National Home Health Care Corp. Announces Operating Results for the Three and Nine Months Ended April 30, 2006 and Declares Qua

National Home Health Care Corp. (National Market: NHHC),
a provider of home health care and staffing services in the Northeast,
today reported results for the three and nine months ended April 30,
2006.
   Net patient revenue for the three months ended April 30, 2006 was
$25,032,000, an increase of $831,000, or 3.4% from $24,201,000 for the
three months ended April 30, 2005. Net income for the three months
ended April 30, 2006 was $722,000, or $.13 per diluted share, compared
to a net income of $761,000, or $.13 per diluted share, for the three
months ended April 30, 2005.
   Net patient revenue for the nine months ended April 30, 2006 was
$77,023,000, an increase of $4,433,000, or 6.1% from $72,590,000 for
the nine months ended April 30, 2005. Net income for the nine months
ended April 30, 2006 was $2,755,000, or $.48 per diluted share,
compared to a net income of $2,975,000, or $.52 per diluted share, for
the nine months ended April 30, 2005.
   The increase in net patient revenue was primarily attributable to
the expansion of the Company's operations in New Jersey, as a result
of the Company's most recent acquisition in May 2005, and expansion of
business in Massachusetts and New York.
   The Company also announced that its Board of Directors has
declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.075 per share on its
Common Stock, payable August 7, 2006 to holders of record of its
outstanding Common Stock on July 19, 2006.

   This press release contains forward-looking statements that
involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking
statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology
such as "may," "will," "expect," "believe," "estimate," "project,"
"anticipate," "continue," or similar terms, variations of those terms
or the negative of those terms. Important factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such
forward-looking statements are set forth in the Company's filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q, and other filings and releases. These include but are not
limited to risks and uncertainties relating to whether the Company can
identify, consummate and integrate on favorable terms acquisitions or
market penetrations; market acceptance; pricing and demand for the
Company's services; changing regulatory environment; changing economic
conditions; whether the Company can attract and retain qualified
personnel; ability to manage the Company's growth; and other risks
detailed in the Company's filings with the SEC.
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA:

                        Three months ended       Nine months ended
                            April 30,                April 30,
                        2006        2005          2006        2005
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Revenues             $25,032,000 $24,201,000  $77,023,000 $72,590,000

Operating expenses    23,943,000  23,169,000   72,818,000  68,017,000

Income from
 operations            1,089,000   1,032,000    4,205,000   4,573,000

Other income:
   Interest              128,000      82,000      345,000     193,000

Income before income
 taxes                 1,217,000   1,114,000    4,550,000   4,766,000

Provision for income
 taxes                   495,000     353,000    1,795,000   1,791,000

Net income               722,000     761,000    2,755,000   2,975,000

Earnings per share -
 diluted                   $0.13       $0.13        $0.48       $0.52

Weighted average
 shares - diluted      5,741,722   5,751,360    5,742,485   5,727,175

Dividends declared
 per share                $0.075      $0.075       $0.225      $0.225


BALANCE SHEET DATA:
                   
                            April 30,
                        2006        2005
                     ----------- -----------

Cash and cash
 equivalents         $17,716,000 $16,767,000

Total current
 assets               38,744,000  37,098,000

Total assets          56,626,000  55,420,000

Total current
 liabilities           4,239,000   4,243,000

Non-current
 liabilities            - - -       - - -

Stockholders'
 equity               52,387,000  51,177,000

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