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)............April 18, 2006


                         HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         Pennsylvania                    0-120152                 23-2018365
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(State or other jurisdiction of         (Commission             (IRS Employer
  Incorporation or organization)        File Number)            Identification
                                                                    number)

           3220 Tillman Drive-Suite 300, Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020
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               (Address of principal executive offices)    (Zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 215-639-4274
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                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On April 18, 2006 Healthcare Services Group, Inc. issued a press release
announcing its earnings for the three month period ended March 31, 2006. A copy
of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby
incorporated by reference.

The information in contained herein shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes
of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), 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.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

          (c)    Exhibits

          99.1   Press Release, dated April 18, 2006


                                   SIGNATURES

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

                                               HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP, INC.


April 18, 2006                                 /S/ Richard W. Hudson
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Date                                           Vice President-Finance and
                                                      Secretary



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit:

99.1              Press Release and financial tables dated April 18, 2006 issued
                  by Healthcare Services Group, Inc.