Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                           April 10, 2006

                     Almost Family Announces Acquisition of
                      Ocala Florida Home Health Operations

Louisville, KY - Almost Family, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFAM) today announced that it has
acquired the assets and business operations of an Ocala, FL based home health
agency, that also has a branch location in Palm Coast FL.

William B. Yarmuth, Chairman and CEO, commented on the announcement: "We are
very pleased to announce this acquisition continuing with the execution of our
business plan. The Ocala location gives us a new presence in north central
Florida, filling in our service territory between Orlando and Gainesville. The
new location at Palm Coast on the northeast coast of Florida, will help us to
further expand our northeast coast presence begun with last year's acquisition
of an agency based in St. Augustine. We are pleased to welcome the agency
employees and patients to Almost Family."

Almost Family noted that this is its fifth Florida home health agency
acquisition in the last 18 months and that it will continue to seek attractive
home health agency acquisition candidates in Florida and elsewhere. The acquired
agency generated approximately $1.7 million in revenue in its last fiscal year.

Almost Family,  Inc. is a leading regional  provider of home health services.
The Company has 56 service locations in Florida, Kentucky, Ohio, Connecticut,
Massachusetts, Alabama and Indiana.

Contact: William Yarmuth or Steve Guenthner (502) 891-1000.

All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this news
release, including the objectives and expectations of management for future
operating results, the Company's ability to accelerate growth in its home health
operations, the Company's ability to generate VN revenue growth, the Company's
ability to acquire visiting nurse agencies at prices it is willing to pay, the
Company's ability to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of its sales and
marketing efforts, the Company's ability to attract investment of additional
capital, the Company's ability to generate positive cash flows, and the
Company's expectations with regard to market conditions, are forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements are based on the Company's current
expectations. Although the Company believes that the expectations expressed or
implied in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, there can be no
assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct.


Because forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, the
Company's actual results could differ materially. The potential risks and
uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially could
include: regulatory approvals or third party consents may not be obtained, the
impact of further changes in healthcare reimbursement systems, including the
ultimate outcome of potential changes to Medicaid reimbursement due to state
budget shortfalls; the ability of the Company to maintain its level of operating
performance and achieve its cost control objectives; government regulation;
health care reform; pricing pressures from Medicare, Medicaid and other
third-party payers; changes in laws and interpretations of laws relating to the
healthcare industry, and the Company's self-insurance risks. For a more complete
discussion regarding these and other factors which could affect the Company's
financial performance, refer to the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission
filing on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, in particular
information under the headings "Special Caution Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements" and "Risk Factors." The Company disclaims any intent or obligation
to update its forward-looking statements.