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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-12-149960
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20120404
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120404
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120404

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000731012
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-TO DWELLINGS & OTHER BUILDINGS [7340]
		IRS NUMBER:				232018365
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			PA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-12015
		FILM NUMBER:		12741907

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2643 HUNTINGDON PIKE
		CITY:			HUNTINGDON VALLEY
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19006
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2159381661

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2643 HUNTINGDON PIKEE
		CITY:			HUNTINGDON VALLEY
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19006
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<P STYLE="line-height:3px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>UNITED STATES<U> </U>
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
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<P STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>FORM 8-K
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="4"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Securities Exchange Act of
1934 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April&nbsp;4, 2012 </B></FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="6"><B>HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP, INC. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center>
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File Number: 0-12015 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>23-2018365</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item&nbsp;5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On April&nbsp;4, 2012, Healthcare Services Group, Inc. issued a press release
announcing the appointment of John M. Briggs, CPA, as a lead director to its Board. Mr.&nbsp;Briggs has served on the Company&#146;s Board of Directors since 1993. Mr.&nbsp;Briggs was the Treasurer of the Philadelphia Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for
the Cure from 2005 through 2011. Additionally, he is the founder and formerly a Partner of Briggs, Bunting&nbsp;&amp; Dougherty, LLP, a registered public accounting firm. Mr.&nbsp;Briggs is currently a Board member of the Capstone Group of Regulated
Investment Funds. The Company also announced that John J. McFadden, Principal of Global Circulation Services, a provider of marketing and advertising services to media and publishing companies, will be a nominee to the Company&#146;s Board of
Directors at the upcoming annual meeting of shareholders. Mr.&nbsp;McFadden previously worked at The McGraw-Hill Companies (parent company of Standard and Poor&#146;s) where he held management positions within their global circulation, sales and
outsourcing services departments. If elected, Mr.&nbsp;McFadden will be deemed an independent director under NASDAQ rules. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Company
further announced in the press release the following executive management appointments: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Theodore Wahl, CPA, age 38, has been appointed to
serve as President&nbsp;&amp; Chief Operating Officer, effective April&nbsp;1, 2012. Mr.&nbsp;Wahl also serves on the Company&#146;s Board of Directors. Mr.&nbsp;Wahl joined the Company in 2004. Prior to his appointment to President&nbsp;&amp; Chief
Operating Officer, Mr.&nbsp;Wahl served as Executive Vice President&nbsp;&amp; Chief Operating Officer, Vice President of Finance, Facility Manager, District Manager, Regional Manager, Regional Sales Director, as well as in a corporate financial
management position. Prior to joining the Company, Mr.&nbsp;Wahl was a Senior Manager with Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young&#146;s Transaction Advisory Group. Mr.&nbsp;Wahl is the son-in-law of Mr.&nbsp;Daniel&nbsp;P. McCartney, Chairman of the
Board&nbsp;&amp; Chief Executive Officer. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">John C. Shea, MBA, CPA, age 40, has been appointed to serve as Chief Financial Officer&nbsp;&amp;
Secretary, effective April&nbsp;1, 2012. Mr.&nbsp;Shea had previously served as Vice President of Finance&nbsp;&amp; Chief Accounting Officer. Mr.&nbsp;Shea joined the Company in 2009 as the Director of Regulatory Reporting. Prior to joining the
Company, Mr.&nbsp;Shea was a Senior Manager with Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young&#146;s Transaction Advisory Services. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Richard W. Hudson, MS, CPA, age
65, former Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer&nbsp;&amp; Secretary since 2007, will continue to serve as Chief Compliance Officer. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Bryan D. McCartney, age 51, has been appointed to serve as the Company&#146;s Executive Vice President, effective April&nbsp;1, 2012. Mr.&nbsp;McCartney joined the Company in 1983. Prior to becoming
