EXHIBIT 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned director of CHEMED CORPORATION ("Company") hereby appoints KEVIN J. MCNAMARA and NAOMI C. DALLOB as his true and lawful attorneys‑in‑fact for the purpose of signing the Company's Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2016, and all amendments thereto, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each of such attorneys‑in‑fact is appointed with full power to act without the other.

Dated: February 14, 2017

/s/ Joel F. Gemunder

Joel F. Gemunder

100

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned director of CHEMED CORPORATION ("Company") hereby appoints KEVIN J. MCNAMARA and NAOMI C. DALLOB as his true and lawful attorneys‑in‑fact for the purpose of signing the Company's Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2016, and all amendments thereto, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each of such attorneys‑in‑fact is appointed with full power to act without the other.

Dated: February 15, 2017

/s/ Patrick P. Grace

Patrick P. Grace

101

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned director of CHEMED CORPORATION ("Company") hereby appoints KEVIN J. MCNAMARA and NAOMI C. DALLOB as his true and lawful attorneys‑in‑fact for the purpose of signing the Company's Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2016, and all amendments thereto, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each of such attorneys‑in‑fact is appointed with full power to act without the other.

Dated: February 17, 2017

/s/ Thomas C. Hutton

Thomas C. Hutton

102

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned director of CHEMED CORPORATION ("Company") hereby appoints KEVIN J. MCNAMARA and NAOMI C. DALLOB as his true and lawful attorneys‑in‑fact for the purpose of signing the Company's Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2016, and all amendments thereto, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each of such attorneys‑in‑fact is appointed with full power to act without the other.

Dated: February 17, 2017

/s/ Thomas P. Rice

Thomas P. Rice

103

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned director of CHEMED CORPORATION ("Company") hereby appoints KEVIN J. MCNAMARA and NAOMI C. DALLOB as his true and lawful attorneys‑in‑fact for the purpose of signing the Company's Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2016, and all amendments thereto, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each of such attorneys‑in‑fact is appointed with full power to act without the other.

Dated: February 16, 2017

/s/ Donald E. Saunders

Donald E. Saunders

104

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned director of CHEMED CORPORATION ("Company") hereby appoints KEVIN J. MCNAMARA and NAOMI C. DALLOB as his true and lawful attorneys‑in‑fact for the purpose of signing the Company's Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2016, and all amendments thereto, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each of such attorneys‑in‑fact is appointed with full power to act without the other.

Dated: February 14, 2017

/s/ George J. Walsh III

George J. Walsh III

105

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned director of CHEMED CORPORATION ("Company") hereby appoints KEVIN J. MCNAMARA and NAOMI C. DALLOB as his true and lawful attorneys‑in‑fact for the purpose of signing the Company's Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2016, and all amendments thereto, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each of such attorneys‑in‑fact is appointed with full power to act without the other.

Dated: February 15, 2017

/s/ Frank E. Wood

Frank E. Wood

106

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned director of CHEMED CORPORATION ("Company") hereby appoints KEVIN J. MCNAMARA and NAOMI C. DALLOB as his true and lawful attorneys‑in‑fact for the purpose of signing the Company's Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2016, and all amendments thereto, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each of such attorneys‑in‑fact is appointed with full power to act without the other.

Dated: February 14, 2017

/s/ Walter L. Krebs

Walter L. Krebs

107

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned director of CHEMED CORPORATION ("Company") hereby appoints KEVIN J. MCNAMARA and NAOMI C. DALLOB as his true and lawful attorneys‑in‑fact for the purpose of signing the Company's Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2016, and all amendments thereto, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each of such attorneys‑in‑fact is appointed with full power to act without the other.

Dated: February 14, 2017

/s/ Andrea R. Lindell

Andrea R. Lindell

108