ResCare Announces Group President's Retirement

LOUISVILLE, KY (July 30, 2008) - ResCare, Inc. (NASDAQ: RSCR) the nation's leading provider of residential, training, therapeutic, educational and support services for people with barriers to employment and special needs, has announced that Vincent F. Doran, President of ResCare's Employment and Training Services Group, is retiring. The Employment and Training Services Group includes Arbor E&T, LLC, Job Corps, the Alternative Education unit and the International operations. Employment and training services account for approximately 28% of the Company's revenues.

Mr. Doran joined ResCare in 1997 and has more than 34 years of workforce experience. Prior to becoming President of ResCare's Job Corps operations in 1997, Mr. Doran was with Teledyne, Inc., serving as President of Economic Development and Vice President of Program Development.

"Vince has made an enormous contribution to ResCare," said Ralph G. Gronefeld, Jr., ResCare President and Chief Executive Officer. "I've enjoyed working with him over the last 11 years and will miss his energy and insight. He helped grow ResCare's Job Corps operations and oversaw and effectively integrated our workforce services as we grew into the country's largest one-stop provider. Vince also was instrumental in creating our international unit. I appreciate the contributions he has made to ResCare and wish him all the best in his retirement and future pursuits."

Mr. Gronefield added, "Vince leaves a capable and experienced leadership team at the helm of the Employment and Training Services Group. They will report to me through a transitional period."

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 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.