Executive Vice President, Mr.&nbsp;McCartney served as Senior Vice President, Divisional Vice President, Regional Manager, District Manager and Facility Manager. Mr.&nbsp;McCartney is the brother of Mr.&nbsp;Daniel&nbsp;P. McCartney, Chairman of the
Board&nbsp;&amp; Chief Executive Officer and Mr.&nbsp;Joseph McCartney, Vice President&nbsp;&amp; Director. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Michael E. McBryan, age 46, has
been appointed to serve as the Company&#146;s Executive Vice President, effective April&nbsp;1, 2012. Mr.&nbsp;McBryan also serves on Company&#146;s Board of Directors. Mr.&nbsp;McBryan joined the Company in 1988. Prior to becoming Executive Vice
President, Mr.&nbsp;McBryan served as Senior Vice President, Divisional Vice President, Regional Sales Director, District Manager and Facility Manager. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item&nbsp;8.01. Other Events </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On April&nbsp;4, 2012, Healthcare Services Group, Inc. issued
a press release announcing certain matters which it believes will unfavorably impact the first quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2012 financial results. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The information contained in this Current Report shall not be deemed &#147;filed&#148; for the purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange
Act&#148;), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or the Exchange Act. </FONT></P>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Press Release dated April&nbsp;4, 2012. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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 hereunto duly authorized. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit 99.1 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Healthcare Services Group Announces Independent Lead Director, Independent Director Nominee and Executive Management Appointments; Provides Update on First Quarter Results </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Healthcare Services Group, Inc. (NASDAQ-HCSG) today announced the appointment of John M. Briggs, CPA, as a lead director to its Board. Mr.&nbsp;Briggs has
served on the Company&#146;s Board of Directors since 1993. Mr.&nbsp;Briggs was the Treasurer of the Philadelphia Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure from 2005 through 2011. Additionally, he is the founder and formerly a Partner of Briggs,
Bunting&nbsp;&amp; Dougherty, LLP, a registered public accounting firm. Mr.&nbsp;Briggs is currently a Board member of the Capstone Group of Regulated Investment Funds. The Company also announced that John J. McFadden, Principal of Global
Circulation Services, a provider of marketing and advertising services to media and publishing companies, will be a nominee to the Company&#146;s Board of Directors at the upcoming annual meeting of shareholders. Mr.&nbsp;McFadden previously worked
at The McGraw-Hill Companies (parent company of Standard and Poor&#146;s) where he held management positions within their global circulation, sales and outsourcing services departments. If elected, Mr.&nbsp;McFadden will be deemed an independent
director under NASDAQ rules. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Company further announced the following executive management appointments: </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Theodore Wahl, CPA, has been appointed to serve as President&nbsp;&amp; Chief Operating Officer. Mr.&nbsp;Wahl also serves on the
Company&#146;s Board of Directors. Mr.&nbsp;Wahl joined the Company in 2004. Prior to his appointment to President&nbsp;&amp; Chief Operating Officer, Mr.&nbsp;Wahl served as Executive Vice President&nbsp;&amp; Chief Operating Officer. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">John C. Shea, MBA, CPA, has been appointed to serve as Chief Financial Officer&nbsp;&amp; Secretary. Mr.&nbsp;Shea had previously served
as Vice President of Finance&nbsp;&amp; Chief Accounting Officer. Mr.&nbsp;Shea joined the Company in 2009 as the Director of Regulatory Reporting. Prior to joining the Company, Mr.&nbsp;Shea was a Senior Manager with Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young&#146;s
Transaction Advisory Services. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Richard W. Hudson, MS, CPA, former Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer&nbsp;&amp;
Secretary since 2007, will continue to serve as Chief Compliance Officer. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Bryan D. McCartney has been appointed to serve as
the Company&#146;s Executive Vice President. Mr.&nbsp;McCartney joined the Company in 1983. Prior to becoming Executive Vice President, Mr.&nbsp;McCartney served as Senior Vice President. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Michael E. McBryan has been appointed to serve as the Company&#146;s Executive Vice President. Mr.&nbsp;McBryan also serves on the
Company&#146;s Board of Directors. Mr.&nbsp;McBryan joined the Company in 1988. Prior to becoming Executive Vice President, Mr.&nbsp;McBryan served as Senior Vice President. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Company intends to file its Proxy Statement for the annual meeting of shareholders and release financial results for the first quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2012 during the week of April&nbsp;9, 2012.
