- Acquires Summit Home Respiratory of Naples, Florida - SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Aug. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Arcadia Resources, Inc. (OTC:ACDI) (BULLETIN BOARD: ACDI) , a leading provider of home care and staffing services, mail-order pharmacy and durable medical equipment ("DME"), announced today that it has acquired the durable medical and respiratory medical equipment sale and rental business of Summit Home Respiratory Services, Inc., serving the Naples, Bonita Springs and Fort Myers markets. Upon full integration of the acquisition, Arcadia Resources will operate Summit Home Respiratory under the brand name Arcadia Home as a wholly owned Arcadia company. In addition to supplying home respiratory and durable medical equipment to patients, Arcadia plans to offer pharmacy and home health agency services. Tom White, Regional Manager of Arcadia's recently acquired United Health Care Services located in Ft. Myers and Port Charlotte, Florida, will also manage Summit Home Respiratory, Inc. Keith Glisch, Chief Executive Officer of Summit Home Respiratory, Inc. stated, "We are impressed with the quality of Arcadia Resources' services. We entrust their experienced leadership team to expand our operations by providing additional products and services for the benefit of our customers." Larry Kuhnert, President of Arcadia Resources, stated, "Our goal is to provide a one-stop approach to in-home health care that leverages our centralized management team, unified national branding and additional marketing support to deliver superior customer support and services in the in- home health category. The acquisition of Summit Home Respiratory strengthens this platform for growth by increasing accessibility to a broad range of services, from in-home caregivers to durable medical equipment, throughout Southwest Florida." About Arcadia Resources Arcadia Resources, Inc. operations include home health care services, medical and non-medical staffing, 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. Arcadia Resources is the product of the May 2004 merger of Critical Home Care, Inc. and RKDA, the parent company of Arcadia Services, Inc., and Arcadia RX, LLC. Since June 30, 2004, the Company has acquired 13 successful staffing and home health care businesses in Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan and North Carolina along with a mail-order catalog business. For more information, visit: http://www.arcadiaresourcesinc.com/ . Safe Harbor under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: The statements which are not historical facts contained in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve certain risks and uncertainties including but not limited to risks associated with the uncertainty of future financial results, regulatory approval processes, the impact of competitive products or pricing, technological changes, the effect of economic conditions and other uncertainties as may be detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Investor Relations National Financial Network Geoffrey Eiten Investor Relations 781-444-6100 x613 http://www.nfnonline.com/acdi DATASOURCE: Arcadia Resources, Inc. CONTACT: Investor Relations: Geoffrey Eiten, Investor Relations, National Financial Network, +1-781-444-6100, ext. 613, Web site: http://www.arcadiaresourcesinc.com/ http://www.nfnonline.com/acdi

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