ResCare Names New Chief Business Services Officer

LOUISVILLE, KY (August 15, 2008) – ResCare (NASDAQ: RSCR), the nation’s leading provider of residential, training, therapeutic, educational and support services for people with barriers to employment and special needs, announced today that Michael J. Reibel has been named the new Chief Business Services Officer. Mr. Reibel has been with ResCare since 1993 and, as Senior Vice President of Support Services, has been a member of the ResCare Leadership Team since 2006.

As Chief Business Services Officer, Mr. Reibel will have responsibility for payroll, billing and scheduling systems, reimbursement, purchasing, property management and other business processes. Mr. Reibel joined ResCare as Controller in the Division for Persons with Disabilities. Since 1993, Mr. Reibel has worked in a variety of finance and accounting roles, including Vice President Planning and Analysis-Community Services Group, focusing on operational financial analysis, forecasting and budgeting. Before joining ResCare, Mr. Reibel, a Certified Public Accountant, worked for the public accounting firm of KPMG Peat Marwick in Louisville, Kentucky.

“Mike has been a valuable member of the ResCare family for more than 15 years. His knowledge of ResCare, our services and how the Company has grown and changed is extremely important in this newly created position,” said Ralph G. Gronefeld, Jr., ResCare President and Chief Executive Officer. “Mike has proven to be a valuable asset to us over the years, and I am very happy that he has accepted this new challenge.”

ResCare, with nearly 35 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 44,000 dedicated employees serve daily more than 65,000 people in 38 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and in a growing number of international locations. For more information about ResCare, please visit the Company’s website at www.rescare.com.

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 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 its actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements. Please refer to the discussion of those factors in the Company’s 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.