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About Us

It began more than 30 years ago when a former Job Corps center director, James Fornear, got together with some colleagues, including two PhDs with experience in services to people with developmental disabilities, a banker and a lawyer. All were Kentucky folks who wanted to make sure their business was also an outreach to their communities and to others.

First Contracts Create ResCare’s “Face”

ResCare’s first contract was with the Department of Labor to operate a Job Corps center in Kentucky. Very shortly afterward the group won a contract to manage a state-owned residential site for people with developmental disabilities. The company built on the strengths of its founders by concentrating on education, training and life development for those with developmental disabilities and young people trying to overcome the effects of disruptive environments. ResCare grew slowly over the next decade and a half, branching out to other states and focusing on its strengths.

Getting on the Fast Track

In 1990, the original founders hired another homegrown Kentuckian, Ronald G. Geary, as president. Mr. Geary, a lawyer and CPA and former president of Cincinnati Bible College, spearheaded the move to take the company public in order to expand its services to more people. This was a turning point in ResCare’s history. At that time ResCare employed 1,500 people in 5 states. ResCare’s fast growth occurred primarily between 1995 and 2000 during which the company more than quadrupled its size. It also introduced a new service line to the ResCare family: in-home services to the elderly.