SOUTHFIELD, Mich., June 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Arcadia Resources, Inc. (OTC:ACDI) (BULLETIN BOARD: ACDI) , a leading national provider of home care and staffing services, mail order pharmacy, respiratory and durable medical equipment, announced today the appointment of Peter Anthony Brusca, M.D. and Anna Maria Nekoranec to its Board of Directors, effective July 1, 2006. Dr. Brusca and Ms. Nekoranec were also appointed members of the Board's Audit Committee, commencing July 1, 2006. Dr. Brusca and Ms. Nekoranec are independent within the meaning of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, its implementing regulations, and the Charter of the Board's Audit Committee. With the addition of these independent directors, Arcadia's Board of Directors is comprised of a majority of independent directors. Director and Audit Committee Chairman John T. Thornton, also an independent director, will continue as Chairman of the Audit Committee. So that the Company's Audit Committee will consist solely of three independent directors, Director and Audit Committee member Lawrence R. Kuhnert, who is Arcadia's President and Chief Operating Officer, will conclude his term of service as a member of the Audit Committee as of June 30, 2006. Chairman of the Board and CEO of Arcadia Resources Inc. John Elliott II stated, "We are pleased to welcome two distinguished independent members to our Board of Directors. Dr. Brusca spent 39 years as a practicing physician and specialist in the medical community, making him uniquely qualified to help guide Arcadia's growth strategies. We are equally honored to welcome Ms. Nekoranec to our Board. Ms. Nekoranec's investment banking experience provides an additional resource to ensure Arcadia continues to meet its corporate governance and fiduciary responsibilities to our shareholders." Peter Anthony Brusca, M.D. is a physician who practiced in otolaryngology in the Chicago, Illinois area through 2004. Dr. Brusca earned his medical degree in 1967 from Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine. He earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in 1963 from Loyola University, Chicago. He is certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology, and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, and is a member of other professional organizations. Anna Maria Nekoranec has extensive experience in private equity firms, including LBK Capital, a firm focused on private equity fund creation and select private equity investment opportunities, where she has been Managing Director since 2003. She has previous experience in other private equity firms in other major U.S. markets, including New York and Philadelphia. Ms. Nekoranec earned a Master of Business Administration in Finance and Entrepreneurial Management from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, in 1991, and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Modern Studies from the University of Virginia in 1986. About Arcadia Resources, Inc. Arcadia Resources, Inc. operations include home health care services; non-medical and medical staffing, including travel nursing; provision of respiratory and durable medical equipment to patients in the home; a full service mail-order pharmacy; and a mail-order catalog of home health care- oriented products. The Company's comprehensive solutions help organizations operate more effectively and with greater flexibility, while enabling individuals to manage illness and injury in the comfort of their own homes. For more information, visit: http://www.arcadiaresourcesinc.com/ . For investor inquiries, contact Geoffrey Eiten, Investor Relations, National Financial Network, 781-444-6100 x613, . See also http://www.nfnonline.com/acdi . Any statements contained in this release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, if applicable to the Company, and otherwise within the meaning of court opinions construing such forward-looking statements. The Company claims all safe harbor and other legal protections provided to it by law for all of its forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, estimates, uncertainties and other factors, which could cause actual financial or operating results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements not to occur or be realized, including our estimates of consumer demand for retail store health clinic services, required capital investment, build-out schedules, competition, and other factors. Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Additional information that could materially affect the Company may be found in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company disclaims any obligation to update or alter its forward-looking statements, except as may be required by law. DATASOURCE: Arcadia Resources, Inc. CONTACT: Geoffrey Eiten, Investor Relations, National Financial Network, +1-781-444-6100 x613, Web site: http://www.arcadiaresourcesinc.com/ http://www.nfnonline.com/acdi

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