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

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Christensen Christopher R.
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/08/2007
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ENSIGN GROUP, INC [ENSG]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O THE ENSIGN GROUP, INC., 27101 PUERTA REAL, SUITE 450
4. 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
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

MISSION VIEJO, CA 92691
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 3,889,000
I (1)
By the Christensen Family Trust Dated 10/24/05
Common Stock 4,000
I (2)
By Terri M. Christensen as UTMA custodian for their four minor children

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
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.
C/O THE ENSIGN GROUP, INC.
27101 PUERTA REAL, SUITE 450
MISSION VIEJO, CA 92691
  X   X   President & CEO  
Christensen Family Trust dated 10/24/05
C/O THE ENSIGN GROUP, INC.
27101 PUERTA REAL, SUITE 450
MISSION VIEJO, CA 92691
    X    
Christensen Terri M.
C/O THE ENSIGN GROUP, INC.
27101 PUERTA REAL, SUITE 450
MISSION VIEJO, CA 92691
    X    

Signatures

/s/ Daniel Walker, as attorney-in-fact for Christopher R. Christensen 11/08/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

/s/ Daniel Walker, as attorney-in-fact for the Trustee of the Christensen Family Trust dated 10/24/05 11/08/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

/s/ Daniel Walker, as attorney-in-fact for Terri M. Christensen 11/08/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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 are directly owned by the Christensen Family Trust dated 10/25/05, a ten percent owner of the issuer, and indirectly by Christopher R. Christensen, a ten percent owner, director and officer of the issuer, and indirectly by Terri M. Christensen, a ten percent owner of the issuer
(2) These shares 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
 
Remarks:
Exhibit List: Exhibit 24.1 Power of Attorney for Christopher R. Christensen; Exhibit 24.2 Power of Attorney for Christensen Family Trust dated 10/24/05; Exhibit 24.3 Power of Attorney for Terri M. Christensen

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