Arcadia Resources, Inc. Announces Rebecca R. Irish As New Chief Financial Officer

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Jan. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Arcadia Resources, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: ACDI) announced today that Rebecca R. Irish has joined its leadership team as the company's new chief financial officer effective January 4, 2005.

Irish has more than 21 years of experience as a financial and operations executive and entrepreneur in the health care industry. She most recently co- founded and served as president of Beacon Respiratory Services Inc., a provider of respiratory equipment and related pharmaceuticals to patients in their homes. Beacon, which has operations in Alabama, Colorado, Florida and Georgia, was acquired in 2004 by Arcadia Resources.

Irish has built and consulted with several businesses since serving as the CFO of RoTech Medical Corporation for seven years. There she played a leading role in the firm's growth from 48 locations in seven states to 630 facilities in 36 states upon her departure. Prior to RoTech, she spent eight years with Ernst & Young providing auditing services along with financial and systems consulting.

"Rebecca has a proven track record in evaluating, acquiring, managing and growing businesses, and she understands this market extremely well," said John E. Elliott II, chairman and CEO of Arcadia Resources, Inc. "This experience, plus her skills in public financings and investor relations, will be valuable as we continue to develop a strong national presence in the staffing and home health care markets."

In the past six months, Arcadia has acquired successful staffing and home health care businesses in Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts and North Carolina.

Arcadia Resources, Inc., helps organizations operate more effectively and with greater flexibility, and enables individuals to manage illness and injury in the comfort of their own homes. Headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, the company's core businesses are comprehensive home care services, medical and non-medical staffing, mail order pharmacy and medical equipment. For more information about Arcadia, please visit the company's Web site at http://www.arcadiaresourcesinc.com/ .

CONTACT: David Bassett or Eric Younan of Marx Layne & Company,+1-248-855-6777, for Arcadia Resources, Inc.

Web site: http://www.arcadiaresourcesinc.com/