007   G 20,000 D $ 0 3,713,000 (1) I (2) By the Christensen Family Trust Dated 10/24/05

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
(A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Christensen Christopher R.
27101 PUERTA REAL, SUITE 450
MISSION VIEJO, CA 92691		   X   X   President & CEO  
Christensen Family Trust dated 10/24/05
27101 PUERTA REAL, SUITE 450
MISSION VIEJO, CA 92691		     X    
Christensen Terri M.
27101 PUERTA REAL, SUITE 450
MISSION VIEJO, CA 92691		     X    

Signatures

/s/ Daniel Walker, as attorney-in-fact for Christopher R. Christensen 02/14/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
/s/ Daniel Walker, as attorney-in-fact for Christensen Family Trust dated 10/24/05 02/14/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
/s/ Daniel Walker, as attorney-in-fact for Terri M. Christensen 02/14/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) These shares include 4,000 shares that are indirectly owned by Terri M. Christensen as UTMA Custodian for and mother of the four minor children, and indirectly owned by Christopher R. Christensen as father of the four minor children. Christopher R. Christensen and Terri M. Christensen disclaim beneficial ownership of these 4,000 shares, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Christopher R. Christensen or Terri M. Christensen is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(2) Other than as noted in footnote 1 above, these shares are directly owned by the Christensen Family Trust Dated 10/24/05, a ten percent owner of the issuer, and indirectly by Christopher R. Christensen and Terri M. Christensen as trustees of the trust. Christopher R. Christensen is a director, officer and ten percent owner of the issuer. Terri M. Christensen is a ten percent owner of the issuer.

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