[August 13, 2014]

National Mentor Holdings, Inc. Announces Results for its Third Quarter Ended June 30, 2014

National Mentor Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended June 30, 2014.

The Company also announced that it is not holding a conference call to discuss third quarter results. The Company's indirect parent company, Civitas Solutions, Inc., has filed an S-1 Registration Statement and therefore is in an SEC (News - Alert)-imposed quiet period.

Third Quarter Results

Revenue for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 was $321.6 million, an increase of $17.2 million, or 5.7%, over revenue for the quarter ended June 30, 2013. Revenue increased $8.6 million from organic growth, including growth related to new programs, and $8.6 million from acquisitions that closed during and after the three months ended June 30, 2013.

Income from operations for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 was $16.0 million, an increase of $0.2 million as compared to income from operations for the quarter ended June 30, 2013. Net loss for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 was $45 thousand compared to a net loss of $2.5 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2013.

Adjusted EBITDA¹ for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 was $35.8 million, an increase of $4.1 million, or 12.8%, as compared to Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter ended June 30, 2013. Adjusted EBITDA increased due to organic growth and acquisitions closed since June 30, 2013 as well as expense leveraging and cost containment efforts. The growth in Adjusted EBITDA was partially offset by an increase in occupancy expense.

Year-to-Date Results

Revenue for the nine months ended June 30, 2014 was $938.9 million, an increase of $45.3 million, or 5.1%, over revenue for the nine months ended June 30, 2013. Revenue increased $26.8 million from organic growth, including growth related to new programs, and $18.5 million from acquisitions that closed during and after the nine months ended June 30, 2013.

Income from operations for the nine months ended June 30, 2014 was $44.2 million, an increase of $9.9 million as compared to income from operations for the nine months ended June 30, 2013. Net loss was $16.3 million and $18.7 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Adjusted EBITDA for the nine months ended June 30, 2014 was $97.1 million, an increase of $14.7 million, or 17.9%, as compared to Adjusted EBITDA for the nine months ended June 30, 2013. Adjusted EBITDA increased due to organic growth and acquisitions closed since June 30, 2013 as well as expense leveraging and cost containment efforts. The growth in Adjusted EBITDA was partially offset by an increase in occupancy expense.

The reported results are available on the Company's investor relations web site at www.tmnfinancials.com. The password "results" is required in order to access this site.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This earnings release includes a presentation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, which are non-GAAP financial measures. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are presented because they are important measures used by management to assess financial performance, and management believes they provide a more transparent view of the Company's underlying operating performance and operating trends. Reconciliations of net loss to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are presented within the tables below.

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not represent and should not be considered alternatives to net income or cash flows from operations, as determined by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or GAAP. While EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are frequently used as measures of financial performance and the ability to meet debt service requirements, they are not necessarily comparable to other similarly titled captions of other companies due to potential inconsistencies in the methods of calculation. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should be reviewed in conjunction with the Company's financial statements filed with the SEC.

The Adjusted EBITDA presented in this earnings release differs from the Company's prior presentation of Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA. The difference between the two measures is that the new Adjusted EBITDA does not include certain adjustments that were previously included in Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA. Reconciliations of the new Adjusted EBITDA to the prior Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA as presented in the earnings release for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2013 are presented in the footnotes to the tables below.

About the Company

National Mentor Holdings, Inc., which markets its services under the name The MENTOR Network, is a leading provider of home and community-based health and human services to adults and children with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities, acquired brain injury and other catastrophic injuries and illnesses; and to youth with emotional, behavioral and medically complex challenges. The MENTOR Network's customized services offer its clients, as well as the payors of these services, an attractive, cost-effective alternative to health and human services provided in large, institutional settings. The MENTOR Network provides services to clients in 36 states. Additional information is available on the company's web site at www.thementornetwork.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

From time to time, the Company may make forward-looking statements in its public disclosures. The forward-looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions made by management of the Company and are believed to be reasonable, although they are inherently uncertain and difficult to predict. The forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from any such forward-looking statements, including the risks and uncertainties disclosed under the captions "Forward-Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors" in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

¹ Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures".

a) Adjusted EBITDA for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2013 is presented in accordance with the new basis of presentation in this earnings release. The following table sets forth a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA reported in this earnings release to Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA as presented in the earnings release for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2013.

b) Represents management fees incurred under our management agreement with Vestar.

c) Represents non-cash stock based compensation.

d) Represents an adjustment to a reserve for a provider tax that is not required to be paid.

e) Represents the write-off of the remaining deferred financings costs on debt that we refinanced during the second quarter of fiscal 2014.

f) Represents impairment charges associated with intangible assets related to the closing of underperforming programs.

g) Adjusted EBITDA does not include any adjustments for "operating losses from new starts." Operating losses for new starts represents losses from any new start programs initiated within 18 months of the end of the period that had operating losses during the period. Net operating loss from a new start is defined as its revenue for the period less direct expenses but not including allocated overhead costs.

h) Adjusted EBITDA does not include any adjustments for "pro forma acquired EBITDA." Pro forma acquired EBITDA represents pre-closing EBITDA with respect to acquisitions made during the period based on actual EBITDA generated by the acquired entity or business from the most recent 12-month period that is available at the time of acquisition, after giving effect to identified adjustments as a result of the combination, pro-rated for the portion of that 12-month period that falls within the applicable reporting period.

(a) Calculated as current assets minus current liabilities

(b) Includes obligations under capital leases.

(c) Net debt as defined in the senior credit agreement (total debt, net of cash and cash equivalents and LOC restricted cash of $50 million).

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