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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000921530-08-000086
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13G/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20080213
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20080213

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000731012
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-TO DWELLINGS & OTHER BUILDINGS [7340]
		IRS NUMBER:				232018365
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			PA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-35875
		FILM NUMBER:		08604910

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2643 HUNTINGDON PIKE
		CITY:			HUNTINGDON VALLEY
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19006
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2159381661

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2643 HUNTINGDON PIKEE
		CITY:			HUNTINGDON VALLEY
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19006

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PEQUOT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001071955
		IRS NUMBER:				061524885
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G/A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		500 NYALA FARM ROAD
		CITY:			WESTPORT
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06880
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2034292200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		500 NYALA FARM ROAD
		CITY:			WESTPORT
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06880

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PEQUOT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/CT/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19981118
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G/A

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 8)*

                         Healthcare Services Group, Inc.
                                (Name of Issuer)

                          Common Stock, $0.01 par value
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    421906108
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                December 31, 2007
                      (Date of Event which Requires Filing
                               of this Statement)

Check the  appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

                               [X ] Rule 13d-1(b)
                               [  ] Rule 13d-1(c)
                               [  ] Rule 13d-1(d)


*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any  subsequent  amendment  containing  information  which  would  alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on 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  (however,  see the
Notes).

                          Continued on following pages
                                Page 1 of 5 Pages



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                                                               Page 2 of 5 Pages

1      Names of Reporting Persons
       I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)

                PEQUOT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
                06-1524885

2      Check the Appropriate Box If a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
                                             a.     [    ]
                                             b.     [    ]

3      SEC Use Only

4      Citizenship or Place of Organization

                CONNECTICUT

                          5             Sole Voting Power
 Number of                                   2,500,199
  Shares
Beneficially              6             Shared Voting Power
  Owned By                                   0
    Each
 Reporting                7             Sole Dispositive Power
   Person                                    2,500,199
    With
                          8             Shared Dispositive Power
                                             0

9      Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

                                             2,500,199

10     Check Box If the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain
       Shares (See Instructions)

                                  [   ]

11     Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row (9)

                                  5.9%

12     Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

                                  IA, CO

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                                                               Page 3 of 5 Pages


Item   1(a)     Name of Issuer:  Healthcare Services Group, Inc. (the "Issuer").

       1(b)     Address of the Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
                3220 Tillman Drive, Suite 300, Bensalem, PA  19020

Item   2(a)-(c) Name, Principal Business Address, and Citizenship of
                Person Filing:
                Pequot Capital Management, Inc.
                500 Nyala Farm Road, Westport, CT, 06880
                which is a Connecticut corporation.

       2(d)     Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, $0.01 par value

       2(e)     CUSIP Number: 421906108

Item   3.       This statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).

                Pequot  Capital  Management,   Inc.  is  an  investment  adviser
                registered  under Section 203 of the Investment  Advisers Act of
                1940.


Item   4.       Ownership:

                Ownership  as of  December  31, 2007 is  incorporated  herein by
                reference from items (5) - (9) and (11) of the cover page of the
                Reporting Person.

Item   5.       Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

                Not applicable.

Item   6.       Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:

                The Reporting Person is an investment  adviser  registered under
                Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and, as such,
                has beneficial  ownership of the shares which are the subject of
                this filing  through the  investment  discretion  the  Reporting
                Person exercises over its clients' accounts.

                Although such accounts do not have  beneficial  ownership of the
                Shares for purposes of Section 13 and Section 16 of the Act, one
                account of the Reporting  Person,  Pequot Scout Fund, L.P., owns
                of record more than 5% of the Issuer's Common Stock.

Item   7.       Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
                Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent
                Holding Company:

                Not applicable.

Item   8.       Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

                Not applicable.
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                                                               Page 4 of 5 Pages


Item   9.       Notice of Dissolution of Group:

                Not applicable.

Item   10.      Certification:

                By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief,  the  securities  referred  to above were  acquired  and are held in the
ordinary  course  of  business  and were not  acquired  and are not held for the
purpose of or with the effect of  changing  or  influencing  the  control of the
Issuer of such  securities  and were not acquired and are not held in connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having such purpose or effect.

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                                   SIGNATURES


     After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,  the
undersigned  certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.

Date:  February 13, 2008                  PEQUOT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.

                                          By:      /s/ Aryeh Davis
                                                   -----------------------------
                                          Name:    Aryeh Davis
                                          Title:   Chief Operating Officer,
                                                   General Counsel and Secretary


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