National Home Health Care Corp. Acquires Certain Assets of Helping Hands Health Care

Business Wire, April 12, 2005

SCARSDALE, N.Y. -- National Home Health Care Corp. (NASDAQ National Market: NHHC) announced that through a wholly-owned subsidiary in New Jersey, it has agreed to acquire certain assets from Helping Hands Health Care ("Helping Hands"), a subsidiary of New York Health Care, Inc. (NASD OTC Electronic Bulletin Board: BBAL). Closing of the transaction is expected to occur within 45 days. Helping Hands is a licensed home health care company in New Jersey. Revenue for the last twelve months for Helping Hands was approximately $6,700,000. The acquisition will complement the Company's existing operations in New Jersey and will expand its market share to include Ocean County and Somerset County, New Jersey.

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