UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
   PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

       Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): January 23, 2003


                           APRIA HEALTHCARE GROUP INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


         DELAWARE                    1-14316                 33-0488566
(State or other jurisdiction       (Commission             (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)             File Number)         Identification Number)


          26220 ENTERPRISE COURT
          LAKE FOREST, CALIFORNIA                     92630
  (Address of principal executive offices)          (Zip Code)



       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (949) 639-2000



ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.
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         On January 23, 2003,  Apria  Healthcare  Group Inc.  ("Apria") issued a
press release  announcing  the final  dismissal of a previously  reported  class
action  litigation  against  Apria  that was filed in 2001.  A copy of the press
release is attached hereto under Item 7.




ITEM 7.  EXHIBITS.
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         Exhibit
         Number      Reference
         -------     ---------

         99.1        Press Release dated January 23, 2003.



                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                     APRIA HEALTHCARE GROUP INC.
                                     ---------------------------
                                            Registrant




January 23, 2003                     By: /s/ Robert S. Holcombe
                                         ---------------------------------
                                         Robert S. Holcombe
                                         Senior Vice President, General Counsel