UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    _________


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
                                October 15, 2004



                                 RES-CARE, INC.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as specified in Charter)


          Kentucky                    0-20372                    61-0875371
 (State or other jurisdiction       (Commission                (IRS Employer
       of incorporation)            File Number)            Identification No.)


10140 Linn Station Road, Louisville, Kentucky                     40223
(Address of principal executive offices)                        (Zip code)

                                 (502) 394-2100
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                       N/A
         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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                    INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

Item 8.01 Other Events.

     On October 15, 2004, Res-Care, Inc. issued a press release to announce that
it has created an International Operations unit under the Company's Division for
Training Services. Res-Care also announced the award of two contracts to this
unit to provide vocational assessment, training and job placement services for
Iraqi citizens under a contract with the United States Agency for International
Development and for landmine survivors in Jordan under a contract with a
non-governmental organization. A copy of the press release is included as
Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements & Exhibits.

   Exhibit Number    Description of Exhibit
   --------------    ----------------------
       99.1          Press release dated October 15, 2004





                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                                 RES-CARE, INC.



Date: October 15, 2004                           By  /s/ Ronald G. Geary
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                     Ronald G. Geary
                                                     Chairman, CEO and President





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number          Description of Exhibits
-------         -----------------------

 99.1           Copy of press release issued by the Company on October 15, 2004.