Exhibit 23

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated March 16, 2006 relating to the
financial statements, management's assessment of the effectiveness of internal
control over financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over
financial reporting, which appears in the 2005 Annual Report to Shareholders of
Chemed Corporation, which is incorporated by reference in Chemed Corporation's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. We also consent
to the incorporation by reference of our report dated March 16, 2006 relating to
the financial statement schedules, which appears in such Annual Report on
Form-10-K.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Cincinnati, OH
May 15, 2006


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