The Company incurred higher start-up and management costs in January and February of 2012, related to its fourth quarter of 2011 and first quarter of 2012 expansion. The Company estimates such start-up expenditures, as well as the subsequent
divisional realignments, will unfavorably impact the first quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2012 by approximately $.03 to $.04 per diluted common share. </FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>This release and any schedules incorporated by reference into it may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section&nbsp;27A of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section&nbsp;21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), as amended, which are not historical facts but rather are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about
our business and industry, our beliefs and assumptions. Words such as &#147;believes,&#148; &#147;anticipates,&#148; &#147;plans,&#148; &#147;expects,&#148; &#147;will,&#148; &#147;goal,&#148; and similar expressions are intended to identify
forward-looking statements. The inclusion of forward-looking statements should not be regarded as a representation by us that any of our plans will be achieved. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Such forward-looking information is also subject to various risks and uncertainties. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, risks arising from our providing
services exclusively to the health care industry, primarily providers of long-term care; credit and collection risks associated with this industry; we have several significant clients who each individually contributed at least 3% to our total
consolidated revenues in the three month period ended March&nbsp;31, 2012; our claims experience related to workers&#146; compensation and general liability insurance; the effects of changes in, or interpretations of laws and regulations governing
the industry, our workforce and services provided, including state and local regulations pertaining to the taxability of our services; and the risk factors described in our Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the year
ended December&nbsp;31, 2011 in Part I thereof under &#147;Government Regulation of Clients&#148;, &#147;Competition&#148; and &#147;Service Agreements/Collections&#148;, and under Item IA &#147;Risk Factors&#148;. Many of our clients&#146; revenues
are highly contingent on Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement funding rates, which Congress and related agencies have affected through the enactment of a number of major laws and regulations during the past decade, including the March 2010 enactment
of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. Most recently, on July&nbsp;29, 2011, the United States Center for Medicare Services issued final rulings which, among other things, will
reduce Medicare payments to nursing centers by 11.1% and change the reimbursement for the provision of group rehabilitation therapy services to Medicare beneficiaries. Currently, the U.S. Congress is considering further changes or revising
legislation relating to health care in the United States which, among other initiatives, may impose cost containment measures impacting our clients. These laws and proposed laws and forthcoming regulations have significantly altered, or threaten to
alter, overall government reimbursement funding rates and mechanisms. The overall effect of these laws and trends in the long-term care industry has affected and could adversely affect the liquidity of our clients, resulting in their inability to
make payments to us on agreed upon payment terms. These factors, in addition to delays in payments from clients, have resulted in, and could continue to result in, significant additional bad debts in the near future. Additionally, our operating
results would be adversely affected if unexpected increases in the costs of labor and labor related costs, materials, supplies and equipment used in performing services could not be passed on to our clients. </I></FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>In addition, we believe that to improve our financial performance we must continue to
obtain service agreements with new clients, provide new services to existing clients, achieve modest price increases on current service agreements with existing clients and maintain internal cost reduction strategies at our various operational
levels. Furthermore, we believe that our ability to sustain the internal development of managerial personnel is an important factor impacting future operating results and successfully executing projected growth strategies. </I></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Healthcare Services Group, Inc. is the largest national provider of professional housekeeping, laundry and dietary services to
long-term care and related health care facilities. </I></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:18px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Daniel P. McCartney</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Chairman
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Theodore Wahl</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">President and
Chief Operating Officer</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">215-639-4274</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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