UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
March 30, 2006

RES-CARE, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in Charter)

Kentucky	0-20372	61-0875371
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

10140 Linn Station Road, Louisville, Kentucky
(Address of principal executive offices) 40223
(Zip code)

(502) 394-2100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

On March 30, 2006, Res-Care, Inc. elected William E. Brock as a member of the ResCare Board of Directors effective March 30, 2006. Mr. Brock is filling a board seat that has been vacant since August 2005 and was nominated for election at ResCare’s June 22, 2006 Annual Shareholders Meeting to serve the remainder of the vacant term through 2008. Mr. Brock has not been named to any committees of the Board of Directors at this time. A copy of the press release issued on March 31, 2006 to announce Mr. Brock’s election is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

Item 8.01 Other Events

On March 24, 2006, ResCare completed its offer to exchange $1,000 principal amount of its new 7³/4% Senior Notes due 2013 that are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for each $1,000 principal amount of its outstanding unregistered 7³/4% Senior Notes due 2013, as required under the terms of a registration rights agreement. ResCare accepted for exchange $150,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its old notes, representing 100% of the total outstanding old notes. The exchange agent for the exchange offer was Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements & Exhibits.

Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibit
	99.1	Press release dated March 31, 2006

SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	RES-CARE, INC.
Date: April 3, 2006	By	/s/ Ronald G. Geary
		Ronald G. Geary Chairman, CEO and President

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description of Exhibits
99.1	Copy of press release issued by the Company on March 31, 2006.