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CUSIP No. 92839Y109                               Page 1 of 5 Pages
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                                  SCHEDULE 13D
                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                                 VistaCare, Inc.
                                -----------------
                                (Name of Issuer)


                                  Common Stock
                           --------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                    92839Y109
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                    Direct any Notices and Communications to:
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                              George J. Mazin, Esq.
                                   Dechert LLP
                              30 Rockefeller Plaza
                               New York, NY 10112

                                   May 9, 2006
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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 ss.ss. 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the
following box.


The information required in 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.



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                  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
           1      SS. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

                  PHILIP TIMON

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                  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP     Not Applicable
           2
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                  SEC USE ONLY
           3
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                  SOURCE OF FUNDS
           4
                  WC
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           5      CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E)     [ ]

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                  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
           6
                  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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        ----------------------- --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          SOLE VOTING POWER
                                   7
           NUMBER OF SHARES               3,180,303*
            BENEFICIALLY
              OWNED BY          --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           EACH REPORTING                 SHARED VOTING POWER
               PERSON               8
                WITH                      0
                                --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                   9
                                          3,180,303*
                                --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                   10
                                          0
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            11      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                    3,180,303*
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            12      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

                    [ ]
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            13      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

                    19.40%
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            14      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

                    IN
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*        Endowment Capital,  L.P., and Long Drive, L.P., each a Delaware limited
         partnership  (collectively,  the  "Limited  Partnerships"),  own in the
         aggregate  3,180,303 shares of the common stock, no par value per share
         (the  "Shares")  of  VistaCare,  Inc., a  Washington  corporation  (the
         "Company").  Endowment Capital Group, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
         company,   is  the  sole  general   partner  of  each  of  the  Limited
         Partnerships. Mr. Philip Timon is the sole managing member of Endowment
         Capital Group, LLC. As a result,  Mr. Timon possesses the sole power to
         vote and the sole power to direct the disposition of the Shares held by
         the Limited Partnerships.  Thus, as of May 9, 2006, for the purposes of
         Reg.  Section  240.13d-3,  Mr.  Timon is  deemed  to  beneficially  own
         3,180,303 Shares,  or approximately  19.40% of the Shares deemed issued
         and outstanding as of that date. Mr. Timon's  interest in the Shares is
         limited to his pecuniary interest, if any, in the Limited Partnerships.


ITEM 1.  Security and Issuer

                (a).     Name of Issuer:  VISTACARE, INC.

                (b).     Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

                         4800 N. Scottsdale Avenue
                         Scottsdale, AZ  85251

                (c).     Title of Class of Securities:  Common Stock

                (d).     CUSIP Number:  92839Y109


ITEM 2.  Identity and Background

         This  Statement  is being filed by Mr.  Philip  Timon,  whose  business
address is 1105 North  Market  Street,  15th Floor,  Wilmington,  DE 19801,  who
serves as the managing member of Endowment Capital Group, LLC, which is the sole
general partner of the Limited Partnerships, and in such capacity is principally
responsible for the management of the affairs of the Limited  Partnerships.  The
Limited  Partnerships are each engaged in the investment in personal property of
all kinds  including  but not  limited to capital  stock,  depository  receipts,
investment companies, subscriptions, warrants, bonds, notes, debentures, options
and other  securities and instruments of various kind and nature.  Mr. Timon has
never been convicted in a criminal proceeding  (excluding traffic violations and
similar misdemeanors), nor has he been a party to any civil proceeding commenced
before a judicial or administrative  body of competent  jurisdiction as a result
of which he was or is now subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining
future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal
or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws. Mr.
Timon is a United States citizen.




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ITEM 3.  Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

         The  Limited   Partnerships   have  invested  an  aggregate  amount  of
$50,899,133.13 (exclusive of brokerage commissions) in the Shares of the Company
reported hereunder.  The sources of the funds used to purchase the Shares of the
Company held by the Limited  Partnerships are the working capital of the Limited
Partnerships.


ITEM 4.  Purpose of Transaction.

         The Limited Partnerships  acquired and continue to hold the Shares as a
long-term investment. Mr. Timon utilizes a fundamental,  research-driven process
to identify  companies as being  fundamentally  undervalued  and  possessing the
potential for significant  capital  appreciation.  In implementing this process,
Mr. Timon identified the Company as an entity satisfying his rigorous investment
criteria.

         Mr. Timon reserves the right to discuss various views and opinions with
respect to the Company and its business plans with the Company or the members of
its senior management. The discussion of such views and opinions may extend from
ordinary  day-to-day  business  operations  to  matters  such  as  nominees  for
representation on the Company's board of directors,  senior management decisions
and extraordinary business transactions.

         In addition to the actions set forth above, Mr. Timon may engage in any
of the actions  specified  in Item 4(b)  through (j) to the Schedule 13D general
instructions.  Except as set forth  above,  Mr.  Timon has no  present  plans or
proposals which relate to or would result in any of the transactions required to
be described in Item 4(b) through (j) of Schedule 13D.


ITEM 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

         Based upon the information set forth in the Company's  Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q as filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on May 9,
2006, there were 16,397,064  Shares issued and outstanding as of May 3, 2006. As
of May 9, 2006, the Limited  Partnerships own in the aggregate 3,180,303 Shares.
Mr.  Timon  possesses  the sole  power to vote and the sole  power to direct the
disposition of the Shares held by the Limited  Partnerships.  Thus, as of May 9,
2006,  for  purposes  of  Reg.  Section  240.13d-3,   Mr.  Timon  is  deemed  to
beneficially own 3,180,303 Shares, or approximately  19.40% of the Shares deemed
issued and outstanding as of that date.

         Mr.  Timon's  interest  in the  Shares  is  limited  to  his  pecuniary
interest, if any, in the Limited Partnerships.




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         The  following  table  details the  transactions  during the sixty days
prior to May 11, 2006 in Shares, or securities  convertible into, exercisable or
exchangeable for Shares,  by Mr. Timon 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):


                                [no transaction]

ITEM 6.  Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect
         to Securities of the Issuer

         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.


                              PHILIP TIMON

Date:  May 11, 2006           By /S/ Philip Timon
                              Philip  Timon,  in his capacity  as sole  managing
                              member of  Endowment  Capital Group, LLC, the sole
                              general partner of Endowment  Capital,  L.P. and
                              Long Drive, L.P.