UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D. C. 20549
                                  SCHEDULE l3D
                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 3)*


                            KINDRED HEALTHCARE, INC.
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                     Common Stock, par value $0.25 per share
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    494580103
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                                 (CUSIP Number)
                                                     with a copy to:
       Stephen Feinberg                              Robert G. Minion, Esq.
       450 Park Avenue                               Lowenstein Sandler PC
       28th Floor                                    65 Livingston Avenue
       New York, New York  10022                     Roseland, New Jersey  07068
       (212) 421-2600                                (973) 597-2424
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                 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
                Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

                                 March 25, 2003
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             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)


If the filing person has previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the  acquisition  that is the subject of this  Schedule  13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Sections 240.13d-1(e),  240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g),  check
the following box. [ ]

Note:  Schedules  filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five
copies of the schedule, including all exhibits.  See Section 240.13d-7 for other
parties to whom copies are to be sent.

*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for  any  subsequent   amendment   containing   information  which  would  alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).





Cusip No. 494580103
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  1)   Names of  Reporting Persons.  I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons
       (entities only):

                                Stephen Feinberg
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  2)   Check the Appropriate Box  if a Member of a Group  (See Instructions):
             (a)              Not
             (b)           Applicable

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  3)   SEC Use Only

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  4)   Source of Funds (See Instructions):    WC

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  5)   Check if  Disclosure of  Legal Proceedings is  Required Pursuant to Items
       2(d) or 2(e):           Not Applicable

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  6)   Citizenship or Place of Organization:     United States

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        Number of                        7) Sole Voting Power:            *
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        Shares Beneficially              8) Shared Voting Power:          *
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        Owned by
        Each Reporting                   9) Sole Dispositive Power:       *
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        Person With                     10) Shared Dispositive Power:     *
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  11)  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
                      1,705,621*

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  12)  Check if the  Aggregate Amount in Row (11)  Excludes Certain Shares  (See
       Instructions):        Not Applicable

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  13)  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11):      9.7%*

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  14)  Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions):     IA, IN

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*   Cerberus Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Cerberus"), is the
holder of 20,700  shares of common stock (the  "Shares") of Kindred  Healthcare,
Inc. (the "Company"),  Cerberus Institutional Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership  ("Institutional"),  is  the  holder  of  346,134  Shares,  Cerberus
International,  Ltd.,  a  corporation  organized  under the laws of the  Bahamas
("International"),  is the holder of 894,536  Shares and various  other  private
investment  funds (the "Funds") own in the  aggregate  444,251  Shares.  Stephen
Feinberg  possesses  sole  power  to vote  and  direct  the  disposition  of all
securities   of  the  Company   owned  by  each  of   Cerberus,   Institutional,
International and the Funds.  Thus, for the purposes of Reg. Section  240.13d-3,
Stephen  Feinberg is deemed to  beneficially  own 1,705,621  Shares,  or 9.7% of
those  deemed  issued and  outstanding.  See Item 5 of this  Amendment  No. 3 to
Schedule 13D for further information.





Item 5.   Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
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          Based  upon  the  Company's  Quarterly  Report  on Form  10-Q  for the
quarterly  period ended  September 30, 2002, as of October 31, 2002,  there were
17,648,857 Shares issued and outstanding.  As of March 25, 2003, Cerberus is the
holder  of  20,700  Shares,  Institutional  is the  holder  of  346,134  Shares,
International  is the  holder of 894,536  Shares and the Funds in the  aggregate
hold 444,251 Shares.  Mr. Feinberg  possesses sole  power to vote and direct the
disposition  of all  securities  of the  Company  owned  by  each  of  Cerberus,
Institutional,  International  and the Funds.  Thus,  for the  purposes  of Reg.
Section  240.13d-3,  Stephen  Feinberg is deemed to  beneficially  own 1,705,621
Shares, or 9.7% of those deemed issued and outstanding.

          The following table details the  transactions for the sixty days prior
to March 25, 2003, in Shares, or securities convertible into, exercisable for or
exchangeable  for  Shares,  by  Mr. Feinberg  or  any  other  person  or  entity
controlled  by him or any  person or entity  for  which he  possesses  voting or
investment  control over the securities  thereof (each of which were effected in
an ordinary brokerage transaction):


                                   I. Cerberus
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                                   (Purchases)

            Date                     Quantity                     Price
            ----                     --------                     -----

       March 25, 2003                  3,000                     $12.23


                                     (Sales)

                                      NONE




                                II. Institutional
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                                   (Purchases)

            Date                     Quantity                     Price
            ----                     --------                     -----

       March 25, 2003                 40,000                     $12.23


                                     (Sales)

                                      NONE



                                III. International
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                                   (Purchases)

            Date                     Quantity                     Price
            ----                     --------                     -----

       March 25, 2003                 105,000                    $12.23


                                     (Sales)

                                      NONE



                                  IV. The Funds
                                  -------------

                                   (Purchases)

            Date                     Quantity                     Price
            ----                     --------                     -----

       March 25, 2003                 52,000                     $12.23


                                     (Sales)

                                      NONE




                                    Signature

            After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

                                            March 26, 2003


                                            /s/ Stephen Feinberg
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                                            Stephen Feinberg,  in   his capacity
                                            as the  managing member of  Cerberus
                                            Associates,   L.L.C.,   the  general
                                            partner of Cerberus Partners,  L.P.,
                                            and   the   investment  manager  for
                                            Cerberus   Institutional   Partners,
                                            L.P.,  Cerberus  International, Ltd.
                                            and the Funds


      Attention: Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute
                Federal criminal violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001).