FORM 5 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). Form 3 Holdings Reported Form 4 Transactions Reported

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 * Stapley Gregory K. 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CareTrust REIT, Inc. [CTRE] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President, Chairman and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 905 CALLE AMANECER, SUITE 300 3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2015 (Street) SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92673 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (check applicable line) _X_ Form Filed by One Reporting Person ___ 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, par value $0.01 05/29/2015   G 7,149 D $ 0 147,866 (1) D   Common Stock, par value $0.01 06/18/2014   W 1,722 (2) A $ 0 1,722 I Marian K. Stapley Estate (3) Common Stock, par value $0.01             475,520 I Stapley Family Trust dated 4/25/2006 (4) Common Stock, par value $0.01             28,732 I By wife as UGMA custodian for children (5) Common Stock, par value $0.01             53,819 I Marian K. Stapley Revocable Trust dated 4/29/1965 (6)

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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
Stapley Gregory K. 905 CALLE AMANECER SUITE 300 SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92673	  X	Â	  President, Chairman and CEO	Â

Signatures

/s/ William M. Wagner, attorney-in-fact		01/25/2016
**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)	Reflects the transfer of shares to the Stapley Family Trust dated 4/25/2006. Also reflects a correction in the number of shares beneficially owned by the reporting person as reported in a Form 4 filed on August 17, 2015. The number of shares reported as acquired by the reporting person in such report were acquired by the Stapley Family Trust dated 4/25/2006 and not directly by the reporting person.
(2)	Includes shares that were issued in connection with the December 2014 stock dividend.
(3)	These shares are directly owned by the Estate of Marian K. Stapley and indirectly by Gregory K. Stapley as the executor of the estate.
(4)	These shares are directly owned by the Stapley Family Trust dated 4/25/2006 and indirectly by Gregory K. Stapley as Trustee of the Trust.
(5)	These shares are directly owned by Deborah Stapley as custodian for the minor children of Gregory K. Stapley and Deborah Stapley under the California Uniform Transfers to Minors Act and reflects a correction to the number of shares previously reported in the Form 4/A filed on December 19, 2014. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares owned by his children, and this report should not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such shares for the purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.
(6)	These shares are directly owned by the Marian K. Stapley Revocable Trust dated 4/29/65 and indirectly by Gregory K. Stapley as Trustee of the Trust.

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