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LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- ResCare, Inc. (NASDAQ/NM:RSCR), the nation's leading provider of residential, training, educational and support services for people with disabilities and special needs, announced today that it has acquired the assets of SoCal Home Care, headquartered in Irvine, Calif. SoCal Home Care provides hourly or live-in services to the elderly or those with disabilities including personal care, meal preparation, housekeeping and transportation. Revenues are private pay or long-term care insurance based and are expected to be $2.1 million annually.

"SoCal Home Care expands our private pay, in home services, which have been a growth focus this year," said Ronald G. Geary, ResCare chairman, president and chief executive officer. "SoCal has an excellent reputation, and we're proud to have them as part of the ResCare family."

ResCare, founded in 1974, offers services to some 41,000 people in 34 states, Washington, DC, Puerto Rico and Canada. ResCare is a human service company that provides residential, therapeutic, job training and educational supports to people with developmental or other disabilities, to youth with special needs and to adults who are experiencing barriers to employment.

The Company from time to time makes forward-looking statements in its public disclosures, including statements relating to revenues that might be expected from new or acquired programs and facilities, other statements regarding development and acquisition activities, statements regarding reimbursement under federal and state programs and statements regarding various trends favoring downsizing, deinstitutionalization and privatization of government programs. In the Company's filings under the federal securities laws, including its annual, periodic and current reports, the Company identifies important factors that could cause the Company's results to differ materially from those contained in such forward-looking statements. Please refer to those disclosures.