Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Ingram William Jeffrey
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/28/2005		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
APRIA HEALTHCARE GROUP INC [AHG]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O APRIA HEALTHCARE GROUP INC., 26220 ENTERPRISE COURT		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP, Sales
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

LAKE FOREST, CA 92630		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 05/25/2002(1) 05/24/2011 Common Stock 5,000 $ 25.96 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 01/02/2003(2) 01/01/2012 Common Stock 10,000 $ 24.01 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 03/11/2004(3) 03/10/2013 Common Stock 15,000 $ 21.58 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 02/16/2005(4) 02/15/2014 Common Stock 20,000 $ 30.4 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 12/30/2005(5) 12/29/2014 Common Stock 15,000 $ 33.4 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Ingram William Jeffrey
C/O APRIA HEALTHCARE GROUP INC.
26220 ENTERPRISE COURT
LAKE FOREST, CA 92630		       EVP, Sales  

Signatures

William Jeffrey Ingram by Raoul Smyth, Attorney-In-Fact 12/05/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) This option was granted under the issuer's 1998 Nonqualified Stock Incentive Plan and vested in an initial 1,666 share installment on May 25, 2002 and 2 equal 1,667 share installments on May 25, 2003 and May 25, 2004.
(2) This option was granted under the issuer's 1992 Stock Incentive Plan and vested in 2 equal 3,333 share installments on January 2, 2003 and January 2, 2004 and one final 3,334 share installment on January 2, 2005.
(3) This option was granted under the issuer's 1998 Nonqualified Stock Incentive Plan and vests in three equal 5,000 share installments on March 11, 2004, March 11, 2005 and March 11, 2006.
(4) This option was granted under the issuer's 2003 Performance Incentive Plan and vests in an initial 6,666 share installment on February 16, 2005 and 2 equal 6,667 share installments on February 16, 2006 and February 16, 2007.
(5) This option was granted under the issuer's 2003 Performance Incentive Plan and vests in three equal 5,000 share installments on December 30, 2005, December 30, 2006 and December 30, 2007.

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