Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

The Ensign Group, Inc. (the "Company") is filing this amended Form 8-K to update the information contained in the Form 8-K filed by the Company on May 14, 2009. Pursuant to the Form 8-K filed by the Company on May 14, 2009, the Company announced that the resignation of Mr. Alan J. Norman as the Company's Chief Financial Officer and the appointment of Ms. Suzanne D. Snapper as the Company's new Chief Financial Officer would be effective upon the filing of the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter of fiscal year 2009. Mr. Norman's resignation and Ms. Snapper's appointment became effective on August 6, 2009.

Ms. Snapper will participate in the Company's executive compensation bonus plan and continue to be eligible for stock based compensation awards under the Company's 2007 Omnibus Incentive Plan and to receive the same benefits that are available to all employees of the Company. Ms. Snapper will receive an annual base salary of $250,000, and the Board of Directors granted 6,000 non-qualified stock options to Ms. Snapper on July 23, 2009 in connection with her appointment as Chief Financial Officer.