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Almost Family, Inc. Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Patient Care, Inc.

Date:6/19/2008

- Adds $47 million in annual revenues and eight locations in New Jersey,

Connecticut, and Pennsylvania -

LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Almost Family, Inc. (Nasdaq: AFAM), a leading regional provider of home health nursing services, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the stock of Patient Care, Inc. This acquisition, the Company's largest to date, expands Almost Family's presence in the Northeast with three locations in New Jersey, one in Pennsylvania, and four in Connecticut. With this acquisition, Almost Family will operate almost 90 branches across 11 states.

William B. Yarmuth, President and CEO of Almost Family, Inc., noted, "We are extremely pleased with the acquisition of Patient Care and the opportunity to expand significantly in our Northeast region. Patient Care gives us a strong presence in New Jersey, strengthens our presence in Connecticut and provides us an entry into Pennsylvania. Patient Care has long standing franchise value in its brand name and we intend to continue our practice of maintaining acquired brands in the local markets. We are very excited to have the employees, patients and referral sources of Patient Care join our growing family of home care companies."

Bob Nixon, President and CEO of Patient Care, stated, "We carefully evaluated a number of options before choosing Almost Family as our partner for growth. The similarities in our cultures and our values make Almost Family the perfect merger partner and we can rest assured that the future of Patient Care is in the right hands. Almost Family's industry-leading qualities, in particular its tradition of being an advocate for the needs of its patients, are an excellent
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