Moorestown, NJ - Effective March 16, 2001, HomeNurse (based in Wayne, PA) merged its operations with Bayada Nurses (headquartered in Moorestown, NJ). This merger will enhance the quality of home care services available to residents of Delaware, Chester, and Montgomery counties.

Chloe Lansdale-the founder and president of HomeNurse-will become an administrator for Bayada Nurses and will oversee the Bayada Nurses's King of Prussia and Media offices in addition to the Wayne location, which will become a new Bayada Nurses office.

"This merger combines the resources of two healthy companies. Our strengths are complementary and will allow Bayada Nurses to continue providing top quality service to even more clients," said Mark Baiada, president of Bayada Nurses. "Our goal is to provide continued seamless service to all our clients. This task will be made easier because the Bayada Nurses business philosophy is similar to that of HomeNurse-to provide quality care and to nurture long-term relationships with our employees and clients. The experience and expertise of the HomeNurse staff will be a valuable addition to the Bayada Nurses organization."

HomeNurse (www.homenurse.com) was established in 1970 and provides private duty care, intermittent visits, and contracted services throughout suburban Philadelphia.

Founded in 1975, Bayada Nurses is an independently owned home health care agency that employs more than 5,000 nurses, home health aides, and therapists working from more than 60 offices in 11 states. With the addition of the Wayne office, Bayada Nurses will have 31 offices servicing the Delaware Valley-with offices ranging from Cape May, NJ to Lancaster PA.

For more information about Bayada Nurses, go to www.bayada.com or call the King of Prussia office (610-992-9200), the Media office (610-891-9400) or the Wayne office (610-975-9600).

For an electronic version of this press release, send an e-mail to jlabunetz@bayada.com.