FORM 4	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP 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	OMB APPROVAL
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * WATERS Brian M. (Last) (First) (Middle)	2. Issuer Name Healthcare Services Group, Inc. and Ticker or Trading Symbol HCSG		6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Vice President of Operations
3220 Tillman Drive Suite 300	3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)	4. Statement for Month/Day/Year 05/01/2003
(Street) Bensalem, PA 19020		5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)	7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) 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 Following
    Reported
    Transaction(s)

    (Instr. 3 and 4)

6. Owner-
    ship
    Form:
    Direct
    (D) or
    Indirect (I)

    (Instr. 4)

7.  Nature of
     Indirect
     Beneficial
     Ownership

     (Instr. 4)

Code

Amount

(A) or (D)

Price

Common stock

04/29/2003

05/02/2003

Yes

492

8.375

Common stock

04/29/2003

05/02/2003

Yes

9508

6.75

Common stock

04/29/2003

05/02/2003

Yes

492

13.1485

Common Stock

04/29/2003

05/02/2003

Yes

9508

13.1485

5397

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Form 4
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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. Conver-
    sion or
    Exer-
    cise
    Price of
    Deriva-
    tive
    Security

3. Trans-
    action
    Date

    (Month/
    Day/
    Year)

3A. Deemed
      Execu-
      tion
      Date,
      if any

      (Month/
      Day/
      Year)

4. Trans-
    action
    Code
    (Instr. 8)

5. Number
    of Deri-
    vative
    Securities
    Acquired
    (A) or
    Disposed
    of (D)

    (Instr. 3, 4
    and 5)

6. Date
    Exercis-
    able
    (DE) and
    Expiration
    Date (ED)
    (Month/
    Day/
    Year)

7. Title and
    Amount of
    Underlying
    Securities
    (Instr. 3
    and 4)

8. Price of
     Deriv-
     ative
     Security
     (Instr. 5)

9. Number
    of Deri-
    vative
    Securi-
    ties
    Benefi-
    cially
    Owned
    Follow-
    ing
    Reported
    Trans-
    action(s)

    (Instr. 4)

10. Owner-
      ship
      Form of
      Deriv-
      ative
      Security:
      Direct
      (D) or
      Indirect
      (I)

      (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of
      Indirect
      Benefi-
      cial
      Owner-
      ship
      (Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Title

Amount
or
Number
of
Shares

Stock Option

8.375

04/29/2003

05/02/2003

Yes

492

06/04/1999

12/04/2008

Common Stock

492

8.375

Stock Option

6.75

04/29/2003

05/02/2003

Yes

9508

06/16/2000

12/16/2009

Common Stock

9508

6.75

41492

Explanation of Responses:


	Brian M. Waters		05/01/2003

	** Signature of Reporting Person		Date


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