ResCare To Participate In 2008 CITI Investment Research Global Health Care Conference

LOUISVILLE, KY (May 20, 2008) - ResCare, Inc. (NASDAQ: RSCR) today announced that David W. Miles, chief financial officer, will make a presentation regarding the Company on Thursday, May 22, 2008, at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time during the 2008 Citi Investment Research Global Health Care Conference.

A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available by accessing the Company's website, www.rescare.com, approximately 15 minutes prior to the event to register and download any necessary software, Microsoft Media Player or RealPlayer. For those unable to listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available for 30 days on the Company's website.

ResCare, with 30+ years of experience helping people reach their highest level of independence, is one of the largest providers of home care to the elderly and those with disabilities. It also offers residential and support services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and provides education, vocational training and job placement for people of all ages and skill levels. Based in Louisville, Kentucky, ResCare and its 42,000 dedicated employees serve daily more than 65,000 people in 37 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and in a growing number of international locations.

From time to time, ResCare makes forward-looking statements in its public disclosures, including statements relating to expected financial results, revenues that might be expected from new or acquired programs and facilities, its development and acquisition activities, reimbursement under federal and state programs, financing plans, compliance with debt covenants and other risk factors, and various trends favoring downsizing, de institutionalization and privatization of government programs. In ResCare's filings under the federal securities laws, including its annual, periodic and current reports, the Company identifies important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements. Please refer to the discussion of those factors in our filed reports. Statements related to expected financial results are as of this date only and ResCare does not assume any responsibility to update these statements.